Meaghan E. McGuirk

EDUCATION

Ohio Northern University College of Law Ada, OH

J.D. Candidate May, 2009

GPA: 3.34 Class Rank: 16/101

Dean’s List –Spring 2008

ONU Law Scholarship Recipient Street Law Society

Dan Guy Oral Advocacy Competition Semi-Finalist Christian Legal Society

Burke E. Smith Trial Advocacy Competition Quarter-Finalist LexisNexis Certified

Moot Court – Trial Team Coach; Administrative Justice International Student Peer Advisor

Student Bar Association – Second year representative Student Peer Advisor

Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity – Recruitment Chair Icelandic Legal Society – President

University of Miami School of Law Summer 2007 Coral Gables, FL

Study Abroad in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France, and Spain June – August 2007

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

B.S. magna cum laude, Psychology May 2006

GPA: 3.56

Dean’s List Student Judicial Board

Psi Chi Psychology Honors Fraternity Collegiate Mock Trial

Honor’s Convocation Inductee (Spring 2005) Pitt Program Council

Worked and interned up to 30 hours a week

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant January 2008 – Present

Ohio Northern University for Professor Fenton Ada, OH

Research issues surrounding developing and transitional democratic nations

Legal Intern May 2008 – Present

Ohio Northern University College of Law Civil Legal Clinic

Draft all documents involved in a case; conduct trials; draft judgment entries

Legal Intern January – May 2005

Federal Public Defender’s Office Pittsburgh, PA

Retrieved files; researched legal cases; interviewed witnesses

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Psychology Teaching Assistant January – May 2006

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Administered exams; graded exams; tutored students in Learning and Motivational Psychology

Cashier December 2003 – February 2006 (Academic years)

University of Pittsburgh Book Center Pittsburgh, PA

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteer Legal Intern October – December 2004

Federal Public Defender’s Office Pittsburgh, PA

Math Tutor September 2003 – May 2004

City High School Pittsburgh, PA

References and Writing Sample Available Upon Request

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