career objective                              

junior-level writer / editor and recent jd eager to contribute extensive experience, broad scope of knowledge, and excellent communication skills toward supporting a successful organization seeking a driven and productive team member

profile                                                

ø  offer solid academic and practical writing and editing experience, with expertise in drafting/redrafting legal briefs, memos, transmittal letters, correspondence, and other documentation

ø  provide comprehensive services including substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and content writing

ø  work closely with interdisciplinary personnel to create project-specific material, consistently meet deadlines, and achieve outstanding levels of client satisfaction

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, and relationship management skills

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

 

~ key achievements ~

• assisted special status juvenile immigrants in securing permanent residency in the us; worked closely with hias and counsel immigration services staff attorneys in case evaluation, client intake, document preparation, and legal filings
• played an integral role on policy manual development and consultation project; conducted extensive research and legal writing duties for the office of robert j. munley
• conducted research, drafted and edited legal documents, performed case analysis, and assisted with trial preparation and consumer restitution for the office of the attorney general
• completed 25+ page term paper for law & literature course in line with professor s guidelines and recommendations; authored and submitted multiple graded drafts
• wrote and edited articles to meet editorial specifications for publication in king s college literary magazine
• as an english writing fellow, assisted professor of effective writing course with class planning, instruction, and grading; met with students on an individual basis to prepare papers for final submission

education                                           

drexel university earle mack school of law, philadelphia, pa      

juris doctorate                                                                                                                                         2009

 

king s college, wilkes-barre, pa             

bachelor of arts in english literature and philosophy; 3.5 gpa                                                                          2006

• study abroad program, university college dublin, dublin 4, ireland (fall 2004)

 

~ relevant coursework ~

litigation drafting ~ legal writing and research ~ law and literature ~ literary journalism ~ effective writing ~

english writing fellowship ~ effective oral communications ~ english composition

professional experience                

attorney joseph reisinger &associates, wilkes-barre, pa         

legal assistant                                                                                                                                       10/09 c 12/09

 

attorney robert j. munley & associates, peckville, pa

legal assistant (temporary)                                                                                                                                  9/09

 

hias and counsel immigration services, philadelphia, pa

insert job title                                                                                                                                            9/08 c 5/09

 

office of the attorney general, commonwealth of pennsylvania c bureau of consumer protection, philadelphia, pa

assistant to deputy attorney general                                                                                                          5/08 c 8/08

                                                                                                                                               

king s college, wilkes-barre, pa

english writing fellow                                                                                                                                1/06 c 5/06

 

~ community acitivity ~

volunteer, student writing center, king s college, wilkes-barre, pa                                                             insert dates

volunteer, big brother/big sister program, wilkes-barre, pa                                                                         9/05 c 5/06

volunteer, hospice of northeast pennsylvania, scranton, pa                                                                        5/04 c 8/04