Business Development Manager

Jarrod Morgan Pollard

***** ********* *****, **********, ** 22192 M: 419-***-**** E-mail: *******.******@*****.*** Education

Bachelor of Science in Communication, Ohio University Athens, OH Jun 09 Communication and Public Advocacy

Areas of Experience and Expertise

Seasoned professional with adversarial political experience turned legal professional staffer

Skilled organizer with a client-centered focus on delivering results in the most efficient and effective manner

Trustworthy with dogged persistence and immaculate follow-up

Proven leader who has shown an ability to triage multiple competing priorities and contribute meaningful solutions

Consistent delivery of value to employer and clients Professional History

Omnibus Paralegal, New York City Department of Education New York, NY Sep 24-Present Analyzed due process complaints, drafted motions to dismiss, and prepared disclosures and subpoenas. Managed case files and ensured compliance with federal and state regulations. Collaborated with attorneys to develop case strategies and assist in hearing preparations. Conducted legal research and maintained organized case documentation. Skilled in prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment while ensuring accuracy and adherence to legal requirements. Senior Litigation Assistant/Business Development Manager, Bond Law, PLLC Washington, DC Jul 14-Jan 24 Managing a high revenue personal injury portfolio in drafting demand packages, pleadings, motions; conducting PACER case research; issue spotting in potential and existing cases; communicating with insurance companies, courts and clients regarding their cases, using Clio for firm management and Salesforce as our client relationship management and business development tool

Research Associate, American Bridge 21st Century Super PAC Washington, DC Apr 13-Jan 14 For the 2014 election, conducted opposition research for the Ohio and South Dakota political portfolios; supplied opposition research to other identified targets by utilizing LexisNexis, CQ, and analyzed state and federal legislation Research Analyst, IMS Research Washington, DC Aug 12-Nov 12 For the 2012 election, consulted Democratic candidates and progressive organizations by conducting positive and negative research by using LexisNexis and other legislative databases, analyzed and prepared FOIA requests, in addition to daily distribution of news clips and created an Access database for in-depth political research projects Press Intern, United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Washington, DC May 12-Aug 12 Tasked with daily press clips for the Senator’s review, creating an Access database for reporter contacts, answering press lines and fielding calls from reporters, and working with communications office and legislative staff by using Cision, LexisNexis, Thomas and other legislative databases to create documents for the media Campaign Manager, Janie Strauss for School Board McLean, VA Aug 11-Nov 11 Managed successful candidate’s campaign, consultants, and interns on strategy, message discipline, opposition research, and voter outreach in a highly competitive school board race in the Washington, DC metro area; used VoteBuilder to target voters through targeted mailings to complement our field and communication strategy and through intelligent website design, new media and traditional media outreach Community Organizer, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Akron, OH May 11-Jul 11 Engaged citizens in discussions about the economy in Ohio and to sign a statewide petition for a ballot referendum to overturn Ohio Senate Bill 5

Research Assistant, Ohio Democratic Party Research Department Columbus, OH Feb 10-Nov 10 Collected research on the 2010 Ohio Republican statewide candidates, used LexisNexis for opposition research, created news clippings, utilized both LexisNexis and VoteBuilder to conduct background checks and assisted in the editing of the 2010 Ohio Republican statewide opposition research books, supervised interns and counseled other Research Assistants

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