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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Draft and edit dozens of Pleadings, Motions and Requests before filing same with various courts• Prepare and produce thousands of pages of discovery in both discovery and e-discovery via NextPoint• Worked closely with both clients and opposing counsels to effectively litigate matters• Managed both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable using the ABACUS program• Manage a team of Legal Assistants to ensure deadlines are met as required• Developed skills in numerous required legal programs and websites such as ABACUS, Worldox, LawToolBox, Collaborati, Serengeti, PeachCourt, Odyssey, CM/ECF, NextPoint and others.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Supports work of the Peanut Gallery, which monitors local Board of Elections • Researches, analyzes, and develops reports on recent legislation pertaining to voting rights• Serving as a locus for organization-wide fact-checking and copy-editing needs • Collecting and analyzing voter-related data

• Answered calls from customers and routed them to correct departments if necessary• Provided technical support and assistance for basic, intermediate and advanced PC problems

Gainesville, Georgia

• Assembled new custom computers for clients • Upgraded and repaired hardware• Troubleshoot network and software issues

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

• Identified noteworthy students from disenfranchised communities for competitive scholarships• Organized, scheduled and led meetings and workshops with students designed to assist in the application process and advised students personally based on former scholarship success• Assisted with and edited national scholarship essays and applications from students

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to prepare outstanding students for careers as diplomats• Shadowed foreign service officers learning relevant professional writing and communication skills• Assisted with projects across intelligence departments and for individual officers including crisis management, research, and information entry

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

• Planned and scheduled events, recruited speakers, and moderated panel discussions. • Presented research on the evolution of democratic consolidation.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Students for a Progressive.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society