Second-year law student with journal, moot court, and 1L summer clerkship experience. Drafts research memoranda and case summaries, cite-checks under Bluebook rules, and runs targeted Westlaw and Lexis queries. Seeking a 2L summer associate position in litigation.
- Drafted bench memoranda on pending motions to dismiss and summary judgment, summarizing controlling Sixth Circuit authority for the judge's review
- Researched evidentiary and procedural questions on Westlaw and Lexis+; flagged splits in authority and recommended dispositions
- Observed oral argument and motion hearings, then prepared post-hearing notes comparing argued positions to the briefed record
- Cite-checked draft opinions against The Bluebook (22nd ed.) and verified record citations for accuracy
- Edit and source-check articles for substantive accuracy, conducting line-by-line Bluebook citation review on 40-plus footnotes per piece
- Pull and verify primary sources through HeinOnline, Westlaw, and PACER to confirm authorities exist and stand for the proposition cited
- Coordinate with authors on revision rounds and track changes across drafts using redlining in Microsoft Word
- Wrote a 30-page appellate brief on a Fourth Amendment suppression issue, structuring argument around governing precedent and standard of review
- Delivered oral argument before a three-judge panel and fielded questions on the record and applicable circuit authority
- Advanced to the quarterfinal round out of 64 competitors
- Compiled case law and secondary sources for a forthcoming article on administrative law deference standards
- Built a citation table of 120-plus authorities and verified each against Westlaw and Bloomberg Law
Legal research (Westlaw, Lexis+, Bloomberg Law) · Bluebook citation and cite-checking · Legal writing (memoranda, briefs) · Case law and statutory analysis · PACER and HeinOnline · Document review and redlining · Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat · Oral advocacy
- Westlaw Certification, Thomson Reuters
- Lexis+ Certification, LexisNexis