Real Estate Special Education

Hussainatu T. Blake

*** ****** ******** ***** **, Atlanta, GA 30331; Cell: 443-***-****; *******@************.***

EDUCATION

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA

Juris Doctor Candidate 2013

Honors: Outstanding Student Spotlight Award 2011, Contracts Research Assistantship

Activities: International Law Society, Black Law Student Association; Peer Advisor; AJMLS Negotiation Team;

2013 NBLSA International Negotiations Competition Participant

Middlebury College’s Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey, CA

Master of Arts in International Policy Studies 2006

Tufts University Medford, MA

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and German Studies 2004

EXPERIENCE

The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, GA

Legal Intern 2013

Drafted legal memorandum to communicate Ethics & Compliance recommendations for future compliance

training; interpreted rights and responsibilities in commercial transactions agreements; Researched social media

privacy agreements; Created reference chart of trademark and trade name registration requirements for 21

countries

Gate City Bar Association Summer Intern--Fulton County Office of Child Attorney Atlanta, GA

Legal Intern 2012

Researched and drafted the overview for a legal article about foster care children receiving special education

resources; created a chart tracking the judicial decisions and reasoning of student disciplinary judgments;

conducted client interviews; observed and prepared for trials

FOCAL POINT GLOBAL Baltimore, MD

Co-Founder and Executive Director 2009- present

Organized educational interactive teleconferences between 100 students from United States, Namibia and

Cameroon; Wrote memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and set policies; primary contact for resolving

problems; establish business relationships with government agencies, community organizations, and sponsors.

Law Offices of Alan C. Gold, P.A. Miami, FL

Law Clerk 2009

Drafted appellate briefs, motions, affidavits, and interrogatories; researched legal issues pertaining to real estate,

big business and the FCC

Debt Defense, P.L. Miami, FL

Law Clerk 2008

Drafted appellate briefs, motions, affidavits, and interrogatories; researched legal issues pertaining to

bankruptcy, and debt collection; Conducted client intake in debt collection cases.

HONORS

2013 Tufts University Young Distinguished Alumni Award, 2012 White House Champion of Change, 2012

AfroElle Magazine’s 35 under 35

LANGUAGES

German and Cameroonian Pidgin

CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Atlanta Bar Association, American Bar Association, Diaspora African Women’s Network, Urban League of

Greater Atlanta Young Professionals

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