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Project Manager Assistant

Location:
Jacksonville, FL, 32207
Posted:
May 22, 2013

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L. JENNA STROM

**** ******** **., ************, ** 32207 . 904-***-**** .

abvwld@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney, Boyd & Jenerette, Jacksonville, Florida 9/12 - 4/13

. Defended insurance companies and corporations in complex asbestos,

product liability, personal injury, and wrongful death cases, deposed

witnesses, conducted research, wrote trial motions, argued contested

issues at hearings, and made settlement recommendations to clients

Attorney, The Wilner Firm, Jacksonville, Florida 12/10 - 9/12

. Practice areas included tobacco, product liability, personal injury,

and wrongful death litigation

. Wrote and argued motions, propounded and answered discovery, deposed

fact and expert witnesses, conferred with opposing counsel regarding

pre-trial stipulations and settlement negotiations, prepared witnesses

and exhibits for trial, and researched and analyzed case law

Project Manager, Majority Strategies, Ponte Vedra, Florida 8/10 - 11/10

. Conducted research to ensure compliance with state laws; issues

included state absentee ballot regulations and disclaimer laws for

GOTV, state party, and individual candidate mail projects

. Analyzed political research reports for incorporation into direct mail

opposition projects

. Directed a 2010 state party mail campaign and served as a liaison

between the state party and Majority Strategies

. Created political candidate mail platforms for the gubernatorial

election season, including writing, editing, and designing targeted

messages

Research Assistant, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida

8/07 - 5/10

. Researched case law pertaining to Freedom of Speech and Religion

clauses of the U.S. Constitution and drafted substantive additions to

a First Amendment casebook

. Researched state and international statutes, Eighth Amendment issues,

repeat juvenile offenders, and life without parole for Supreme Court

certiorari brief addendum

Intern, Florida Coastal Family Law Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 8/09 -

5/10

. Drafted pleadings and motions, argued contested motions, interviewed

clients and evaluated cases, prepared clients and witnesses for

hearings, and researched case law

Editor in chief, The University of North Florida Spinnaker, Jacksonville,

Florida 12/03 - 5/07

. Edited and published an Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show award-

winning 24-page weekly tabloid independent newspaper

. Hired and managed a team of 20 editors, writers, designers, and

advertisers

. Prior positions include Discourse Editor, Features Editor, Assistant

Sports Editor, and Staff Writer

EDUCATION

J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law 5/10

Florida Coastal Law Review, Staff Editor; Dean's List, multiple

semesters;

Book Award for highest grade in Constitutional Law II; Pro Bono Honors

Recipient

Bachelor of Arts in English, University of North Florida, cum laude

12/07

Graduated cum laude; University of North Florida Women's Swim Team,

member

CERTIFICATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Member of the Florida Bar and the Georgia Bar; volunteer editor at 904

Fitness magazine in Jacksonville, Florida; excellent skills in Westlaw,

Lexis, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.



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