Assistant Legal

ALENA KALODZITSA

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EXPERIENCE

DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP New York, NY

Corporate Legal Assistant - Tax October 2017 – February 2018

• Ran deals, determined the tax treatment of structured products, filled in Forms 8281, and coordinated with Investment Banking teams to obtain tax representations

• Helped Associates and Information Technology to automate the generation of the tax representations/pricing lists and improve the efficiency of databases tracking structured products transactions – such as Trigger Income Securities, Contingent Income Autocallable Securities, Market-Linked Notes, and Return Enhanced Notes

• Created deal flow charts and pricing lists for Morgan Stanley, JPM Morgan, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse, Citi, Société Générale and other shelves

• Assisted partners with research on transfer pricing, shelf growth, and other tax-related subjects YELLOW CAB SLSJET MANAGEMENT CORP. New York, NY

Accounts Assistant August 2017 – October 2017

• Prepared various accounting reports in a timely manner

• Worked together with sales team on potential growth opportunities for the business THE UNITED NATIONS (Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)) New York, NY Intern May 2017 – July 2017

• Attended and prepared summaries of DESA related meetings of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

• Conducted internet research on thematic issues and helped with administrative support for the key meetings of ECOSOC BIG APPLE CAPITAL, LLC New York, NY

Legal Assistant Paralegal March 2017 – May 2017

• Oversaw loss wages claims and other expenses. Drafted correspondence and relevant legal documents

• Organized and prioritized workloads to accomplish daily tasks. Entered client case data into SAGA THE NANTUCKET PROJECT (TNP) Greenwich, CT

Intern June 2016 – November 2016

• Assisted with management and communications of the TNP Scholars program using such tools as Trello (planning), PipelineDeals

(CRM), Typeform (surveys), SignUpGenius (sign up sheets), and Squarespace (website) EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Charleston, IL

Graduate Assistant August 2015 – May 2016

• Tutored undergraduate Economics students as well as assisted professors with grading homework and research WORLD YOUTH ALLIANCE Beirut, Lebanon

Trainee June 2015 – August 2015

• Initiated and accomplished three projects focused on the isolation of Palestinian youth, mistreatment of maids, and political challenges in Lebanon using such tools as Google docs (planning), Excel (budget), and Google calendar (schedule). Managed to accomplish projects in 2 months instead of 3.5 months due to good time-management skills RAKSHAK FOUNDATION New Delhi, India

Public Policy Intern May 2014 – July 2014

• Designed and conducted research on Policy Vacuum in Private Investment in Higher Education of India. Drafted report on higher education in India, which was viewed by the Government of India. Surveyed more than 120 students, conducted field visits, and interviewed the deans and faculty of Indian universities EDUCATION

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (EIU) Charleston, IL

Master of Economics (GPA:4.0/4.0) August 2015 – Feb 2017

• Published “Belarusian Export Potential: Gravity Model Approach” at IJSSER (Article No – 91; Pp. - 1469-1493)

• Presented research papers on “Belarusian Export Potential: Gravity Model Approach” (2015) at Illinois Economics Association

(Chicago, IL) and “A Comparative Study of Labor Markets: Belarus and the Czech Republic” (2016) at MVEA (St. Louis, MO)

• Graduate Assistantship Awardee: Full tuition scholarship in recognition of academic achievement in Economics

• Master’s Thesis: “Growth Performance of Transition Countries After 25 Years”

• President of Economic Club. Led bi-weekly meetings, supervised the team, created a budget, planned and organized events Alena Kalodzitsa – Page 2

LITHUANIAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (LCC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY) Klaipeda, Lithuania Bachelor of International Business and Administration (GPA:8.8/10) September 2011 – May 2015

• Senior Thesis: Belarussian Export Potential: Gravity Model Approach (grade=10). Awarded most influential thesis in Economics

• Completed American Institute on Political and Economic Systems Program at Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic; 2014) LEADERSHIP/VOLUNTEERING

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT (EYP) Brest, Belarus

Head Organizer of European Student Regional Session, November 2012 – March 2014 Chairperson, Vice-President of International Activities of EYP Belarus

• Organized and managed the 1st EYP session in Klaipeda that brought more than 60 people from 15 European countries

• Led the committees through sessions, moderated discussions, and helped delegates draft resolutions for the Assembly

• Scheduled and promoted EYP events, recruited officials, created budgets, and engaged with dozens of new delegates SKILLS

COMPUTER: Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel; STATA, R ADAPTABILITY: Exposed to a wide variety of cultures through educational and volunteer events in more than 20 countries LANGUAGES: Russian & Belarusian (native), English (fluent), Lithuanian (basic)

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