Jesse Sisson-Manning

Experience

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  L & E CERAMIC ART INC

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

  Front Office Manager and Receptionist
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  The Trustees of Reservations

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2018

  Membership Sales Associate/Senior Welcome Center Staff
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  Ski Butternut

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2020

  Reservations Specialist
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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Sept 2019 - May 2020

  Formulated academic schedules for first-year Legal Studies and Political Science students. Initialized requirements for transfer and higher education students. Assisted students in navigating academic life at the University. Advised students on merit-based courses and reviewed academic standings. Certified: FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) until 2029 Tailored class structure to the needs of first-year students in a seminar-style class. Organized and attended bi-weekly meetings with the dean of social behavioral/science college. Conducted all grading methods of 20 social/behavioral science students. Provided feedback on various assignments in conjunction with professor oversight. Designed outlines for class meetings in tandem with course instructors

  • Peer Advisor

    Jun 2019 - May 2020

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2019
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  David Buchwald for Congress

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  Precinct Captian
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  Maya Wiley for Mayor

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  Campaign Staff
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  Office of the Public Defender, Palm Beach County

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2022

  Alternative Spring Break Volunteer

  Researched and wrote a memorandum regarding search and seizure elements of an active criminal case. Prepared for and observed supervising attorneys’ depositions.

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  Robinson+Cole

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Summer Legal Intern

  Researched and wrote a memorandum for a client regarding newly enacted climate legislation, employment law, and land use issues. Reviewed and compiled documents for an appeal defense. Attended court proceedings representing health insurance companies. Edited and updated several memoranda regarding utility and energy policy.

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  Roger Williams University School of Law

  Aug 2022 - May 2024

  Teaching Assistant

  Assisted the school’s academic dean and students in the advanced legal writing class. Communicated with students on editing and cite-checking. Conducted workshops based on both common law and statutory citation...Assisted professor of legal research and writing. Communicated with students regarding assignment deadlines and support. Organized and conduct seminars on coursework.

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  Keches Law Group

  Nov 2022 - May 2023

  Law Clerk for Attorney Maria Scott

  Drafted complaints, discovery requests, motions to attach, motions for summary judgment and demand letters. Researched and wrote memoranda on state and federal employment law issues. Conducted client intake and communicated about case status. Search state and city databases for land, business, and court records.

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  Cameron & Mittleman LLP

  May 2023 - May 2024

  Law Clerk

  Assisted the firm’s associates and partners in all aspects of civil litigation representing corporate entities. Conducted legal research on contract law, real estate and land use disputes, bankruptcy, and environmental regulation. Drafted complaints, demands, discovery, depositions, interrogatories, and motions. Compiled federal and state estate tax returns.

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  Gilbane Building Company

  Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  Corporate Counsel Extern

  Provided legal research. Prepared and presented labor and employment law concepts to executive-level officers, legal department, and Human Resources. Supported senior legal counsel staff nationwide in various legal areas such as general construction litigation, contract law, labor and employment, crisis management, and ethics and compliance reporting.

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  Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR)

  Apr 2024 - May 2024

  Research Assistant

  Researched and produced a 50-state survey of liquor liability and dramshop laws. Provided Department staff attorneys with statutory recommendations to be provided to the state’s General Assembly.

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  The Rhode Island Judiciary

  Aug 2024 - now

  Law Clerk

  Conduct legal research to aid the state’s Superior Court justices. Edit published decisions. Draft bench memoranda and decisions for dispositive motions and land use calendars. Write decisions and provide research support to the magistrates of the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal and their appeals board.