Assistant Project

JEREMY PARKER, J.D.

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Macro/micro assessment, relationship/trust building: Skilled at assessing program strengths and weaknesses within international program environment/multi-cultural context, aligning strengths/resources with project needs, grow project camaraderie through building vertical and horizontal relationships with participants

Project planning and implementation, expectation management, time management: Proactively divide job task into component pieces, deliver instructions on how to complete each piece through oral and written format, instruct assistant team through step by step process on how to proceed; provide reasonable expectations and rubric on project performance

Analytical and applied calculations, detail oriented: Experienced at research and compiling data, drawing routine conclusions that assess existing performance and motivate participants to successfully complete projects

Cultural sensitivity: Skilled at directing foreign administrations, establish trust with foreign clients in disclosing case information, use Mandarin language skills to build relationship and assure project completion

EDUCATION

Juris Doctorate, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (May 2011)

Merit & CLE Scholarship, Moot Court Competition, SBA Representative, Asian Law Students Association

Related coursework: Closely Held Business Organizations, Comparative Law, Conflict of Laws, Int’l. Trade Law

Research: China Equity Joint Venture Law, China Arbitration Law, US & China Bilateral Investment Treaties

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of Michigan (December 2005)

Cum laude with Distinction, National Dean’s List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Related coursework: Econometrics, Applied Statistics, Money and Banking; STATA software, Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fort Hays State University, Assistant Professor, September 2012 – June 2014 Xinzheng, China

Teach business law, HR, ethics, organizational development and strategy to Chinese students

Specific subjects: Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley

Design classroom rules, assignments, exams, projects, classroom performance expectations

Use logical, critical thinking teaching method

Calculate and analyze grade data to identify learning problems

Grissmer Law Office, Legal Assistant, September 2011 – December 2011 Indianapolis, IN

Draft legal memoranda for immigration cases

Research immigration and family law for client interviews, discovery, legal memos

Interview clients for green card cases, immigration, and child custody cases

Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Immigration Associate, June-Aug 2009, Sept. 2010 – Aug. 2011 Indianapolis, IN

Research diverse areas of case law, consulted legal periodicals for client interviews, discovery, legal memos

Coordinate and execute case development with client, witnesses, supervisor, and partners

Input case developments into case log

Forecast probability of case success, present predictions to staff attorney

Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, Research Assistant, Jan – Mar 2006 Ann Arbor, MI

Collect and collect data for congressional and presidential elections, input results into Excel file

Prepare reports featuring data conclusions

CVS/Pharmacy, Pharmacy Technician and Sales Associate, 08.06 – 06.08 and 08.11 – 08.12 Indiana

LANGUAGE SKILLS Mandarin (proficient – HSK Level 4); English (native language)

MISCELLANEOUS Took bar exam in February, passed ethics exam November 2014

Excel, PowerPoint, Word

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