Law School Graduate

Whitney D. Pryor

*** ******* **. *** * Pittsburgh, PA 15206

412-***-**** 646-***-**** *******.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW, Pittsburgh, PA

Juris Doctor

May 2011

Honors: DI Moritz Scholarship

Activities: Vice President, Black Law Students Association, American

Bar Association

Courses Taken: Business Organizations, Worker's Compensation, Employment

Discrimination,

Employment Law, Diversity in Corporate Governance, Bankruptcy,

Contracts,

Secured Transactions, Federal Income Tax, Negotiation, Estates

and Trusts

Legal Analysis, Legal Writing, Analytical Writing, French for

Lawyers, Chinese for Lawyers

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethlehem, PA

B.A. Political Science, Africana Studies, Concentration in French

May 2008

Activities: Study Abroad: Paris Noir, Paris, France.

Honors: Dean of Students Chrysalis, Junior of the Year Award

Externships: Freid, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York

EMPLOYMENT

Legal Secretary, City of Pittsburgh Department of Law, Pittsburgh, PA

May 2012 - Present

. Assists in the research, drafting, production and maintenance of

confidential legal documents (e.g. briefs, pleadings, motions,

contracts, affidavits, praecipes, and petitions).

. Schedules and coordinates depositions, meetings, conferences,

hearings, and appointments utilizing manual and/or computerized

calendar system; keeps track of and reminds lawyers of filing

deadlines.

Document Review Specialist, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP Wheeling,

WV Sept 2011- Jan 2012

. Reviewed documents to determine whether such documents contained

privileged information.

. Assisted in preparation of documents to be produced to opposing

counsel in pending litigation.

Legal Intern, PPG Industries, Inc Pittsburgh, PA

July 2010- Dec 2010

. Reviewed sales contracts, labor contracts, indemnity clauses,

breach of contract and employee benefit agreements for

discrepancies and constructed termination agreements for

attorneys.

. Performed legal research using LexisNexis and WestLaw to compile

summaries to present to attorneys.

Legal Intern, Williams & Associates Pittsburgh, PA

Sept 2009- April 2010

. Prepared bankruptcy petitions, personal injury claims and

probate of estates for filing in court.

. Prepared court motions as well as performed legal research to

compile summaries for presentation.

Summer Legal Intern, Neighborhood Legal Services Pittsburgh, PA

May-Aug 2009

. Advised clients on landlord tenant issues, mediated meetings

between landlords and tenants and represented tenants in court.

. Assisted in representing clients in credit card lawsuits by

filing preliminary objections in court.

LEADERSHIP

Vice President, Black Law Students Association Pittsburgh, PA

Fall 2009-Spring 2010

. Oversaw academic, professional and social activities and

reported annual budgets to President.

President, National Society of Black Engineers Bethlehem, PA

Fall 2006-Spring 2008

. Presided over funds and solicited financial sponsorship from

various companies.

. Planned events, organized workshops, trips to conferences and

orchestrated community service events.

SKILLS

French

. Speaking: Conversational Advanced

. Writing/Reading: Advanced

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