Vanita Seetharaman
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Evansville, Indiana
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law
Juris Doctor, May 2010
Honors University of Kentucky College of Law Provost
Fellowship
Activities Diversity Recruitment Chair
Trial Advocacy Board
Black Law Student Association
1L Recruitment Committee and Mentor
Health Law Society
Asian and Pacific American Law Students Association
President, 2009-2010
Purdue University, West Lafayette
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, May 2006
Honors Dean's List
Resident Assistant- Full Scholarship and Stipend
Activities Speech and Debate Team, Liberal Arts Student
Council, Minority Peer Counseling
Work Experience
University of Kentucky College of Law, Diversity
Lexington, Kentucky
Recruiter August
2009-May 2010
Attended Law School Admissions Council Recruitment Forums representing
UK Law.
Corresponded directly with admitted diverse students over the summer
and school year.
Participated actively in the law school Diverse Student Visitation
Conference.
Represented UK Law at on-campus Graduate Fairs.
University of Kentucky Medical Center-
Lexington, Kentucky
Risk Management Extern
August 2009-December 2009
Engaged in legal research and writing projects in the area of medical
malpractice.
Participated in legal proceedings and hospital committee meetings.
Indiana Legal Services, Inc., Legal Intern
Evansville, Indiana
Assisted eligible, low-income people with free civil legal assistance.
May 2009-August 2009
Worked directly with clients who were faced with legal problems that
harmed their ability to have basics such as income or medical care.
Handled cases involving family law including issues of healthcare,
housing, and domestic violence.
Engaged in legal research in the area of immigration.
6th Circuit, Family Court, Honorable JoAnn Wise
Lexington, Kentucky
Performed Lexis research regarding property division in divorce.
January 2009-May 2009
Assisted the judge in truancy court, dependency, neglect and abuse
court, family motion hour, and juvenile drug court.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Co., Mead Johnson Nutritionals,
Evansville, Indiana
Summer Associate
June 2008-August 2008
Under in-house counsel, engaged in the areas of Contract Law,
Advertising Law, Civil Procedure and Marketing.
Performed legal research and writing through Lexis.
Communicated directly with clients regarding legal agreements and
issues.
Gained corporate legal experience.
Prosecutor's Office, Vanderburgh County, Legal Intern
Evansville, Indiana
Performed Evidence research on Hearsay issues using Lexis.
May 2008-June 2008
Worked under a judge to operate misdemeanor court.
Interests
Community service, traveling, cooking, 5k races.