Experience

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  Cool patent, p.c.

  Mar 2007 - Sept 2009

  Legal & technical assistant

  Maintain calendar, spreadsheets, and contract attorney communication for patent docket; Designed, implemented and updated firm website

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  Colorado 18th judicial district, judge angela arkin

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Summer judicial internship

  Evaluated motions, orders, magistrate review requests and appellate decisions for pertinent legal issues; performed legal research to resolve issues and determine correct outcome; drafted orders for Judge to review and sign, including on motions to reconsider, motions to modify support, and magistrate reviews.Attended court proceedings and discussed process and outcome with Judge, clerks and other interns

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  University of colorado law school, dean dayna matthew

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Research assistant

  Performed legal research on the application of fiduciary principles to the medical provider/patient relationship. Prepared memorandum to professor outlining the scope of cases where fiduciary principles have been applied.

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  Executive office for immigration review, doj

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

  Legal intern

  Researched and prepared memoranda and proposed orders for Law Clerk and Judges on questions relating to immigration law, including removal and asylumAttended hearings and met with Judges to discuss issues, applicable laws, and outcomes

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  Byron white center for the study of american constitutional law, university of colorado law school

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Legal project coordinator

  Website design, maintenanceSocial media incorporationConference and event planning

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  Tw telecom

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2013

  Contract administrator

  Performed contract language review and negotiation of terms on renewals and existing vendor projects; drafted termination letters after verifying contract terms. Managed fast-paced and complicated contract approval process, including collaborating with internal and external clients to achieve necessary signatures and assure project timelines; streamlined tracking and reporting of contract approval status and upcoming renewals; updated contract templates in partnership with legal department. Assumed additional project responsibilities as requested, corporate diversity program support and website design for strategic B2B initiative procurement portal Show less

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  Mile high productions, llc

  Dec 2013 - Jul 2020

  Event coordinator

  Assist owner with trade show planning and execution for the Northern Colorado Home and Garden Show, including logistics planning, layout of vendor booths, and site and volunteer management during the event; manage company marketing, including creating the website and social media sites and updating visual and written content; develop vendor communication templates and manage calendar for sending out communications; perform outreach to potential vendors and show visitors via phone, email, social media and traditional advertising formats such as newspaper and billboards. Show less

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  Primoris services corporation

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

  Contract administrator

  Managed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracting process for a constructor of utility-scale solar projects throughout the United States. Reviewed and redlined standard EPC contract language from project developers, in conjunction with the legal department of our parent corporation, to minimize risk and develop mutually-beneficial contract language. Responsible for tracking contract negotiation milestones and managing meeting invitations and minutes. Oversaw exhibit progress from engineering, procurement and field construction groups to meet contracting schedule deadlines and facilitated communications between the company and developer teams. Managed internal signature requests and tracking for all EPC-related approvals, including Master Agreement, Amendments, SOWs, etc. Worked with internal legal and external brokers on appropriate insurance and bond requirements, as dictated by the final contract terms. Managed and tracked all Non-Disclosure Agreements requested and signed for our division, and collaborated with the parent company legal department to ensure information consistency and request approval for non-standard language. Streamlined and documented many contracting-related processes in order to create and follow company policy, as this division was relatively new and the renewable-energy field is fast-changing. Show less

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  Lawtoolbox.com, inc

  Nov 2021 - now

  Manager, court rulesets

  Manage implementation of new local, state and federal legal deadline rulesets into the SAS platform, including identifying the required ruleset, researching the rules of procedure from one or more sources, planning the ruleset layout, and entering the appropriate information into the software database.Responsible for identifying rule changes to existing rulesets and capturing/updating the new information within the database. Creating regular blog and social media posts to notify customers of significant rule changes. Help manage and streamline non-payroll elements of human resources responsibilities, including updating the employee handbook, benefits administration, time off administration. Oversaw conversion of manual HR processes to Paychex management services.Recruit new hires by utilizing online hiring platforms, screening applicants, conducting initial interviews and onboarding selected candidates. Oversaw hiring of more than 50% of the current company staff. Show less