Phillip C. Cooks
Somerville, MA 02143
*******.*.*****@*****.***
Education
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas
Juris Doctor, May, 2011
University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, May, 2003
• Student Senate Budget & Finance Coordinator, 2002
Experience
Walgreen’s Inc., Arlington, Massachusetts
8/2011-11/2011
Customer Service Clerk
• Check customers out at main and backup register.
• Keep shelves stocked with products.
• Assist customer with product information and location in the store.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Clinical Legal Studies Program, Houston, Texas
8/2010-5/2011
Student Attorney, Wills & Probate Clinic
• Zealously represented indigent clients.
• Researched applicable case law.
• Prepared and filed motions with Houston District Probate Court.
Law Office of Lavinia Bullock, Esq., Quincy, Massachusetts
5/2010-12/2010
Legal Intern
• Prepared legal memoranda for upcoming court cases.
• Interviewed clients and prepared statements.
• Researched relevant case law pertaining to the legal defenses of clients.
Redmond & Durden, P.C., West Roxbury, Massachusetts
6/2009-9/2009
Legal Intern
• Prepared legal memoranda for upcoming court cases.
• Conducted legal research in order to provide the in house attorneys with a litany of defenses for their clients.
• Organized informational packets for prospective clients which detailed the services offered by the firm.
• Prepared documents for prospective real estate purchase clients.
American Student Assistance, Boston, Massachusetts
5/2007-8/2008
Loan Information Counselor
• Initiated Stafford, PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans for college students and their parents.
• Provided prompt responses to questions of the status of initiated loans and alternative forms of secondary education funding.
• Created training material addressing problematic aspects of the duties of a Loan Information Counselor.
Organizations
• Chairperson, Juveniles to Judges Program, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Men of Honor Legal Society, Houston, Texas
• Thurgood Marshall School of Law Sports & Entertainment Society, Houston, Texas