Cheryl Burns

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Alexandria, VA **304

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acunke@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia

J.D., May 2002

Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, Senior Editorial Board Member

Student Bar Association, Elected Class Representative

Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association, Secretary

Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania

B.A., English with an Area of Concentration in Education, May 1999

Customs Committee, Member of student committee charged with organizing, planning, and selecting leaders for freshman orientation program

Hope Is Vital, Member of group using theater to educate about HIV/AIDS

EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Writing

Writer, 2011-present

Prepare written materials for clients. Craft professional-quality pieces focused on client’s business goals. Projects based on independent research and/or interviews with company leadership. Target audiences range from current clients to potential clients and from top professionals to the general public. Subjects include complex financial, legal, and employment matters to small-town life.

Law Blog Writers

Blog writer, 2011-present

Ghost writer for attorney blogs. Research potential topics and prepare multiple weekly blog posts using Search Engine Optimization (“SEO”) principles to attract traffic to attorney websites. After only two weeks, assumed responsibility for posting directly to blog sites without prior editorial oversight.

Special Counsel, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts

Attorney Placement Director, 2006 –2010

Work with law firms and in-house legal departments on direct placement needs for attorneys and legal marketing personnel. Candidate-side duties include recruiting candidates, reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, and providing career counseling. Client side duties include marketing to prospective clients and working with clients to identify and recruit talent. In 2009, given additional responsibility for recruiting and marketing experienced attorneys for temporary/contract positions.

Powell Goldstein, LLP (merged with Bryan Cave LLP effective 1/1/2009), Atlanta, Georgia

Associate, 2002 – 2006

Litigation associate at a top Atlanta law firm. Experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, including substantial research and writing, involvement in all aspects of discovery, client and witness interviews, and second chairing a major arbitration. Cases include multiple contract disputes, defense of a religious institution on First Amendment grounds, representing plaintiffs in a shareholder derivative suit on behalf of an educational non-profit, and defense of purported nationwide class action.

SERVICE AND INTERESTS:

YMCA Aquacise Instructor responsible for preparing and leading water fitness class. Attendees include senior citizens and individuals facing chronic pain

American Red Cross First Aid and CPR Certification (completed 2015)

Advance reader and online reviewer for HarperCollins

Volunteer for events supporting military members and their families

Volunteer legal services including serving as a guardian ad litem in a custody dispute and assisting in preparing citizenship papers pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act

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