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United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

I am currently working as a law clerk to Judge Elise Larson at the Minnesota Court of Appeals. In this role my primary responsibilities include drafting bench memoranda, cite-checking opinions, and revising and drafting opinions.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

As a Legal Writing Assistant with Mitchell Hamline’s Research and Writing Center, I worked one-on-one with students to provide additional instruction on legal writing and research outside of their first-year legal writing courses. This included reviewing students’ memoranda for structural errors and correct use of analogical and rule-based reasoning.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

My responsibilities included researching and preparing legal memoranda on wage and hour law issues, such as compliance with the FLSA and state statutory analogues, collective certification, and class certification. I also drafted, edited, and cite-checked federal court documents, including motions for conditional collective certification, final collective certification, and oppositions to motions for decertification.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

My role as Legal Intern with the Office of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Legal Department primarily involved conducting research and authoring updates on legal actions of interest to the Governor for intra-office circulation. I also edited executive orders and reviewed data requests to ensure the office's compliance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

As New Laws Special Project Intern I was tasked with authoring concise, comprehensible summaries detailing changes to Minnesota's sexual and domestic violence case law. These summaries were used in instructional booklets distributed to sexual and domestic violence legal professionals throughout the state of Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As a teaching assistant for a writing-intensive, upper-level finance course I reviewed students' essays and offered corrections related to both grammar and content. I made myself readily available for outside consultation should the students want or need more one-on-one instruction.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As a lead research assistant for Dr. Jessica Lopez Lyman at the Chicano and Latino Studies Department I conducted research and literature reviews to contribute towards a larger doctrinal book project. I was directly responsible for two other research assistants. I provided them with clear, effective instruction as to proper research methods, supervised their progress, and was readily available for consultation.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

As Development Intern at the Children's Law Center of Minnesota I assisted in grant application processes by initiating written contact to over 200 charitable foundations. I also secured donations from dozens of local businesses through persistent written and verbal communication in support of an annual benefit wherein upwards of $200,000 was raised.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States

My role at Robert Flubacker Architects, Ltd. involved developing an innovative filing system for 500+ project files. I also revamped Excel spreadsheets containing architectural project data dating back to the firm’s conception to verify the full and accurate documentation of project history.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature

As an English major at the University of Minnesota I developed and exercised proficient communication skills, specifically in terms.