• Gained practical experience in: Commercial and Consumer Foreclosures and Collections, Settlement Negotiations, Creditor Bankruptcy Rights, Civil Litigation, Contract Disputes, Estate Planning including Wills and Successions, Corporation and Limited Liability Company Formation• Made hundreds of court appearances in various district, parish, city, and small claims courts, which includes attending hearings, status conferences, and bench trials • Managed firm’s collections department, supervised 10 to 15 staff members, consistently exceeded monthly collection goals, ensured compliance to state and federal laws and regulations.• Negotiated settlement agreements, payment arrangements, and the surrender of secured collateral.• Drafted and filed pleadings, motions, judgments, memoranda, etc. and conducted extensive legal research for various legal issues.• Coded, mapped, and formatted all pleadings and other documents into CLS, the firm’s legal software system, to streamline the litigation process, increase employee productivity, and ultimately increase profit

• Review pleadings and motions to determine legal issues and basis for relief.• Research and analyze points of litigation and provide appropriate recommendations.• Draft or proofread judicial opinions, rulings, and citations.

• Review and edit scholarly, legal articles.• Final authority for reviewing and correcting footnote citations.• Provide guidance to Law Review members for all Bluebook matters.

• Assist attorneys by drafting pleadings and other legal documents.• Conduct expansive legal research to prepare arguments for attorney usage.• Search case files to investigate facts and determine course of action.

• Provide one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to first semester law students.• Assist students with the development of effective legal writing and analysis skills.• Reinforce and demonstrate practical application of comprehensive case law evolution.

• Observed pretrial conferences on matters involving evidentiary and pretrial rulings.• Performed clerical duties (filing, typing, answering phones, faxing, copying, etc.).• Shepardized recent cases with changes in substantive civil procedure law.

• Tutored algebra and trigonometry to freshman college students.• Helped students complete homework, quizzes, and class assignments.• Assisted students with time management and problem solving skills on a daily basis.