Professional Experience Legal Assistant

Averiel Jackson

**** ****** ***** ******, *********, Georgia 30294; Telephone: 404-***-****; E-mail: **************@*****.*** PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clayton County Superior Court, Jonesboro, GA October 2017-Present Staff Attorney to the Honorable Chief Judge Collier

Research, analyze, and review issues raised in dispositive, procedural, and discovery motions

Identify and make recommendations on important legal issues

Prepare criminal and civil orders for the judge’s review and signature Legal Incubator with Attorney Joseph H. Rosen, Roswell, GA June 2016-February 2017 Law Graduate

Enhanced strategic planning, situational analysis, and commercial awareness skills

Gained practical knowledge and training to provide legal services to potential clients

Developed comprehensive business plan for future law firm The Frison Firm, Atlanta, GA August 2014-May 2016

Legal Assistant

Assisted with depositions, hearings, discovery, and trial preparation for criminal, personal injury, and bankruptcy law

Drafted settlement agreements to insurance companies

Prepared Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions and attended 341 hearings Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, GA May 2014-August 2014 Legal Intern

Reviewed client cases and found errors that warranted a courts reversal or new trial

Conducted legal research and prepared motions for new trial

Observed and assisted with court room proceedings LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Public Interest Law Society, Vice President August 2015-May 2016

Spearheaded fundraising events that raised money for the Renata D. Turner scholarship fund John Marshall Student Ambassador August 2014-May 2016

Represented John Marshall and the law student experience American Bar Association Law Student Division, Secretary August 2014 –May 2015

Educated law students about the ABA and resources within the legal community EDUCATION

John Marshall School of Law, Atlanta, GA May 2016

Juris Doctor – Admitted to the Georgia Bar 2017

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN May 2013

Bachelor of Arts in Law & Society, Minor in Sociology & Organizational Leadership and Supervision University of Siena, Siena, Italy June 2012 – July 2012 Communications and Public Relations

MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Neutral for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation, Certified

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, Student Member

Black Law Student Association, Student Member

Westlaw and LexisNexis Trained

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