Legal Assistant

EDUCATION

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

¬Bachelor of Arts, Majors: History and Political Science, December 2010

¬Overall GPA: 3.6/4.0

¬Deans List: 2x

¬Nominated for Lamont Prize (History Scholarship) and Arts and Science Writing Award

INTERNSHIPS

Daniel, Thom, & Katzman P.C. May- August 2010

Colorado Springs, CO

• ¬Shadowed Criminal Defense Attorneys Norm Thom and Steve Khatzman in all aspects of criminal defense work in the El Paso and Teller County area.

• Consulted with various advertising agencies and helped launch the firm's new advertising campaign.

• Modernized the firm's implementation of the Internet, specifically in social networking web sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), for their new advertising campaign.

• Reviewed case files (including police and lab reports) and relevant statutes and case law in preparation for consultations with new and existing clients.

• Assisted the legal assistants and paralegal by answering phones, scheduling appointments, drafting motions and filing documents with the court.

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EXPERIENCE

Camp Leader Young Stars Day Camp May- August 2005-08 Seasonal

Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation

¬Colorado Springs, CO

• ¬Head supervisor of over 70 children, ages 5-13, as well as 7 counselors.

• Recruited new campers, assisting the expansion of the program from three parks to six from 05-08.

• Primarily responsible for communicating camp activities with parents, supervisors, campers, and counselors.

• Responsible for weekly calendar and letter to parents.

• Taught swimming, baseball, football, basketball and other sports in a variety of camps for the city

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Mascot "Chip" April 2008- April 2010

University of Colorado

¬Boulder, CO

• ¬2009 and 2010 Mascot National Champion

• Assisted in organizing, performing, and assisting in over 350 appearances per year.

• Worked with five other students to develop the National Championship entry videos and skits, two year-long projects.

• CU Student-Athlete Letterman

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SKILLS

• Confident and comfortable public speaker.

• Strong research skills with academic sources.

• Happy and capable to work in group setting or alone.

• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Word.

• Extremely self-motivated.

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