Bryant Park

Senior Associate Director of Career and Professional Development at University of South Carolina School of Law
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
      • Oct 2022 - Present

      Advises students and alumni in developing an individualized career development plan, forming a sense of their professional identity, and maximizing employment prospects based on individual interests, abilities, and opportunities. Utilizes strong communication skills to interact extensively with students, student organizations, alumni, and employers. Supervises office support staff and collaborate with law school faculty, staff, and alumni to plan, direct, and implement a comprehensive series of career programs, workshops, and networking events. Directly involved with data reporting to insure accurate reporting of employment statistics. Show less

    • Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
      • Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

      Counsel individual students and alumni to maximize employment prospects based on individual interests, abilities, and opportunities. Collaborate with law school faculty, staff, and alumni to plan and execute career and professional development programs, workshops, and networking events. Develop job search and professional development resources.Implement employer relations strategy, and assist with data collection to ensure accurate reporting of employment statistics.

    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Employer Relations and Diversity Initiatives Coordinator
      • May 2020 - Jun 2022

      Maximize the number and excellence of positions available to University of Wisconsin Law School students and graduates by developing relationships with law firms, government agencies, and other employers. Serve as the main point of contact regarding internal and external career-based diversity and inclusion initiatives. Maximize the number and excellence of positions available to University of Wisconsin Law School students and graduates by developing relationships with law firms, government agencies, and other employers. Serve as the main point of contact regarding internal and external career-based diversity and inclusion initiatives.

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Program Coordinator
      • Oct 2017 - Apr 2020

      Implement, monitor, and recommend adjustments in connection with the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and the Anti-Sexual Harassment Plan. Assist with the development of policies and programs that promote a diverse and inclusive culture internally within the workforce. Identify and track metrics for measuring the effectiveness of diversity initiatives and anti-sexual harassment initiatives. Stay current on diversity & inclusion best practices and programs. Build strong collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, and establish effective communication with State Bar groups, volunteer leaders, members, affinity bars, and others. Identify, set and track performance standards that ensure efficiency and effectiveness of program and service operations. Foster relationships with the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University Law Schools and promote opportunities for the State Bar to showcase resources that serve law students. Promote, Recruit and Manage the State Bar's summer Diversity Clerkship Program with an eye to increasing the participation of both employers and students. Guide various State Bar committees and divisions through active participation in the management of law-related programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, establish continuing legal education seminars and workshops, strategic planning activities, budget creation and monitoring. Administer the Wisconsin Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection: process claims submitted by the public, answer calls about the program and the status of processed claims, compile documents and information provided by the participating parties to be provided to the Fund’s Committee, and forward decisions to applicants. Maintain communication with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin and the Office of Lawyer Regulation on attorney grievance investigations, restitution ordered to be paid to the Fund, and draft and file all necessary documentation to the Supreme Court. Show less

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Attorney
      • Aug 2014 - Aug 2017

      Advised clients on family law, estate planning, and Medicaid issues. Drafted pleadings, motions, memos, and briefs regarding family law and guardianship actions. Drafted estate planning documents catered to client needs and wishes. Assisted clients on how to become eligible and apply for Medicaid. Appeared in court for temporary order divorce hearings, divorce status conferences, default divorce hearings, hearings on petition for temporary and permanent guardianship due to incompetency actions, and hearings on petition for protective placement. Appeared in hearings before Administrative Law Judges regarding Medicaid applications. Drafted WisPACT Trust I & II Special Needs Trusts for clients to become eligible or maintain eligibility for their public benefits. Show less

    • Law Clerk
      • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Legal Intern
      • Jan 2014 - May 2014

    • Mediation Intern
      • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

    • United States
    • Wholesale Import and Export
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Associate
      • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Legal Intern
      • Jan 2013 - May 2013

    • Judicial Intern
      • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

Education

  • Marquette University Law School
    Doctor of Law (J.D.)
    2011 - 2014
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English-Creative Writing
    2006 - 2010

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