Office Assistant

Valerie A. Gotlib

917-***-**** ? *** West **rd Street, New York, NY 10024 ? E-mail:

*************@*****.***

Admitted to practice in New York and the Southern and Eastern Districts of

New York.

Education

Albany Law School, Albany, NY

Juris Doctor, May 2009

. GPA: Fall 2008 - 3.3; Spring 2008 - 3.4; Fall 2007 - 3.2

. Dean's Scholarship, 2006 - 2009

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

B.A., Government; Minor: Law and Society, May 2004

. Honors Forum Independent Study - Senior study on the effect of money

in the application and

administration of the death penalty.

. Relevant Coursework: Criminology, Prison's in America, Law, Justice

and Society, Constitutional Law,

Civil Liberties, Sex and Power, U.S. Judicial Process.

Trinity School, New York, NY, Class of 2000

Experience

Sher LLP, New York, NY

Associate Attorney, September 2009 - Present

Conduct legal research, draft legal memoranda, review documents, assist

in federal proffer sessions, prepare for depositions and draft pleadings

for litigation boutique specializing in white collar criminal defense and

commercial litigation.

Transition Team of Cy Vance, Jr. for District Attorney, New York, NY

Staff Member for Prosecution Integrity Subcommittee, October 2009 -

December 2009

Assisted committee members in drafting and presenting recommendations for

the most effective means to ensure prosecutorial integrity in the

Manhattan District Attorney's Office for the District Attorney, Cy Vance,

Jr.

The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Albany, NY

Law Intern, May 2008 - May 2009

Conducted research and participated in arbitration hearings; drafted

legal memoranda and legal correspondence; assisted with promoting

awareness of and implementing New York State's Human Trafficking Laws.

The Honorable Rachel Kretser, Albany City Court

Law Clerk, Spring 2008

Conducted research on various legal issues and drafted memoranda and

decisions for the Judge's review.

Albany County District Attorney's Office, Albany, NY

Extern, Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center (Admitted to Practice

under Student Practice Order), Fall 2007

Legal Intern (Admitted to Practice under Student Practice Order),

Summer 2007

Independently conducted a bench trial relating to possession of

marijuana; assisted in hearings, trial preparation and answering motions

in Albany City Police Court; responded to motions, bills of particulars

and discovery motions; conducted legal and factual research for issues

affecting police; participated in court conferences with defense

attorneys, judges, and victims; independently negotiated pleas with

Albany County Public Defender's Office.

New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty (Under Executive Director, David

Kaczynski) New York, NY/Albany, NY

Intern - Worked directly with organizations and students from various

colleges in New York State, Spring 2004

Intern - Assisted with research, data collection and procuring

information for website, Summer 2003

Other Experience:

Paralegal/Legal Secretary, Hurwitz Stampur & Roth, New York, NY, July

2004 - April 2005

Paralegal, Law Office of Joseph Sacco, Jr., Saratoga Springs, NY, Summer

2004

Organizer, "Impact of the Death Penalty on Victims' Families" Conference,

Skidmore College, Fall 2003

Law, Justice, & Society class, Skidmore College, Spring 2001 - worked on

death penalty clemency case of Juan Raul Garza.

Work Study Assistant, Early Childhood Center, Skidmore College, 2001-2004

Contact this candidate