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| Desired Industry: Legal |
SpiderID: 28083 |
| Desired Job Location: Jacksonville, Florida |
Date Posted: 8/5/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 8/5/09 |
| Desired Wage: 60,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: New Grad/Entry Level |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: JD |
Willing to Relocate: Undecided |
Objective:
I graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School this
past May, Cum Laude. At the present time I am
awaiting bar results for the July 2009 exam. I have
relocated to the Jacksonville area with my wife and son
looking to start my law career.
Experience:
THE ARNOLD LAW FIRM, Jacksonville, FL Jan 2009–
May 2009
Spring Internship
- Researched issues that pertained to Criminal,
Family, Civil, and Bankruptcy law.
- Wrote memorandums and legal briefs.
- Handled client correspondence and managed
case files.
- Assisted in trial preparation.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, LANSING, MI Aug 2008-Dec
2008
Teaching Assistant – Trial Skills
- Assisted and prepared students for mock
trials.
- Explained steps and strategies of the trial
process.
- Demonstrated the proper use of evidentiary
rules.
STUDENT GRADE APPEALS MAGISTRATE, Lansing, MI
Aug 2007–Aug 2008
Magistrate
- Read briefs submitted by students that
appealed grades and juxtaposed against professors
model answer.
- Wrote briefs to determine if an appeal should
be granted or denied.
- Discussed case law with professors that
pertained to individual appeals.
Education:
THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL, Lansing, MI
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 2009
- Certificate of Merit: Pretrial Skills
- Deans List - Fall 2006 through Spring 2009
- Honors Scholarship – Spring 2007 through
Spring 2009
- Mock Trial National Team Fall 2008
- Semi-Finalist in Annual Mock Trial Competition
2008
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Competed in Annual Moot Court Competition
2008
Skills:
- The Dispute Resolution Center of Central
Michigan - Completed 40 hour training in facilitative
mediation, techniques, and philosophy.
- Proficient in drafting wills and trusts.
Additional Information:
Interests - Spending time with my wife and son,
college football, college basketball, and cooking.
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