School Project

EMILY B. JENNINGS, ESQ.

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Education

BENNINGTON COLLEGE Bennington, VT

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Sciences Certificate 06/2010-06/2011

• GPA: 3.59/4.0; Campus Tour Guide

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL Newton, MA

Juris Doctor, cum laude Class of 2007

• GPA: 3.46/4.0

• Honors: UCC Reporter-Digest (Matthew Bender, pub.) Staff Writer 2005-06, elected to Senior Editor 2006-07

• Activities: Grader for Law Review Writing Competition; volunteer for 1L Mentoring Program

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY University Park, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with High Distinction Class of 2004

• GPA: 3.91/4.0 cumulative, 4.0/4.0 in major

• Honors: Dean’s List: all semesters; Essays published in academic text

• Activities: Worked approximately 8 hours per week to finance education

Prepared at CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL Wallingford, CT

Experience

RIVAL HOLDINGS, INC. New York, NY

Intellectual Property Advisor (part-time) 02/2012-Present

• Identify patentable technology in the biosciences sector; research prior art; draft and review legal agreements

GOODWIN PROCTER, LLP Boston, MA

Litigation Associate – Intellectual Property & Commercial Litigation; Summer Associate (200*-****-****

• Drafted and researched complaints and motions as well as pretrial, trial, and appellate memoranda of law and fact

• Researched effects of diphenylpropylamines and prepared expert witness testimony for patent trial

• Managed electronic discovery; interviewed clients and document custodians; recommended litigation strategy

JUVENILE RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROJECT Newton, MA

Legal Intern (Boston College Law School) Summer 2005

• Researched and wrote legal memoranda on healthcare rights (incorporated into law school course curriculum)

• Served as guardian ad litem for youth; organized focus groups; interviewed and counseled clients; wrote progress reports

FAMILY & CHILDREN’S AID, INC. Danbury, CT

Development Coordinator 2000-2004

• Developed long-term relationships with politicians, businesses, and individuals; prepared and delivered speeches and

presentations; designed promotional materials; organized fundraisers; recruited volunteers and managed public relations

Certified Grant Writer (certified since 2000)

• Researched and pursued funding opportunities for new programs and services; wrote successful grants for new group homes,

services, and capital projects; solicited donations and maintained correspondence with corporate and individual donors

Safe Home Shift-Coordinator/Certified Medication Administrator (certified since 2000)

• Responsible for daily care of 12 special-needs children who had faced abuse, neglect, and unsuccessful foster placement

NEW HAVEN SUPERIOR COURT New Haven, CT

Clerk to Judge Joseph A. Licari (Criminal Court) Summer 2001

• Wrote daily record of court proceedings; managed confidential files and evidence; swore in jury and witnesses

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2007

Activities and Interests

Shadowed a general surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, and emergency medicine physicians for over 180 hours at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

(January to February 2011); conversant in Irish; long distance swimmer and Choate Rosemary Hall school record holder (1996 to present); named

MVP of New England Preparatory School Swimming; former volunteer: Greater Boston Legal Services; current volunteer: Family & Children’s Aid,

Inc. and Choate Rosemary Hall Volunteer Admissions Network (Interviewer and Class Agent)

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