Managed employment-law cases; communicated with clients and opposing counsel; prepared presuit demand letters; negotiated severance agreements; prepared complaints; prepared discovery requests; took and defended depositions; prepared memoranda in support of and in opposition to dispositive and non-dispositive motions (including a TRO motion); delivered oral arguments in state and federal courts; prepared for trial; commenced and briefed labor-law appeal to Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Researching and writing legal memoranda; authoring bench memos (one per week); drafting appellate opinions (one per week); cite checking appellate opinions (one every two weeks)

Drafted prosecutorial briefs and in-house memoranda; researched Indian law regarding sex trafficking, forced prostitution, attorney-client privilege, and evidentiary issues; co-wrote in-house treatise regarding prosecution of sex trafficking and forced prostitution.

Performed legal research; drafted legal memoranda; researched and wrote appellate brief and reply brief for National Labor Relations Board; researched and wrote motion to dismiss; co-edited three employment law treatises published by LexisNexis and Matthew Bender; observed deposition and TRO hearing.

Delivered bail arguments before judges at arraignments; engaged in informal arguments with opposing counsel in the judge’s chambers; prepared for three trials; negotiated three plea bargains.

Performed legal research on child support, credit reporting, and immigration law; worked closely with attorneys; conducted client interviews; connected indigent clients with legal and social resources.