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• Drafted new product, service, and subscription contract templates and complex, non-standard agreements;• Negotiated and redlined terms and conditions for sales and service agreements with healthcare providers and health systems throughout the United States, with emphasis on maximizing economic value;• Created guided selling tools enabling the sales team to quickly identify appropriate contract solutions tailored to their specific situation;• Partnered with sales, marketing, and finance leadership on new product launches and sales enablement enhancement projects;• Trained strategic contracting team on negotiation guidelines and managed a clause library

• Negotiated terms and conditions governing medical equipment purchases, SaaS agreements, and maintenance and repair service agreements with healthcare providers and health systems throughout the United States• Drafted purchase, rental, subscription, and evaluation agreements and supported sales teams in the final stages of Customer negotiations • Revised and simplified standard subscription and evaluation terms in support of new product launches• Collaborated with sales, marketing, pricing, and finance teams to develop standard language and templates governing new product launches, marketing programs, and other promotional material• Overhauled contracts training for new sales reps, developing training materials and guides to assist sales team in early stages of Customer negotiation

• Drafted dispositive motions, appellate briefs, legal memoranda, lawsuits and other various pleadings, settlement proposals, and correspondence to clients and opposing counsel• Directly managed a large and diverse caseload in support of civil litigation practice, with areas including commercial litigation, employment law, real estate, insurance coverage disputes, and general civil litigation • Conducted depositions, mediations, client preparation, client intake and settlement conferences • Performed legal research and analysis in support of civil litigation practice

• Researched various legal and historical subjects including federal regulations, whistleblower policies, and miscellaneous historical microfilm periodicals concerning business and law • Proofread and edited draft articles and book chapters in preparation for submission for publication

• Assisted University of Florida faculty with instruction of three distinct law school courses: Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Trial Practice• Counseled students in one-on-one and small groups settings in order to improve students’ legal writing and oral advocacy skills• Critiqued student performances and assisted students with preparation of all aspects of mock trial and moot court

• Conducted legal research and writing in support of civil rights litigation and policy advocacy in areas involving federal and state constitutional law, discovery, evidentiary, and procedural issues in both federal and state law, disability law, education law, and Florida public records• Awarded the Association for Public Interest Law Summer Fellowship to fund 2014 summer employment

• Performed legal research and drafted legal memoranda in support of real estate transactions and litigation, commercial litigation, evidence, insurance litigation, probate litigation and estate planning• Drafted civil litigation documents including various, motions, briefs, pleadings, and correspondence to clients and opposing counsel