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Minneapolis, MN

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Law Clerk

Responsibilities:

  • Assist commercial litigation attorneys with legal research
  • Review and prepare documents to produce in discovery
  • Review and assess documents received in discovery
  • Review and organize exhibits for trial preparation
  • Assist in reviewing and editing of legal memoranda
  • Distinguish cases from opposing counsel’s legal memoranda
  • Attend hearings to assist attorneys as needed
  • Assist commercial litigation attorneys with legal research and discovery
  • Participate in general office assistance and reception
  • Review and help organize exhibits for trial preparation
  • Assist in reviewing and editing of legal memoranda

Confidential, St. Paul, MN

Extern, Legal Department

Responsibilities:

  • Assist Employment and Labor Law attorneys with case management, analysis, and planning
  • Assist Legal Department efforts with Human Resources in staff education
  • Draft company policies and procedures
  • Update internal resources on state - by-state employment laws and amendments
  • Review agreements
  • Research questions on state law for employment-based claims
  • Coordinate with legal team on internal control issues and prevention

Confidential, Bloomington, MN

Mentor Externship

Responsibilities:

  • General law clerk assistance, including:
  • Drafting complaints, summons, and memoranda
  • Reviewing and organizing statements of facts
  • Facilitating client communication, as needed
  • Greeting clients in reception, as needed
  • Maintaining client files
  • Attend various legal events and experiences with my mentors
  • Meet regularly with my mentors to debrief the work, events, and experiences

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Director of Personnel and Human Resources Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee firm compliance to employment laws
  • Graduated in certification to Senior Professional in Human Resources through examination by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • Worked with management in employee development and jobs-needs analyses
  • Advised management in handling employee issues and administering disciplinary procedures
  • Responsible for recruitment and onboarding of new hires
  • Responsible for employment terminations
  • Reviewed and proposed amendment and updates to internal policies, procedures, and documents
  • Maintained personnel and health benefits files
  • Educated firm management of compliance issues
  • Trained staff on changes or additions to firm policies and procedures
  • Maintained documentation of employment-based discussions with staff.
  • Oversee firm bookkeeping, accounting, tax preparation and pricing strategy
  • Processed bi-weekly payroll through internal record preparation, reporting of hours and salaries to ADP, and calculated payroll taxes
  • Administered employee benefits
  • Responsible for the data entry of receipts, disbursements, and payroll
  • Conducted general ledger coding and entry of credit card statements
  • Accountable for monthly bank reconciliation and reconciliation of billing and collection between Practice Solutions billing software and Peachtree accounting software
  • Prepared monthly budgets with management
  • Established pay grades and salary levels of staff
  • Proposed ideas to management for expense reduction to prevent layoffs during the recession, which were adopted and all positions were preserved
  • Responsible for the preparation of all accounting work papers and general ledger reconciliations for the firm’s activity
  • Prepared federal, state, and local income tax returns and state property tax returns
  • Reviewed pricing strategy with management and developed a value-priced billing system for the consulting and valuation division
  • Worked with clients on billing inquiries and payment plans
  • Consult with clients on human resource compliance and management issues:
  • Consulted with clients on issues of employment compliance, strategy for personnel structure, employee development, recruitment, salary review, bonus administration practices, employee benefits, and employee disciplinary policies
  • Worked with attorneys on updating clients’ employment documents and employee manuals
  • Trained clients’ management teams on personnel issues and compliance
  • Lectured at various meetings, seminars, and conferences on human resources and management issues
  • Provided general clerical assistance to staff
  • Assist in marketing and planning of seminars and potential client outreach

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