Paragon Legal

As Paragon’s Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist, I build pipelines of highly qualified candidates through a comprehensive approach that includes direct outreach to prospective candidates, networking and industry contacts, job postings, and creative solutions to build our talent community.  

I've also spearheaded initiatives to improve the candidate experience and screening process, including the launches of a scheudling tool and a text messaging tool. 

Paragon Legal is an innovative legal services firm that provides highly-skilled and experienced legal professionals to corporate legal departments on an on-demand, project basis. We partner with leading companies to provide flexible, cost-effective legal resources that meet each company’s individual needs. Our unique model and culture allow legal professionals the opportunity to continue with challenging legal work while maintaining flexibility and control over their personal schedules.

Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist

As the Southwest Region's Technical Sourcer, I used traditional hiring platforms and creative sourcing strategies to engage passive candidates and build instructional staff pipelines for data analytics; web development; product management, technical project management; fintech; digital marketing, UX/UI, & cybersecurity bootcamps bootcamp in California, Arizona & Texas.

Technical Sourcing Specialist

In a fast-paced setting, I sourced, recruited, interviewed, negotiated & generated offers for instructional staff for data analytics; web development; product management, technical project management; fintech; digital marketing, UX/UI, & cybersecurity bootcamps.  Provided white-glove candidate experience. Re-wrote candidate facing templates and materials for the Instructional Recruiting Team.

Full Cycle Technical Recruiter

Kaplan Test Prep

In a virtual work environment requiring strong time management skills and internal motivation, I
(1) Collaborated closely with internal clients to assess and prioritize staffing needs;
(2) Sourced and recruited ACT/SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, DAT/OAT, and PCAT instructors a) actively on platforms including LinkedIn, Handshake & Indeed and through cold-calling, social media networking (Facebook, Reddit, etc), and referrals; and b) passively through job postings on major websites and university career pages; and
(3) Guided and supported candidates through Kaplan's application process.

Full Cycle Recruiter / Talent Sourcing Specialist

Instructor for Law School Admission Test (LSAT) Test Preparation Program.

LSAT Instructor

Martha O'Bryan Center

As a contract employee, I researched, drafted, edited, and submitted grant proposals to the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families and to private funders.

Grant Writer

Public Defender of Nashville & Davidson County, Juvenile Division

I designed and implemented American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) - funded advocacy project for children at risk of entering juvenile justice system.
Negotiated project goals, outcomes and budget. Submitted programmatic reports. Oversaw
submission of fiscal reports. Trained counselors and parents on Individuals with Disabilities in
Education Act (IDEA). Supervised part-time counselor.

Kids Rights Attorney

Tennessee Justice Center

As a Skadden Fellow placed at TJC, I implemented project to ensure that children in and at risk of entering state custody received necessary behavioral health services. Counsel for 600,000 member plaintiff class comprised of children enrolled in Tennessee's Medicaid program (TennCare). Designed
training materials.  Supervised outreach and training efforts of education specialist.  August 2007 -
July 2009.
As Law Clerk for TJC, I attended hearings and depositions, took notes, created and annotated summary
memos. Reviewed and analyzed paper records and recordings of TennCare dis-enrollment
hearings for procedural errors. Reviewed documents for class-action lawsuit.

Skadden Fellow / Law Clerk

Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney’s Office

Observed in court; created timelines from discovery on petitions to terminate parental rights. Drafted stipulations for temporary custody hearings. Attended court-ordered mediation. Followed up on subpoenas. Created timeline for case involving 'frequent' ER visits. Evaluated inconsistencies between adoption paperwork and case file to determine why an adoption did not go through. Summer 2005.

Law Clerk

Oakton Community College

Coordinated development of grant proposals and facilitated project development teams. Wrote and edited grant proposals, budgets, as well as, programmatic and fiscal reports. Monitored grant-funded projects for programmatic and fiscal compliance. Researched funding opportunities. Served as liaison between funding agencies and project managers. Supervised student employee.

Grants Coordinator

University of Chicago Medical Center

Developed and co-managed Quality Assurance Program for Human Tissue Resource Center (for collection and distribution of human tissue samples). Coordinated department submissions to the Institutional Review Board. Provided editorial support for various departmental submissions. Provided administrative assistance to director of surgical pathology.

Assistant to Director of Surgical Pathology

Grants Writer: Established, implemented and managed a successful grant writing program. Created and maintained necessary research, tracking, monitoring, reporting and other management systems. Developed relationships with funders. Achieved over 90% of the revenue target for year one and 100% of the target for year two. 2000–2002.

Americorps*VISTA Volunteer: Analyzed Individual Development Account (IDA) program (matched savings program designed to assist low-income families in attaining asset ownership), then implemented appropriate changes. Developed and maintained relationships with program partners and participants. Tracked participant account information. 1999–2000.

Grants Writer / Americorps*VISTA Volunteer:

After a year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, I took on grant writing, which eventually lead me to law school and a Skadden fellowship.  

Following a brief stint in impact litigation, I took an extended break from work to care for my then-young family. 

Outside of work, I enjoy hot power yoga, reading, gardening, baking, crossword puzzles, hanging out with my kids and playing with our Bernedoodle (never did I ever think I'd have a dog, but now I can't imagine our family without her).

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