Rachel Bond Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael O'Keefe, Associate Judge of D.C. Superior Court. From August 2017 through December 2018, handled a family court calendar consisting of divorce, child custody, and child support cases, as well as appeals from magistrate judge orders adjudicating children as neglected and terminating parental rights. From January 2019.

Washington, D.C.

Represented clients in cases spanning from child custody to domestic violence to marriage annulment. Conducted fact investigation for cases, prepared for a variety of hearings and trials in D.C. Superior Court. Counseled clients regarding legal issues, personal issues, and next steps. Built professional relationships with clients and fellow student.

Washington, D.C.

Researched civil rights issues such as voting rights and police use of excessive force, constitutional issues such as the pending Supreme Court nomination, and election issues such as the Hillary Clinton email scandal and the FBI handling of the investigation.

Washington, D.C.

Lead and organized junior and senior staff in source collecting, spading, and above- and below-the-line editing of articles for publication. Conducted full, substantive and technical edit of one article for each issue for Volume 25 before publication. Assisted the Executive Editor at training sessions and served as one of the general Bluebook experts on.

Washington D.C.

Participated in the Note and Comment process by producing a student comment entitled Glossip v. Gross's Enhanced Death Penalty: Sentenced to Death, Subjected to Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Collected sources as part of the publication process to check citations for an article published in Volume 24. Authored a blog post entitled "... And Justice for All?.

Washington, D.C.

Researched Inspector General reports from twenty agencies and systematically organized them according to nine civil service reform initiative categories in preparation for a future recommendation by the Conference for federal government civil service reform. Contributed to the justification of ACUS funds to Congress by categorizing each of the Conference's.

Washington, D.C.

Facilitated organization of Criminal Law Counseling Program by communicating with students and faculty and composing a schedule. Assisted in planning of Criminal Law Externship Fair by contacting employers about the event and to confirm RSVPs. Researched and compiled Employment Handbook to assist current students and recent alumni in their search for.

Washington, D.C.

Overhauled and streamlined listserv and email account that had not been updated for five years. Compiled a weekly newsletter to send to listserv that aggregated school events, organization events, job opportunities, member spotlights, and feminist news. Took minutes at all Women's Law Association meetings and distributed them to the Board members..

Washington, D.C.

Conducted research on legal issues such as FOIA exemptions and the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, and drafted memorandum opinions for the Judge. Corrected Bluebook errors in orders and memorandum opinions written by clerks and other interns. Observed courtroom proceedings and discussed cases and their outcomes with Judge Walton and the clerks.

Washington, D.C.

Conducted research and wrote motions and opening statements for trials. Researched and analyzed case law and statutory language regarding the Jencks Act and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16. Developed and completed reference sheets on the Jencks Act and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16 for attorneys to use in trial conflicts. Aided the Assistant.

Washington, D.C.

Corrected footnotes and citations to conform with Bluebook citation rules for comments in the print version of the Brief and contributed to the Brief's blog.

Bloomington, IN

I digitized photos from various anthropologists and researchers who visited Liberia from around 1960 until around 1985. The photos were on film slides and quickly degrading. I scanned them, fixed any issues with appearance due to degradation of the film, and entered all work into an Excel sheet so any photo was readily accessible with a specific number and.

Greenwood, IN

Greenwood, IN

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Equal Justice Foundation; Legislation and Policy Brief; Women's Law Association; Journal of Gender, Social.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: INPIRG, IU Liberian Collections Project, ACLU @ IU