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Company Quality

Location:
Chicago, IL
Salary:
70000
Posted:
October 16, 2014

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Resume:

Steven Vendeland

**** *. ******* #*, ******* IL *0613

440-***-****, **************@*****.***

EDUCATION CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW

Cleveland, OH

. Juris Doctorate Degree of Law, May 2007

. Received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in

Federal Income Tax and Disability Law

. Vice President of the Student Health Law Association:

Identified critical issues in field of health law and

engaged relevant professionals to educate student body

in weekly lectures

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Evanston, IL

. Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, June 2004

. Co-President of the Class Council 2004; Treasurer of

student organizations Mayfest and GLOBE

EXPERIENCE

2009-Present AMBASSADOR'S INK (Founding President)

Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH

Founded and presided over Ambassador's Ink to provide high

quality writing, editing and proofreading for individuals

and businesses to meet the growing international and domestic need for

effective English communication

. Marketed and developed clientele by analyzing areas with

significant demand, resulting in increased market

exposure and long-lasting relationship with clients

. Managed day-to-day operations and deliverables to ensure

efficient use of company finances, proper communication

between clients and company, and the creation and

distribution of deliverables of the highest quality

. Managed technical operations by developing, maintaining

and administering company website, resulting in

successful website conforming to top search engine

optimization practices

. Sample deliverables include ghostwriting 100-page

analysis of various financial topics for Interact Media

and rewriting and editing 100-page novel entitled

"Boycotting Peace" by Fred Taub

2008-Present LEGAL PLACEMENT AGENCIES (Contract Attorney)

Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH

Conducted extensive electronic document reviews, including

analysis of sensitive documents and search for key terms, for

law firms and placement agencies engaged in multiple multi-million dollar

litigations

. Proactively assisted staff and senior attorneys with the

discovery process and trial preparation, thereby helping

them to recognize the complex financial issues of the

case

. Managed, reviewed and coded sensitive documents with

Kroll, First Advantage, Relativity and Reveal and

carried out research for a variety of issues, including

relevancy to the litigated issue, privilege of the

documents, and responsiveness to discovery requests

2002-Present WORLD'S BEST / GLOBAL EXPORT & IMPORT (Consultant)

Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH

Maintained eleven-year relationship with top company

executives to ensure high quality writing and legal

representation on academic and professional levels

. Conducted legal analysis on tobacco-related legislation

and regulations and contacted all state departments of

revenue to uncover specific ramifications of tobacco

importation, resolve uncertainty within the applicable

regulations, and ensure full compliance to ensure that

the company complies with state and federal law

. Developed, managed, and refined English documents,

website content, presentations, emails and other

miscellaneous articles, resulting in high quality

English communications between World's Best/Global

Export & Import and their respective clients and

business partners

. Sample deliverables include 42-page C-TPAT partnership

document for Global Export & Import in 2009 and

ghostwriting on behalf of World's Best request for

formal opinion between the company and Canadian Food

Inspection Agency



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