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Arlington, Virginia, United States

-Strategize and implement methods to effectively communicate relevant content to legal practitioners.-Review and edit content specialist materials to ensure adherence to content standards and maintain consistency.-Provide guidance to content specialists on workflows, research methods, and content standards.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

-Track state labor and employment legal developments.-Analyze and summarize state labor and employer legal developments for practitioner manual.-Research and draft updates for chapters of the ABA/Bloomberg Law Lawyer’s Manual on Professional Conduct.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

-Managed Wage & Hour case summary service.-Evaluated daily 15–20 opinions on Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and state wage-and-hour laws to determine suitability for publication. -Analyzed and summarized 3–6 court opinions for daily publication in order to provide practitioners with up-to-date court developments, and draft 2–4 in-depth opinion summaries for biweekly publication.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Reviewed D.C. Council bills and resolutions, Mayor’s Orders, and agency rulemakings for substantive and procedural legal compliance.-Advised D.C. agencies on a variety of issues such as employment law, FOIA requests, and housing law.-Collaborated with other attorneys on city-wide projects, including proposed legislation for police body cameras.-Utilized tools such as Westlaw, HeinOnline, and the Federal Digital System to perform extensive legislative and legal research, and maintain a database to track the disposition of rulemakings.-Communicated regularly with agency attorneys and personnel to collaborate on drafting legally sufficient legislation and rulemakings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Drafted messaging guide and blogs for attorneys of a major technology company, researched potential outlets for publication, and identified various methods to optimize use of social media platforms.-Researched, maintained, and presented record of news clips to track effectiveness of outreach efforts.-Communicated with members of the press to discuss client news and events.

Washington, D.C.

-Researched state health information privacy laws and summarized laws in "plain language" for publication on an online database.-Wrote informational memoranda for a law professor on emerging health care law issues such as litigation challenging federal tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.

Washington, D.C.

-Used French language skills to translate, research, and analyze French legal decisions regarding tobacco regulations. -Researched divestment campaigns and potential application to the tobacco industry.-Authored article and gave presentation on tobacco litigation trends in France.-Coordinated and developed activities and materials for an international legal symposium.

Washington, D.C.

-Drafted over four motions for government contract and tort cases.-Prepared initial disclosures and privilege logs.-Performed document review. -Attended witness preparation, depositions, hearings, and trials.

Des Moines, Iowa

-Facilitated Ways and Means committee and subcommittee meetings, recorded minutes, and completed public meeting reports.-Drafted correspondence on behalf of the Senator with elected officials, constituents, lobbyists, and government agencies.-Performed research and prepared responses to a number of constituent concerns. -Performed on-the-spot research to assist the Senator in preparing for his meetings and floor debates.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Dean's Fellow, Federal Communications Law Journal, Cancer Pro Bono Project, Law Revue, Class Gift Campaign

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Honors In French, French Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: University of Iowa Honors Program; Authored Honor's Thesis; Iowa Regents Study Abroad Program in Lyon, France.