Experience

Figure Financial, Inc

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Legal Counsel

  • May 2023 - Present

  Primarily work in tax law. Conduct legal research and analysis to provide guidance to clients in matters related to federal tax credits. Draft memoranda documenting the relevant facts and legal conclusion for each client based on the applicable law. Communicate with clients and other stakeholders to provide updates, gather information, and thoroughly explain how the law applies to client’s facts. Collaborate with team members to provide high-quality legal services to clients. Manage a busy workload and prioritize tasks effectively to meet deadlines. Provide feedback to peers in a constructive manner and stay up to date with changes in tax law and other relevant areas of law. Show less



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Analyst

  • 2022 - 2023

  Responsible for analyzing legal information in Westlaw and working with Product Management to determine how to better leverage that information for legal researchers. Identified relationships among legal information sets. Conducted significant core legal research to identify critical legal authority on specific issues. Made fine-grain, qualitative judgments of legal content. Monitored performance of new products and enhancements through testing and grading evaluations. Collaborated with team members and internal stakeholders to better leverage key legal research information. Interpreted, analyzed, organized, and expressed complex legal material quickly and accurately; specifically, in the following legal areas: civil; contract; employment; and securities. Effectively handled and prioritized multiple projects simultaneously in a quickly changing environment. Worked independently, consistently meeting deadlines, and achieved individual objectives within larger team projects. Show less



Lexitas Legal

• Insurance Regulatory Compliance Attorney

  • 2020 - 2022

  Conducted extensive research of statutes, regulations and case law of all States and U.S. Territories for current compliance of P&C insurance, including both personal and commercial lines. Assisted nationally known and respected insurance and financial service company in developing a manual of policies, procedures, and best practices regarding their everyday business operations. Provided compliance information regarding issues in the following areas: underwriting; ratemaking; required policy language; required coverage; policy formatting; claim handling; surcharges and fees; and privacy rights of insureds. Provided plain language interpretations of insurance statutes and regulations. Corresponded with team members on a regular basis to establish uniformity within work product. Managed and prioritized deadlines. Detail-oriented with ability to analyze information and make logical conclusions. Show less



Liberty Mutual Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Litigation and Coverage Law Clerk

  • 2017 - 2018

  Assisted and supported in-house Litigation and Coverage team with insurance coverage issues and bad faith allegations. Drafted coverage opinions and memoranda in response to bad faith allegations under consumer protection laws (i.e., M.G.L.A. c. 93a and c. 176D); and other legal analysis evaluating potential risks suit can have on company. Identified how to make insurance handling and reporting protocols better to limit future issues. Corresponded with in-house counsel and outside counsel on various strategies for litigation. Compiled research for 50-state surveys, updating state regulations and court rules. Conducted document redaction review in preparation of internal and external audits. Under an advised attorney, handled pro-bono cases concerning disputes in Housing, Family Relations, and Sealing of Criminal Records. Show less



Human Rights Clinic

• Greater Boston Area

• Student Practitioner (SJC Rule 3:03)

  • 2017 - 2018

  Assisted Indigenous communities in nation-building and advised clients on establishing a body of law that correlates with their values and goals. Authored a Family Relations Ordinance for Native American tribal government in Massachusetts and drafted a Merit Brief to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (a sector of the United Nations) discussing violations the Guatemalan government inflicted on its native communities. Developed a human rights campaign for the Xavante Community of Brazil concerning human rights violations. Collaborated with representatives of the Massachusetts Tribal Council to advocate for a Bill concerning use of Native American mascots in schools within Massachusetts. Kept abreast of new developments within Tribal Law; Federal Law, State Law, and International Law/Policy to deliver better work product for my client. Show less



Middlesex Superior Court

• Woburn, MA

• Judicial Intern

  • 2016 - 2016

  Drafted judicial opinions on various motions, including: 58A motions; motions to suppress; and motions to revise and revoke. Researched and drafted legal memoranda on issues such as: search and seizures, negligence, and assault/battery. Observed trials, motion sessions, bail hearings, and side bar between Judge and attorneys. Discussed court observations one- on-one with Judge routinely. Conducted statistical research during bail hearings and facilitated moot court training sessions for newly appointed attorneys. Show less