Experience

Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Legal Officer

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Chief Legal Officer (July 2021-present)Legal Affairs Manager (May 2019–July 2021)• Reporting to AFWA's Executive Director and Executive Committee; providing counsel pertaining to all areas of nonprofit corporate operation.• Supporting government and scientific affairs staff with publications, legislative projects, ESA, MBTA, NEPA, and CWA regulatory comments, and collaboration with conservation partners in state and federal agencies and NGOs.• Providing staff support for the AFWA/USFWS Joint State/Federal Task Force on Assistance Policy.Staff Attorney (August 2016–April 2019)• Drafting amicus briefs to support government agencies in federal environmental and natural resources litigation.• Monitoring regulatory developments in wildlife conservation, public access, and land management.• Assisting AFWA's general counsel with addressing AFWA's corporate and intellectual property needs.



The George Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Attorney

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Worked with GW Law’s Global Internet Freedom and Human Rights Project to research Internet privacy law.• Strategized with Clinics and outside groups to create a project for online privacy and freedom of expression, including multilevel advocacy for law and policy reform and legal representation of cyber-violence victims. • Worked with GW Law’s Global Internet Freedom and Human Rights Project to research Internet privacy law.• Strategized with Clinics and outside groups to create a project for online privacy and freedom of expression, including multilevel advocacy for law and policy reform and legal representation of cyber-violence victims.



Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant

• Law Practice

• Summer Associate

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Performed legal research and assisting with permitting and litigation for cases involving federal and state energy/environmental laws, including issues in renewable and smart grid technology, federal pipeline siting, eminent domain, and marine hydrokinetic projects.• Drafted and filed motions to intervene on behalf of conservation groups in FERC processes.• Researched, drafted, served discovery; prepared testimony in state and Federal courts.• Produced material for newsletters and guides on emerging energy issues, including third-party solar ownership and use of drones for pipeline safety.



Oceana

• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Conducted research and prepared substantive briefs on environmental and administrative legal issues (particularly under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)) in support of Oceana conservation campaigns. • Conducted research and prepared substantive briefs on environmental and administrative legal issues (particularly under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)) in support of Oceana conservation campaigns.



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Conducted legal research and prepared memoranda for Article III and other federal court nominations pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as for legal and policy issues in antitrust, immigration, and campaign finance.• Assisted with redlining for drafts of the USA Freedom Act, including trap and trace / pen register provisions.• Took notes at committee hearings and briefings on issues including national security, intellectual property, international trade, and telecommunications.



Vassar College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant - French & Francophone Studies Dept.

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Assisted in translation, indexing, bibliography for English edition of a French legal text (awaiting publication: Through the Keyhole, Marcela Iacub, Vinay Swamy trans., Manchester University Press, April 2016).• Conducted bibliographical research for ongoing project.• Prepared film clips, digitized readings, online educational materials for supervisor's courses. • Assisted in translation, indexing, bibliography for English edition of a French legal text (awaiting publication: Through the Keyhole, Marcela Iacub, Vinay Swamy trans., Manchester University Press, April 2016).• Conducted bibliographical research for ongoing project.• Prepared film clips, digitized readings, online educational materials for supervisor's courses.



The New Republic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Web Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Prepared and updated The New Republic's homepage.• Wrote and researched blog posts for TNR's website.• Participated in TNR staff meetings.• Updated and maintained TNR magazine archives. • Prepared and updated The New Republic's homepage.• Wrote and researched blog posts for TNR's website.• Participated in TNR staff meetings.• Updated and maintained TNR magazine archives.