Jackie Rodgers Jr.

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 2003 - Nov 2007

  Paralegal Non-Commissioned Officer

  In Garrison• Prepared wills, living-wills, powers-of-attorney, and other legal documents for attorney review• Analyzed laws, regulations, and policies for criminal prosecutions• Tracked various types of adverse actions to ensure timely completionDeployed• Reviewed dossiers of new and transferring detainees to determine proper compound assignment • Managed and tracked compound assignments of approximately 15,000 detainees • Maintained funds for and coordinated reparation payments Show less

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  Commerce Bank

  Nov 2010 - May 2013

  Retail Operations Specialist

  • Verified identities of new retail customers by comparing information provided with public records • Completed risk assessment of new retail customers by reviewing banking/debit histories and screening them against government watch lists• Reviewed accounts of flagged customers for fraud or other risk indicators

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  LaBrunerie Financial

  Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

  Client Services Representative

  • Analyzed financial markets for investment opportunities and recommendations • Prospected new client relationships by generating, qualifying, and contacting leads• Evaluated existing client investment portfolios and created and proposed new investment strategies for those clients• Actively managed existing customer relationships by eliciting additional investment funds and preparing, monitoring, and ensuring fulfillment of those transactions• Completed extensive internal rates of return and time value of money calculations• Generated future college cost calculations and retirement savings projections Show less

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  Veterans United Home Loans

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Assistant Loan Officer

  • Ensured compliance with institutional credit lending standards by conducing background investigations and evaluating financial information

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  United States District Court for the Central District of California

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Judicial Extern

  FULL-TIME• Drafted bench memoranda and judicial orders• Reviewed motions, researched relevant case law, and prepared legal argument summaries for cases involving class certification of an ERISA claim, a motion to dismiss copyright infringement claims, and writs of habeas corpus

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  Pepperdine University School of Law

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  • Reviewed and edited text book for publication• Researched and wrote textbook subsections and notes • Researched and sub-checked Amicus Curiae briefs• Researched and prepared a memorandum analyzing the contraceptive mandate accommodation

  • Research Assistant for Professor Nancy Hunt

    Oct 2016 - May 2017

  • Research Assistant for Professor Michael Helfand

    Aug 2015 - May 2017
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  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Student Honors Legal Intern - Division of Investment Management, Rulemaking Office

  FULL-TIME• Drafted rule proposals, comment summaries, adopting releases, and rule extensions• Researched market participants’ conduct, prior rule and guidance effectiveness, and regulatory efficiency and prepared policy memoranda and presentations to inform future rulemaking• Prepared joint rule proposal summary and talking point memoranda for interagency meetings

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  Smith Lewis, LLP

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Summer Law Clerk

  FULL-TIME• Drafted formation documents, leases, easements, affidavits of heirship, and 1031 exchange agreements• Researched and wrote bench briefs, jury instructions, and argument section of motions to file with Missouri circuit courts• Assisted with voir dire

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  Smith Lewis Llp

  May 2017 - now

  • Associate Attorney

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Unlicensed Attorney/Law Clerk

    May 2017 - Sept 2017