Alex Hensel

Experience

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  McCarthy Building Company

  Feb 2007 - Sept 2007

  HR Intern

  • Performed research and Internet data-mining for job candidates to assist company recruiters• Designed and implemented survey to evaluate new employee engagement and satisfaction with the company• Compiled report giving detailed recommendations to recruiters about factors that affect company attractiveness to candidates in a scarce labor industry• Worked with a project engineer to implement a program using online social networks to stay in touch with college candidates

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  Cervantes and Associates

  May 2009 - May 2011

  Clerk

  • Sumarized extensive medical records and performed medical research and legal research to assist lead attorney in understanding medical and legal issues in medical malpractice case involving a birth complication known as shoulder dystocia. Plaintiffs claimed that their newborn suffered a brachial plexius injury because doctors failed to perform cesarean delivery despite warnings signs of this complication. This suit settled for $1,000,000.00• Drafted various legal documents including demand letters, petitions, deposition summaries, entries of appearance, and jury instructions• Observed approximately twenty depositions for personal injury cases including auto wrecks, FELA, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice• Interviewed clients to ascertain dates and locations of medical treatment in order to begin requesting medical records from providers to summarize medical chronologies• Researched cases and drafted handout used by Mr. Cervantes for his annual CLE seminar on changes in tort law at UMKC• Worked part-time (approximately 16 hours per week) during the school year (2L and 3L years) and full-time over the summers Show less

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  Hudson Legal

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  Contract Attorney

  • Temporary assignments reviewing documents for in several large-scale IP disputes, class action products liability cases, and a Title VII claim alleging retaliation• Reviewed documents using Relativity and Viewpoint software

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  Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley

  Feb 2012 - Mar 2012

  Contract Attorney

  • Drafted various legal documents including motions, responses, and memoranda of law for filing with court in predominantly employment based practice• Performed legal research• Designed and created demonstratives for use at trial

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  Cartee Law Firm, P.C.

  Nov 2012 - Dec 2012

  Part-Time Clerk

  • Supported solo practitioner in her varied practice that ranged from family law to contract defense and personal injury• Second chaired a mediated settlement conference against an insurance company on a personal injury/car accident claim that involved clear negligence by the insured who caused the accident and six digit medical bills for victims we represented• Drafted various legal documents including motions, responses, and memoranda of law for filing with the court as well as correspondence with opposing counsel conveying settlement offers and pleas Show less

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  US Securities and Exchange Commission

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  Contract Associate, USIS

  • Contract employee through USIS• Attended court to support Trial Unit attorneys in trial• Drafted various memoranda of law for filing in federal court• Performed legal research• Trained and experienced using both Concordance and Recommind e-discovery software to locate specific responsive documents in massive (>1,000,000 documents) information batches• Attended various CLE seminars updating my knowledge and skills in various securities-based legal issues from the government’s perspective Show less

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  Hudson Legal

  May 2014 - Nov 2014

  Contract Attorney

  • Temporary assignments reviewing documents in a large pharmaceutical patent case and a securities matter involving an initial public offering

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  Robert Half Legal

  Dec 2014 - May 2015

  Contract Attorney

  Multiple Denver Law Firms● Reviewed documents for privilege and created the privilege log for a case involving a dispute about a registered trademark at a small intellectual property boutique.● Reviewed documents in a large antitrust case concerning price manipulation of a soon to be obsolete electronic hardware.● Reviewed paper employment records and created a database for statistical analysis in order for a large telecommunications company to properly compensate their employees.

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  Hire Counsel

  Dec 2014 - May 2015

  Contract Attorney

  • Temporary assignment reviewing documents in a case where company auditors discovered wrong-doing by sales staff

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  Promontory Financial Group, LLC

  May 2015 - Dec 2015

  Anti-Money Laundering Analyst

  • Analyzed SWIFT messages to self-report possible Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) rules violations for European bank with branches and offices in United States• Investigated alerted banking transactions using internal banking systems and external research for large American bank• Wrote detailed narratives recommending whether to close alerted transactions or escalate and file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for large American bank Show less

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  Robert Half Legal

  Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Contract Attorney

  Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell● Performed ESI document review, including redacting documents for production and completing privilege logs, representing the defense for cases covering the gamut of:● Class action alleging a manufacturing defect against large international appliance manufacturer● Claim alleging fraud and false advertising against another large appliance manufacturer● Antitrust case alleging federal labor and wage violations by private companies facilitating a Department of State H1B visa program (also assisted Holland & Hart doing work on behalf of a similarly situated co-defendant)● Product liability case alleging personal injuries incurred from a subsequently recalled medical device● Claim involving financial advisors changing companies in the interest of their fiduciary duties to their clients Show less

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  Catalyst Repository Systems

  May 2018 - now

  ● QC Discovery Analysis● Joined team working on document review case pertaining to large scale agricultural litigation alleging collusion and price fixing between competitors within the chicken industry● On subsequent cases, working primarily in a QC capacity, making ultimate privilege reviews before final production to client

  • Team Lead

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Contract Attorney

    May 2018 - Jan 2022