Years Experience Assistant

Samuel C. Williams

***** **** *** ***** *******, CA 96003

******.*******.********@*****.*** 530-***-****

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Third Year Law Student

• 11 years experience

• High profile cases

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Federal Court Experience

• Prepared and electronically filed 5 amended bankruptcy pleadings per day

• Installed and configured paperless bankruptcy litigation software

• Wrote 20 form letters and automated into the firms database system

• Filed pleading using the Electronic Case Management system of the federal courts

• Wrote 5 bankruptcy adversary proceedings challenging bank's right to foreclose

Criminal Law

• Freed prisoners by drafting writs of mandate that overturned convictions

• Accompanied president of law firm to 20 high profile jury trials

• Coordinated hundreds of hostile subpoenaed witnesses

• Faced combative law enforcement witnesses and victims

• Prepared visual presentations for 50 felony criminal trials

• Developed office procedures for federal and state asset forfeiture cases

Computers and Technology

• Advised President of Law Corporation on technology issues and upgrades

• Administered Active Directory server with networked users in multiple towns

• Resolved problems with Timeslips and Quickbooks for accounting department

• Trained 15 staff and attorneys to use advanced legal formatting functions

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Law Office of Keith C. Cope Ongoing as needed

• Law Offices of Berg and Associates 06/2012 to 12/2012

• LegalMotive 04/2011 to 03/2012

• Law Office of Jocelyn C. Olander 03/2010 to 04/2011

• Law Offices of Berg and Associates 04/2006 to 03/2010

EDUCATION:

• William Howard Taft Law School (JD in progress) Present

• Humboldt State University (B.A. English) 2005

• Shasta College (AA Legal Assistant) 2002

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Dean's Honor Roll

• Perfect Attendance Award

• James R Blackwood Business School Scholarship

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