Paralegal

Alistair Jones

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EDUCATION

RICE UNIVERSITY AUGUST 2016-JANUARY 2017

Graduate Paralegal Certificate Program

•Studied basics of Contract Law, Tort Law, and Texas Civil Procedures

•Gained a basic understanding of legal terminology, court structure, legal research, legal writing and drafting of legal documents, WestLaw (Next), Lexis Advance

• Prepared litigation documents for client (Memorandum, Witness Interview, Plaintiff ’s Original Petition, Citation, Discovery Requests, and various motions/pleadings).

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MAY 2016

Bachelor of Arts, Film & Digital Media, History GPA: 3.52/4.0

University Honors: Provost’s Gold Scholarship University Honors: Dean’s List (Spring 2016) Baylor in New York, Spring 2016 Baylor in Great Britain, Summer 2013 National Society of Collegiate Scholars Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society) Delta Epsilon Iota (National Career Center Student Organization)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Intern, Click 3X – New York, NY 01/21/2016– 04/30/2016

•Worked under tight deadlines as an assistant on live-action productions

•Provided support to client services and production coordinators

•Conducted research to find music samples that matched client interests

•Assisted executive producers by researching up-and-coming film talent and tracked talent information, websites, and agency representation via Google Docs

Intern, Insignia Films – New York, NY 01/11/2016–04/30/2016

•Researched various aspects of life during World War I, with an emphasis on the British military’s involvement in the 100 Days Offensive

•Proofed, updated, and revised scripts for episodes (3-4 pages) or full-length projects (40-50 pages);

•Imported still images to online database

Intern, Aurora Picture Show – Houston, TX 06/10/2015 – 08/21/2015

•Assisted with 2 Aurora Film Festivals, the Extremely Shorts Film Festival and the annual Summer Camp Film Festival; managed concessions, helped with set-up and strike, and photographed keynote speakers during these festivals

•Added 100 files, containing vital information on Aurora programing, to Video Library Database using FileMaker Pro,

•Used InDesign to create cover art for physical copies of Aurora programming

LEADERSHIP

Student Advisor & Delegate, Episcopal Student Center – Waco, TX 08/25/2014– 12/06/2015

•Represented Baylor students as a member of the Advisory Board and the Waco Episcopal college student community as the Delegate to the Diocese of Texas Annual Convention;

•Assisted the minister at the University Church fair to help new students transition into Baylor culture

Program Coordinator, Baylor Activities Council – Waco, TX 08/23/2014– 11/30/2015

•Cooperated with campus student groups to create all-university events designed to promote student to faculty relationships, with partner organizations

•Followed University policy in filing Risk Management and Insurance paperwork for the event

•Coordinated with off-campus vendors to order necessary supplies and arrange set-up and take-down of the event space

•Coordinated with University staff to reserve event space

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