Kelsey Truxal

Experience

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  We Stay Free, Inc.

  Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Organizational Director

  • Maintained Campus chapter of We Stay Free (criminal reentry nonprofit) at Western Kentucky University• Established a We Stay Free website and other social media platforms• Collaborated with the WKU Think Tank inside DeBerry Special Needs maximum security prison inmates to discuss goals and missions of the reentry program

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  Western Kentucky University

  May 2015 - May 2016

  • Collaborated with student government association to approve legal clinic fees for students at WKU• Constructed policies and procedures for the processing and handling of all incoming client cases • Maintained all office activity including incoming cases and closing files -networked with local attorneys and several other universities to ensure adequate preparation for clinic opening • Created survey to distribute to alumni whom graduated the program between 2011-2015• Designed subsequent survey to disperse to employers to examine curriculum success • Analyzed data to present to university on curriculum success and program suggestions

  • Clinic Coordinator

    Aug 2014 - May 2016

  • Co-Investigator of Paralegal Studies Program Alumni Survey

    May 2015 - Aug 2015
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  Kentucky Wesleyan College

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

  Admissions Counselor

  • Coordinated visits and maintained contact with ninety-nine schools over a 12 county district• Maintained daily contact via text, email and Hobsons Radius CRM system with hundreds of students • Represented the institution at nearly twenty different events, recruiting students for future enrollment

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  Ohio County Attorney's Office

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Paralegal

  • Maintained cold check database, summons, warrants and notices• Monitored insurance policies for various traffic offenders • Created internal policies and procedures for efficient production and day to day activities.

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  Wells Health Systems Inc

  Oct 2016 - Feb 2017

  Contract Paralegal

  • Contacted attorneys regarding the status of the case, verifying they could be closed and required no further action. • Managed records related to case closures, ensuring compliance with documentretention policies nd and procedure•. Assisted in identifying files that required long-term retention or archiving,ensuring proper storage and retrieveal procedures

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  Commonwealth Title & Mortgage Services, Inc.

  Apr 2018 - Feb 2022

  Attorney

  • Ensured documents were properly recorded at the Daviess County Clerk’s office post-closing• Established 30 year chain of title free of judgement/tax liens, and invalid mortgage releases• Conducted title updates for over 200 post-closing files for years 2016-2018

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  University of Louisville Law Review

  May 2018 - May 2020

  Member
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  Gibson County Substance Abuse Treatment Court

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2022

  Researcher/Evaluator

  -Created participant handbook provisions and ensured compatibility with state drug court standards-modified policies and procedures manuals to reflect changes made in the participant handbook, followed by submission of said documents to the state of Indiana for state certification - attended client case review meetings and court hearings to ensure client compliance and make modifications as necessary to ensure program success

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  Gibson County Prosecutor's Office

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Law Student Intern

  • Co-conducted arraignments and made oral arguments before the court• Filed responsive motions and pleadings•. Researched Indiana's evolving Miranda warning standards for custodial interrogations

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  Western Kentucky University

  Jul 2020 - now

  • Assistant Pedagogical Professor

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Assistant Pedagogical Professor of Paralegal Studies

    Jul 2020 - Feb 2022