Daryl P. Smith, Jr.
**** *****, ***. *• Houston, TX 77004 • 713-***-**** • *************@*****.***
Education
Thurgood Marshall School of Law- Texas Southern University, Houston, TX
Juris Doctorate, May 2013
Awaiting Texas BarExam Results, April 2014
• Asian Pacific American Law Student Association - Member
• Personal Injury and Health Law Society - Social Chair & Member
• American Bar Association Law Student – Member
• Texas Certified Mediator
Harris Stowe State University, St. Louis, MO
Bachelors of Science in Mathematics Education, May 2006
Certification to Teach Middle School Mathematics
• Noyce Scholarship
• Kappa Delta Pi
• Kappa Mu Epsilon
• Collegiate 100 Black Men of America
Experience
The Bowen Law Group, Houston, TX
Senior Law Clerk, November 2013- Present
Complete Client, Expert Witness and Witness interviews in Civil and Criminal Litigation,
Complete Depositions, Answer Discovery, Draft Motions, assist in voir dire questions; extensive
use of Harris County DEEDS system, Lexis Nexis Advance, Westlaw Next, Microsoft Office, and
Microsoft Windows XP/ 7/8.
Providus, Houston, TX
Temporary Contract Attorney for the Hess Project, November 2013-January 2014
Document Review of assigned Oil and Gas Leases; extensive use of Relativity Software.
Harris County 133rd District Court, Houston, TX
Senior Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge McFarland, Summer 2011 – November 2013; January 2014-
Present
Complete extensive memorandums on motions to the courts Oral and Submission Dockets;
Attended voir dire and trial proceedings; Extensive use of Harris County DEEDS system,
Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, and Microsoft Office; Guide and Assist all Summer Law Clerks in
memorandum writing and understanding court procedures.
Skills and Interests
Certified in using all Lexis Nexis and Westlaw programs. Extensive training in legal researching and
writing legal memorandum. Enjoy playing flag football, spending time cooking with my family, and
volunteering with the Collegiate 100 Black Men of America.