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Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Analyzed client documents and prepared lists of questions to be asked during witness interviews in preparation for a multi-million-dollar international arbitration dispute.Summarized questions and answers from multiple witness interviews into witness statements that were submitted as part of the same international arbitration matter.Researched and wrote a portion of an initial complaint to be filed in the same international arbitration dispute.Researched and summarized death row inmate health records to be reviewed by an expert witness in preparation for a class action trial regarding 8th Amendment violations due to the corrosive effect of death row conditions on inmates' mental health.

Greater Boston Area

Researched and wrote an objective memorandum on the ability to pursue denaturalization after a defendant made a false statement during a citizenship application.Examined recent federal court decisions regarding grand jury proceedings and updating office grand jury best practices manual to reflect new precedents.Researched and wrote an objective memorandum regarding a grand jury witness's ability to consult with counsel outside the grand jury room while testifying.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Author, edit, and format Statements for the Congressional Record and over 150 letters on behalf of the CongresswomanCoordinate the office internship program by interviewing and hiring quality candidatesManage interns in the office by training them on office protocol and ensuring their experience is productive and meaningful.Analyze, compile, and distribute daily news reports of relevant current events from local media outlets to all staff members.Direct all incoming communication with the office by ensuring constituent and business phone calls, emails, and letters were handled correctly.Curated the office database of constituents and local organizations to ensure their concerns are addressed via targeted communication.Represent the office during conversations with constituents in order to record their opinions or direct them to the appropriate Congressional staff member.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created and implemented a marketing strategy for AMO Enterprise from scratch by designing and writing a brochure, built a social media presence, and editing a website. Found and contacted potential clients for AMO Enterprise, directly leading to increased growth profit for three consecutive quarters. Managed Abdul's calendar by monitoring time spent on professional, academic, and personal activities and prioritizing how much time needed to be spent on these categories in order to ensure continued growth of AMO Enterprise and effectiveness as a Regent of the University of MinnesotaProposed and scheduled meetings on behalf of Abdul with local business and professional leaders in order to facilitate relationships that directly lead to new clients for AMO Enterprise.Helped prepare Abdul for Board of Regents meetings by researching issues and creating strategies to achieve policy goals while ensuring sufficient time and energy was spent on commitments to other Boards to which Abdul has already committed.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Served as Rules Coordinator for the office and was responsible for interfacing between state agencies and gubernatorial staff to ensure state rules were processed correctly and efficiently Compiled a daily update from policy advisors that briefed the Governor and his senior staff on the day’s activities Began a policy issue summary book to help advisors quickly and accurately create briefings for the Governor

Washington

Anticipated opinions of Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to assist State officials during their congressional testimony Provided senior State Department representatives with in-depth policy analyses on major defense spending legislation discussed during meetings with congressional members and staff Reviewed and appropriately redacted sensitive or otherwise confidential information from a variety of Department documents for congressional members Researched and drafted memoranda on a range of foreign policy subjects and congressional briefings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Compiled daily summaries of the national, international, and political news from a variety of news sources Attended congressional staff briefings on various issues including health care and energy use by the US Military

Juris Doctor

Graduated cum laude and in the top 20% of the class Articles editor and staff writer on Boston College Law Review Studied at Bucerius Law.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government, History

Graduated cum laude Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta - National Honors Society for History Majors Co-leader of Jemez Exchange Program.