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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Draft and negotiate SaaS, software licensing agreements, service level agreements, vendor contracts, and strategic partnerships;Advise and counsel on data privacy;Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including internal subject matter experts and business leaders, during contract review process

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsible for preparing, drafting, negotiating, and finalizing contracts including Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements (CDA's/NDA's), Material Transfer Agreements, Data Sharing and Data Use Agreements, Sponsored Research Agreements, Equipment Loan and Transfer Agreements, Service Agreement, and Collaboration Agreements. Responsibilities also include identifying and resolving intellectual property provisions and providing legal considerations to protect the University's Intellectual property rights.Responsible for liaising with corporate partners, licensing personnel, and internal shareholders to facilitate commercial transactions.

Philadelphia

Provided legal representation for abused and neglected children in all areas of dependency. Engaged in extensive litigation and trial preparation; including witness preparation, motion practice, and collecting discovery. Managed a caseload of over 120 at-risk children between the ages of 0 and 21.Filed motions, briefs, memoranda. Experienced handling cases from inception through appeal by employing both litigation strategies and successfully drafting appellate briefs.Developed and participated in goal setting meetings; addressing mental health, educational support, and delinquency. Cultivate professional relationships with judges, court staff, child welfare agencies, and non-profit advocacy groups.

Served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas J. Walls Jr. of the Burlington County Superior Court Family Division. Drafted motions, orders, and bench memoranda addressing divorce proceedings, domestic violence, child support, and child custody disputes. Assisted the judge prepare for trials, hearings, and conferences. Collaborated with professional staff to effectively resolve complex motions before the court. Assisted senior judges by drafting civil motions, and conducting research.

Philadelphia

Engaged in extensive legal research and writing to write digitally optimized legal content for clients across the country. Conducted extensive research and demonstrated familiarity with various areas of laws with a particular emphasis on corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, corporate structure and governance, and business litigation. Demonstrated ability to utilize social media platforms to deliver SEO optimized content.

Medford, New Jersey

Focused on corporate law and municipal law. Advised and counseled corporations and small business owners on a wide-array of issues, drafted contracts, liability releases, shareholder agreements, corporate formation and dissolution documents, stock transfer agreements, non-compete agreements, employment and lease agreements. Advised and counseled City officials regarding land use, zoning, real estate development, and municipal law. Negotiated contracts, drafted ordinances and resolutions, and reviewed leases, deeds, and licenses.Prepared legal responses, pleadings, memoranda, ordinances, resolutions, city and departmental policies, contracts, real estate documents, and litigation documents to be filed in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings.Conducted and maintained legal research related to various transactional matters including, contract, employment and labor, consumer, intellectual property, insurance, and general operational concerns and provided legal analysis and opinions related to such research.

Pittsburgh

Conducted in-depth research in Native American Law, Gypsy Law, and Islamic Law. Performed various editorial duties including writing, reviewing, and editing materials for publication. Utilized a dynamic set of resources through the school databases, libraries, and international sources.

Pittsburgh

Successfully litigated a non-jury trial before the Court of Common Pleas, Section 8 grievance appeals, argued credit card collection action before a Magisterial Court, negotiated debt settlement agreements. Managed client relationships through interviews, counseling and explaining legal rights. Advised tenants of their legal rights under the landlord/tenant laws of Pennsylvania. Researched and drafted memoranda and pleadings on bankruptcy, usury law, warranties of habitability, and supplemental social security appeals.

Cologne Area, Germany

Reviewed commercial contracts regarding validity, antitrust and jurisdiction aspects to ensure compliance with the regulations of the Rome Directive. Drafted memoranda on the German Commercial Code, FAA, and New York incorporation requirements. Reviewed English contract templates within the Corporate and M&A department.

Juris Doctorate

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.); Bachelors Of Science (B.A), English Language And Literature/Letters; Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Intrafraternity council, Student Government Association, Order of Omega.