Experience

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  North carolina state university

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Resident advisor

  • Developed, coordinated, and maintained a program for approximately forty young women in Lee Hall. • Provided positive intellectual and social living environment for students. • Coordinated several workshops for students to attend.

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  Brown law, llp

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  Administrative & paralegal assistant

  • Answered phone calls and greeted clients.• Distributed daily mail and mailed out marketing materials.• Prepared documents needed for attorney use.• Filed documents with the court via hand-delivery.• Coordinated all off site records storage and retrieval.• Other miscellaneous duties for Chief Financial Officer and paralegals as needed.

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  White & stradley pllc

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Legal file clerk & office assistant

  • Organized and filed documents within the firm’s filing system.• Coordinated the proper disposal of all legal documents within closed files.• Other miscellaneous duties for paralegals and attorneys as needed.

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  Krause & kinsman law firm

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Legal intern

  • Traveled to commercial and residential properties in order to explain the eminent domain process and the effect on their property.• Communicated legal information to clients and contacts regarding their property through phone as well as email correspondence.• Drafted contingency fee agreements as well as notice of representation letters for new clients.• Aided in negotiations with condemning authorities through different modes of communication in order to increase the client’s compensation. Show less

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  Edwards kirby, llp

  Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  Legal assistant

  • Assisted with client intake through daily communication with potential clients.• Met with supervising attorneys to discuss viability of medical malpractice, personal injury, employment, and civil rights cases.

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  North carolina governor's office

  May 2019 - Jun 2019

  Summer associate (general counsel)

  • Draft memoranda after extensive legal research pertaining to the scope of the Governor’s authority and other branches of the North Carolina government.• Examine and brief various assigned cases pertaining to current legal issues.• Brief general counsel on findings of current research projects at weekly staff meetings.

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  Campbell university, norman adrian wiggins school of law

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Advanced legal writing scholar

  • Assisted the professor with the teaching of Advanced Legal Writing classes.• Performed basic grading and maintained the online classrooms.• Served as the first contact for students struggling with the class material.

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  Innovate capital business law clinic

  Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Student-attorney

  • Drafted incorporation documents for new Delaware entity. • Completed a Section 351(a) Exchange for one of the clinic clients.• Completed documents for new hires of the businesses.• Created documents to aid in negotiations to form new partnerships with other organizations.• Drafted equity compensation plans and the requisite documents to implement them.• Corresponded with clients to guide decisions for their businesses.

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  Hill law, pllc

  Mar 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Provide legal support to businesses that vary in size and industry on all legal matters including businessformation, workforce management, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation• Provide assessment of known and anticipated risks for businesses and implement legal strategy and documents to mitigate such risk• Assist businesses and startup companies with fundraising efforts by drafting SAFEs and non-disclosureagreements for potential investors• Create contracts for businesses to use with workers and customers including employment agreements, liability waivers, severance agreements, intellectual property licensing agreements, and consulting agreements• Provide legal advice to businesses on federal, state, and local regulatory compliance issues• Represent businesses in litigation of business and employment disputes• Speak at business networking events as a keynote speaker pertaining to various matters impacting businesses• Manage the hiring process for all new firm members including drafting job postings, interviewing applicants, providing an offer of employment to the selected applicant, and onboarding the new employee• Admitted to practice in all federal districts in North Carolina Show less

  • Associate Attorney

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Law Clerk

    Mar 2020 - Sept 2020
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  Lumos fiber

  Sept 2022 - now

  Director of legal affairs