Christopher Darling

Experience

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  Six Flags Darien Lake

  May 2016 - Aug 2021

  As a supervisor, I was in charge of the Games and Attractions department in the theme park. I was responsible for working with my other colleagues, and creating schedules for over 200 workers in the park, giving breaks, and ensuring they met workplace restrictions. As a supervisor, I was also in charge of keeping check of daily inventory, and going over daily sales and reporting them back to our department. One other responsibly included doing monthly checks of the equipment that we had in our department.As a supervisor, I also had the ability to work on our weekly newsletters that highlighted our staff, while also providing insight about our sales projections, and showcase anticipated events that were projected to happen including concerts, team building activities, and special sales within our department. Show less

  • Supervisor

    May 2018 - Aug 2021

  • Area Lead

    May 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Team Member

    May 2016 - Jun 2017
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  University at Buffalo

  Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Business Teaching Assistant

  As a teaching assistant, I worked in the undergraduate business school of management program to assist upcoming freshmen and sophomores with entry level classes. Through this, I provided office hours in which students could meet with me to discuss issues or questions they had about business courses and how to improve their grades. I worked alongside other teaching assistants and provided group sessions for students struggling with courses and adapting their skill set.

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  Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Legal Intern

  This opportunity was mainly Intellectual Property based. As an intern, I assisted with legal work and public matters at a law firm based in Buffalo, NY. Over this time as an intern, I helped with sorting patent and trademark files, as well as developing a further knowledge of legal matters. I learned aspects of patent law, and assisted with writing out and filing claims to clients, and businesses. During my time as an intern, I also processed data and information to be stored in the company database that would be used for further forms of documentation. Show less

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  Cantor, Wolff, Nicastro & Hall

  Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  Law Clerk

  Being a law clerk, I worked on legal documents that were to be presented in the courtroom ranging from areas of slip and fall accidents to wrongful deaths, and any other form of personal injury. I created documents for attorneys to present to clients, and use as evidence in the courtroom. I researched into individual clients while working with paralegals to draft files including subpoenas, affidavits, and cross claims.

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  Kadant

  Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

  In-House Legal Intern

  Worked and learned about in-house through review of confidentiality agreements, assisting with review and negotiation of commercial and vendor contracts, assisting with the preparation of corporate SEC filings, acquisitions, and drafting corporate governance documents. At Kadant, I worked closely with General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel. Additionally, in this position, it gave me exposure to corporate and transactional matters of publicly traded companies.

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  Northeastern University Law Review

  May 2022 - May 2024

  Responsible for managing social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, and Law Review website). Additional duties include final publication of articles through InDesign software. As well, responsible for crafting and formatting final letterheads and mastheads for our print publications. As a publications editor, also in control of ordering merchandise for all Associate Editors, Senior Editors, and E-Board. Duties include working in a cohort for fact-checking and cite-checking Senior Editor articles and reporting back to Articles Editors. Additional duties were also working on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee and the Community Engagement Committee.

  • Publications Editor

    Mar 2023 - May 2024

  • Associate Editor

    May 2022 - Apr 2023
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  Northeastern University School of Law

  Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

  Research Assistant for Race, Justice, and Reform: Professor Deborah RamirezResponsible for creating publicity and monitoring a Zoom series for a Summer Race and Justice Fellowship program based on topics which include police accountability, restorative justice, racial discrimination, LGBTQ+ rights, and understanding of limited funding in lower income areas.Additionally, helped do research about topics surrounding the gentrification of BIPOC communities.Currently, working on research for rules about gun liability and insurance. Show less

  • Student Attorney: Prisoner’s Rights Clinic (PRC)

    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Lawyering Fellow to Professor Elizabeth Knowles

    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Research Assistant to Professor Deborah Ramirez

    Jun 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Teaching Assistant to Professor Zinaida Miller

    Jan 2023 - May 2023
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  Themis Bar Review

  Jan 2023 - Apr 2024

  Themis Bar Representative

  Responsible for providing services and products associated with Themis to fellow Northeastern Law students which include Bar prep materials, MPRE study guides, and free study guides.

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  Brathwaite Law, LLC

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Summer Legal Intern

  Worked in the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) to understand Caribbean lifestyle and governing laws focused on an array of civil litigation in labor and employment laws, trust and estates, and insurance defense. A special interest was centered around housing law and looking at the effects that hurricanes have had on the community. Responsibilities for this position included drafting and editing contracts, helping write legal memos, and working with several attorneys on consultations with local clientele. I had the ability to lead depositions and status conferences in this position. Show less

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  MG+M The Law Firm

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Law Clerk

  Worked as a Spring Law Clerk and assisted primarily in asbestos litigation and construction litigation. Job duties included legal research, document review, line-by-line deposition summaries, drafting memorandums, and attending trials at the Superior Court.