Boston College Law School

Director of Recruitment & Employer Outreach

Interim Assistant Dean, Career Services

Associate Director, Office of Career Services

Boston University School of Law

Advised and counseled law students and alumni on all aspects of the career development process, including identifying practice areas of interest and potential employers in the private and public sectors, networking, preparing application materials for internships, fellowships and postgraduate positions, course selection, interviewing, and career transitions. Planned and executed programming on subjects such as professional and effective use of social media, 2L and 3L job search strategies, career opportunities at small and medium sized law firms, and interviewing techniques. Conducted personal outreach to alumni and current and potential employers in Massachusetts and various other locations throughout the country, including New York, New Hampshire, California, and Washington DC.

Assistant Director, Office of Career Development and Public Service

Suffolk University Law School

Counseled law students and alumni on all aspects of the career development process, including identifying practice areas of interest and potential employers, networking, applying for internships and postgraduate positions, interviewing and salary negotiations. Developed and executed a comprehensive mandatory first-year career development orientation program. Organized 8 small group orientation sessions, prepared and updated materials for distribution, and conducted an advertising campaign that included individual outreach and collaboration with the first-year legal research and writing professors. Planned and led programming on a variety of topics such as drafting legal cover letters and resumes, obtaining and succeeding in a summer internship, how to successfully navigate a postgraduate job search, how students can market themselves to small and medium sized firms, and how to effectively use social media as part of a job search.

Assistant Director, Career Development Office

Sebaly Shillito + Dyer

Practiced in Corporate, Health Care and Creditors' Rights practice groups. Conducted research and drafted contracts for a wide variety of corporate transactions related to physician practice management, employment, real estate, antitrust, securities, commercial law and general corporate matters. Served as outside counsel for 8 months at a Fortune 500 technology company, assisting with the spin-off of a major business unit. Coordinated and negotiated the assignment and replication of hundreds of contracts in the U.S and foreign countries. Represented corporate creditors in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcies and collection matters.

Attorney

Sebaly Shillito + Dyer, A Dayton OH Law Firm

Summer Associate

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

Conducted research, drafted bench memoranda and opinions, and briefed motions on issues related to employment discrimination cases, corporate disputes and habeas corpus petitions.

Judicial Extern, The Honorable Michael R. Merz

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton

Organized the Federation’s major fundraising event including booking a speaker, establishing a corporate partnership program and coordinating publicity.  Made personal solicitations for the United Jewish Campaign.  Developed marketing materials for Federation programs.

Development and Communications Associate

U.S. House of Representatives

Served as an intern to Congressman (now U.S. Senator) Sherrod Brown (D-OH). Conducted research for Congressman Brown and his staff.  Drafted and revised press statements, briefing books and talking points.  Attended Congressional hearings and assisted with constituent correspondence.

Congressional Intern, Congressman Sherrod Brown

I am an experienced law school career services professional with a passion for working with students and alumni to develop and achieve their career goals.  I provide individual counseling services to students and alumni, create and execute programming on a wide variety of topics, conduct employer and alumni outreach, and develop career-related resources.  I work with students pursuing careers in both the private and public sector, as well as alternative and non-legal fields.

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