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• Research and draft opinions on dispositive motions, discovery orders, and other judicial rulings.• Provide legal analysis on a wide-range of civil matters including ERISA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, §1983, toxic torts, products liability, extradition, employment discrimination, contracts, foreclosure, constitutional and statutory violations, qualified immunity, evidentiary disputes, class actions, social security appeals, and various pro se litigation.• Edit and revise draft opinions written by other judicial clerks.• Assist with civil trials, including pretrial conferences, Daubert hearings, motions in limine, drafting jury instructions.• Manage the judge’s schedule, act as point of contact with the public, provide administrative support, control access to chambers.

Managed courtroom for a variety of proceedings including civil commitments (at courthouse and at hospital), aid and assist hearings, plea hearings, jury trials, family court proceedings, and juvenile court dependency and delinquency proceedings. Provided all general clerical support to judicial officers in the courtroom, including docket management, maintenance of written and taped records, swearing of witnesses, exhibit marking, and jury management. Six month placement with a Juvenile Court Referee (April - July 2009).

Co-coordinated inaugural clinic visit to juvenile youth correctional facilities statewide, including proposal to secure funding.

Represented children charged with delinquency proceedings from arrest through disposition. Assisted colleagues with investigation and hearing preparation.

Researched criminal law and procedural issues for professor’s clinical work and criminal procedure course.

Researched and wrote habeas memoranda and opinions. Observed hearings, drug court, and trials. Participated in home visits with Federal Probation Office. Visited the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, Oregon.

Reviewed and graded legal research assignments. Held regular office hours to assist students with various aspects of their legal writing assignments, including organization, structure, citation, and legal research.

Researched and drafted opinions on civil issues including prisoner § 1983 claims and motions to dismiss, and one legal research project on the application of Strickland v. Washington in the Ninth Circuit. Verified case law and maintained law library. Observed hearings, conferences, and trials.

Assisted Nevada State Office staff with organizational details pertaining to the AARP National Convention attended by nearly 25,000. Assisted with volunteer-related projects and programs. Provided administrative support to advocacy director during legislative session.

Co-coordinated all aspects of new student orientation programs, including recruitment, hiring, training and supervision of 15 members and planning and executing programs for nearly 5,000 students and their families during new-student summer orientation. Led campus tours for prospective students and their families. Traveled to Idaho for recruitment of students. Telephoned admitted students to answer their questions about the University. Traveled to Hawaii to assist in class registration and new student orientation for admitted students residing in Hawaii.

Jd, Law

Bs, Psychology