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