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| Desired Industry: Legal |
SpiderID: 19600 |
| Desired Job Location: Washington, District of Columbia |
Date Posted: 3/3/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: immediate |
| Desired Wage: 80,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Doctoral |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
An experienced attorney and executive, with more than 15 years of successful senior level legal and legislative advocacy in highly competitive legal, management and political environments. An extremely competent and consummate professional, who offers the unique skills and expertise gained from experience working in city government, large corporations, and the private practice of law, academia, and the public sector.
Experience:
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General, DC, I have successfully represented hundreds of cases on behalf of thousands of parents and children in the area of family law in the District of Columbia.
• Special Counsel for Management in the Office of the Corporation Counsel, we identified grant monies totaling over $900,000; developed five-year citywide Lexis-Nexis legal research database agreement for 24 District agencies including OAG, with tremendous savings achieved; assisted in the completion of the OCC Reengineering Survey; and the successful planning and implementation of two OCC leadership retreats. As training director, we implemented the most comprehensive, innovative and broad-reaching training objectives the Office had ever undertaken.
• Legislative counsel for numerous clients: instrumental in drafting public policy priorities, developed prospective policy initiatives with federal, state and local legislative bodies and governmental officials; wrote policy briefs; drafted and presented organizational positions, supervised policy staff in the implementation of organizational strategy, initiated aggressive and innovative communications with various legislative members to pass legislation; briefed numerous constituencies and public interest groups, and helped coordinate successful media relations.
• Counsel to over twenty local and national organizations. Successfully established policy goals and internal structures necessary to implement organizational mission statements and strategic vision, ensuring that organizational policies and programs were implemented, positive results were achieved.
• Over fifteen years of experience in drafting and implementing organizational strategic plans for clients like the Center for Policy Alternatives, as Legislative Counsel; the GMWA, Inc., a national music association, as General Counsel, and the Greater Washington Board of Trade, as Staff Counsel.
• Over fifteen years of substantial, hands on experience in various policy making roles for several organizations. Instrumental in making, defining, communicating, executing and evaluating a broad range of public and private policies.
• Taught at Georgetown Law Center for three years at the Harrison Institute for Public Law. Responsible for the successful implementation of a clinical legal program for law students. Developed student skills in client relations, legal ethics, legal research and analysis, strategic planning, accountability, effective communication techniques, and professional development.
• Program Staff Director and member of the senior management team at the Greater Washington Board of Trade.
• Counsel to a coalition of national organizations to help achieve passage of progressive legislation. Developed a national campaign to educate the American public and Congress. A proven ability to define issues, shape debate, forge national alliances, make progress practical and possible, build leverage at all levels of decision making and apply direct action advocacy.
• Vice President and General Counsel of the Malone Group, Inc., an entertainment, arts, production and management firm. Administered all contracts and procurement needs, secured all governmental registration and licenses.
• Political organizer at the DNC under the leadership of DNC Chair Paul Kirk and the late Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown. Primary assignments included travel to various cities across America to help organize grassroots campaign efforts. Attended five Democratic National Conventions, in a staff capacity. Successfully managed a volunteer base of hundreds as a political organizer during the 1984 Mondale Presidential campaign.
• Staff Assistant to former Governor George Nigh, Oklahoma.
• General Counsel to GMWA, Inc., a national association of musicians.
Education:
EDUCATION
◙LLM, Public Advocacy/Legislative Law, Georgetown Law Center
◙Juris Doctorate, Howard University School of Law
◙Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, with honors, University of Oklahoma
Affiliations:
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the United States Supreme Court Bar, District of Columbia Bar, Oklahoma Bar, Washington Bar Association and the National Bar Association.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Section Leader, Mayor Adrian Fenty Mayoral Transition Team, DC 2006
John Kerry 2004 Delegate, Democratic National Convention
Elected DC Delegate, 1992 for the Hon. William J. Clinton
Deacon, New Bethel Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
Chair, NBBC Annual College Scholarship Gala Concert
Member, Howard Law and Georgetown Law Alumni Associations
Member, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Former Board Member, Greater Washington Council of Governments (COG)
Former Administrative Hearing Officer, DC Board of Appeals and Review
Skills:
I am a seasoned attorney with over 15 years of legal experience in government and the private sector with a background in general practice matters, public policy matters, legislative affairs, and government relations. I have extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts typical in civil practice. I have over ten years of previous in-house counsel experience in corporate affairs. I am highly motivated, a creative self-starter with the ability to: work with little direction or supervision; interact well with colleagues and public agencies like FERC; and operate effectively in a fast-paced demanding environment that is undergoing rapid growth and change.
I am detailed-oriented with excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills. I have several years experience working in an extremely fast paced, high pressure, results oriented environment. Previous job responsibilities include:
• Advise senior management on legal implications of company activities, protection and enforcement of the company's legal rights and minimization of the company's liability exposure.
• Work closely with senior management implementing the company's business strategy, including business development functions, debt and equity financings and other major transactions.
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of corporate contracts, including licensing, record distribution, development and professional services agreements.
• Manage compliance with domestic regulatory requirements, corporate maintenance; and employment law issues.
• Assist Board Secretary in preparing Board of Directors resolutions and amendments to corporate constitution and by-laws.
• Manage intellectual property protection program, including patent, trademark and copyright registration and third party licensing.
• Manage activities of outside counsel and assume responsibility for managing Legal Department.
I am highly and uniquely qualified for this position because of my experience in successful senior level legal and legislative advocacy in highly competitive management and political environments. I have had over ten years of experience as legislative counsel for numerous organizations. My resume highlights my experience, which would prove beneficial for your position.
Moreover, my experience extends to the US Congress and its congressional process. I offer you solid legal experience, a strong customer focus, and effective leadership skills, in combination with an "only the best will do" work ethic. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to discuss your goals and the ways in which I might help you not only achieve but actually exceed them.
Reference:
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