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SAMPLE RESUME #13: THIRD-YEAR STUDENT
WITH TRADITIONAL CLERKSHIP
.
F
G
, J
O RREST
UMP
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111 Cottage Street, Apt. 2A ! New Haven, CT 06511 ! 203.555.5555 ! gumpjr@yale.edu
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DUC ATIO N
Y
L
S
, New Haven, CT
ALE
AW
C HO O L
J.D. expected June 2014
Activities:
Coker Fellow, Prof. Daniel Markovits (teaching assistant for Contracts small group)
Research Assistant, Prof. Robert Gordon
Articles Editor, Yale Law & Policy Review
Board Member, Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals
Nonprofit Organizations Clinic
Six Angry Men a cappella group
U
A
, Tuscaloosa, AL
NIVERSITY O F
LABAMA
B.A., summa cum laude, American Studies and French, May 2010
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award (outstanding male & female members of senior class)
President, Iota Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership honor society)
University Honors Program
Honors Thesis: Racial Idiom: The Evolution of Racially Coded Speech in Alabama Politics 1950-70
Activities:
Rules Committee Chair, Student Senate
Tenor, University Singers (selected by Music faculty in competitive audition)
Columnist, The Crimson White (student daily newspaper)
E
XPERIENC E
H
. C
D
K
, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Houston, TX
2014 - 2015
O N
ARO LYN
INEEN
ING
Prospective Law Clerk.
B
, M
& E
, Atlanta, GA
Summer 2013
O NDURANT
IXO N
LMO RE
Summer Associate. Staffed variety of civil matters at boutique litigation firm. Drafted interrogatories, requests for
production, and deposition questions in Title VII suit against a regional seafood wholesaler. Researched and
drafted memorandum analyzing potential Truth in Lending Act violations in auto financing schemes. Drafted
section of Eleventh Circuit brief challenging the legality of a sheriff's search of a houseboat at a private marina.
S
P
L
C
, Montgomery, AL
Summer 2012
O UTHERN
O VERTY
AW
ENTER
Summer Intern. Participated in all aspects of trial preparation for civil suit brought on behalf of mentally-
challenged African-American man beaten by four white men, which resulted in a $9 million jury verdict.
Interviewed potential witnesses, prepared trial exhibits, drafted responses to discovery objections, and assisted in
preparation of jury instructions. Attended discovery and settlement conferences.
(R-AL), Washington, DC
2010-2011
U.S. R
J
B
EPRESENTATIVE
O
O NNER
Legislative Correspondent. Investigated constituent issues concerning a variety of government benefits and
drafted responses to constituent queries. Regularly updated content for Constituent Services section of
Congressman Bonner's website and drafted material for monthly e-newsletter.
S
I
KILLS AND
NTERESTS
Fluent in French. Enjoy running, table tennis, and Cajun zydeco music.
Yale Law Scho o l Career Develo pment Office
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