Kelsey MacLeod

Experience

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  Summer Intern

  Interned in the District Office of the Speaker of the House. Managed federal and municipal claims constituent casework, assisted with planning various office events, managed constituent correspondence, interfaced with constituents, assisted with office management logistics.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Summer Intern

  Interned in the Personal and Legal Offices of the Speaker of the House. Conducted legal and policy research, authored memoranda and briefs for staff attorneys, collaborated with staff on written releases and office events, attended committee meetings and briefings on behalf of staff.

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  Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2017

  Litigation Paralegal

  Supported the government contracts, banking and financial services, government enforcement and investigations, construction, procurement, litigation, and white-collar defense practice groups in litigation-related tasks including: legal research, brief and pleading drafting, court filings, client interfacing, discovery, depositions, trial preparations, settlements, and appeals.

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  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  Paralegal

  Worked in the Consumer & Community Banking (CCB) Responsible Banking & Data Law practice group to assist multiple lines of business with fair lending, privacy, and data-related regulatory and compliance matters. Member of the Big Data, UDAAP, and TCPA Virtual Practice Groups. Member of the Greater Washington Volunteer Leadership Group, the Paralegal Excellence Network, the Women On The Move Network, and NextGen.

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  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Honors Program Legal Intern

  Worked in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis on data analysis and privacy law matters, federal rulemaking, administrative law and regulatory procedures, authored legal memoranda based on legal and market research.

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  U.S. Air Force JAG Corps

  Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

  Legal Extern

  Performed legal research, drafted six appellate briefs, prepared attorneys for litigation before the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces by assisting with moot courts.

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  US Navy

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Legal Extern

  Worked on National Defense Authorization Act implementation tracking, processed proposed changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, authored memoranda on inter-branch criminal policy-making for Joint Service Committee Working Groups, assisted with courts-martial appeals, drafting certiorari petition recommendation briefs.

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  Federal Public Defender

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Legal Intern

  Worked in the Trial Division of the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia primarily on compassionate release motions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Performed legal research, provided investigative assistance, and drafted motions on behalf of indigent defendants before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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  United States Senate

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Law Clerk

  Clerked for the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, under the staff counsel of the Committee Chairman. Conducted legal research, drafted letters and memoranda, performed document review, and prepared materials for Subcommittee hearings.

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  U.S. Navy JAG Corps

  Nov 2021 - now

  Serving as an active-duty Judge Advocate at Region Legal Service Office Southeast in the Trial Department, prosecuting general crimes, including: good order and discipline offenses, fraud, financial crimes, and violent crimes. Additionally, assisting the Office of Special Trial Counsel with prosecutorial merits reviews and pre-litigation case evaluation. Serving as an active-duty Judge Advocate at Region Legal Service Office Southeast in the Trial Department, prosecuting general crimes, including: good order and discipline offenses, fraud, financial crimes, arson, and conspiracy. Served as an active-duty Judge Advocate at Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic in the Legal Assistance Department. Advised eligible military and DoD-affiliated personnel on: estate planning, family law, consumer protection, immigration, small claims, tax, and military benefits laws, programs, and policies. Served as an active-duty Judge Advocate at Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic in the Trial Department, prosecuting primarily Special Victims cases. Served as an active-duty Judge Advocate at Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic in the Command Services Department as a Staff Judge Advocate of two Navy installations. Deployed as Deputy Strike Group Judge Advocate for Carrier Strike Group EIGHT embarked aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), in the Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.

  • Trial Counsel

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Trial Counsel

    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

  • Legal Assistance Attorney

    Sept 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Trial Counsel

    Oct 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Command Services Attorney

    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022