Drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts with vendors, referral sources, and service providers to ensure documents serve and protect the corporationProvides time-sensitive and fact-specific legal advice to staff and leaders, such as in potential duty to warn scenarios and confidentiality breaches Tracks legislation and case law emerging in hot topics in healthcare law including privacy and summarizes in educational materials for clinical and operational staff Assists outside counsel with litigation preparation, including discovery documents, preparing staff for testimony, and drafting various pleadings

Hosted group and personalized review sessions for first-year law students in tandem with their doctrinal coursework, with a focus on torts law and property law.

Wrote timely, informative, and concise memoranda to the senior attorney regarding the status and next steps of delegated projects Prepared and refined detailed discovery and brief materials before dispatching to opposing counsel Acts as a point of contact between clients and the senior attorney, keeping both well-informed of the latest status of each case

Assisted students, faculty, and public visitors in locating both print and digital research material using the Library of Congress CatalogUpdated current library volumes with pocket parts and new pages, as well as shelved books and participated in various projects throughout the library as requested by supervisory librarians

Executed in-depth research on contested issues of law and fact argued before the CourtDrafted orders for pending motions before the Judge with the extern’s interpretation of the law and the likely outcome based on timely and insightful research Proofed and edited various documents prepared by the Judge before the Judge distributed to parties or other court personnel

Researched case law and statutory law to craft winning arguments in court Prepared refined, well-written, and well-researched legal memoranda to bolster prosecutorial motions Briefed and organized incoming defendant files to ensure a well-managed case load

Facilitated office activities such as appointment-making, answering telephone calls, and maintaining communication between staff, board members, and guests

Assisted families hoping to adopt animals to find the perfect match for them based on their family structuresEnsured the health, wellbeing, comfort, and happiness of the animals in the facility.

Oversaw Student Ambassadors to ensure correctness and success in development endeavorsMaintained high level of enthusiasm and motivation within daily fundraising pursuitsPerformed call monitoring and data research to assure seamless ascertainment of donations

Reached out to prospective donors to financially invest in NIU so as to assist in the University’s areas of financial need, such as student scholarships.Followed-up with existing donors to ensure donation appreciation.Demonstrated high-quality customer service skills which leads to recognition by superiors and colleagues.

Ensured maintenance and upkeep of designated park facilities following department specifications.Checked facilities daily for cleanliness to provide the community a meticulous center for leisure.Collaborated with a team of staff to deliver efficient maintenance services.

Worked directly under the Executive and Development Directors to ensure proper individual and corporate donation processing. Performed research to cultivate local donors within the Rockford area. Prepared research and wrote drafts of grant proposals and cases for support.