Sample Resume of U.S. District Court Clerk
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EDUCATION
JURIS DOCTOR CANDIDATE (April 2012)
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Law Review Board, Lead Note & Comment Editor (2010 2011)
Top 15%
Selected to Co-Author article with Michael Goldsmith, U.S. Sentencing Commissioner
Competitor/Participant, National Trial Competition, New Orleans, LA, 2010
Competitor/Participant, National Trial Competition, GA, 2009
Best Orator, Honorable Mention, Moot Court Competition, 2010
Recipient, High Grade Award, First Year Legal Writing Course (4.0)
Winner/First Place, BYU Trial Advocacy Competition
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH (December 2007)
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Golden Key National Honor Society
PUBLICATIONS
Note, Federal Copyright Preemption Law, 15 BYU Law Review 177 (2010).
Libya: An Exception to Sovereign Immunity, BYU Prelaw Journal, March 2006.
EXPERIENCE
ASSOCIATE (beginning 2012)
Fennemore Craig, PC, Phoenix, Arizona
Received post-clerkship offer
SUMMER ASSOCIATE (Summer 2011)
Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson, Salt Lake City, Utah
Legal research and writing, including Motions for Summary Judgement, Motions to
Compel Discovery and Oppositions
Practice areas include business, bankruptcy, corporations and real property
SUMMER ASSOCIATE (Summer 2010)
Nelson, Snuffer & Dahle, P.C., Sandy, Utah
Prepared pleadings and discovery requests and responses
Practice areas include personal injury, insurance defense, and family law
RESEARCH ASSISTANT (January 2010 April 2010)
Professor James Backman, BYU Law School Faculty, Provo, Utah
PERSONAL
Fly-fishing and Fly-tying, Golf, Tennis, Softball, and Basketball
First place, Utah Corporate Games Golf Tournament, 2008
Copyright Preemption Law, 15 BYU Law Review 177 (2010).