Sarah Flourance
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Experience
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Warren for President
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United States
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Organizer
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Nov 2019 - Present
Falls Church, Virginia
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Run for Something
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Candidate Interviewer and Mentor
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2018 - Present
• Interview, engage with, and mentor potential candidates by providing resources and answering questions about running for office. • Submit reports on prospective candidates, implementing Run for Something’s goals and campaign-building strategies.
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Democratic National Committee
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United States
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Political Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Volunteer
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2018 - Present
• Converse with voters about candidates vying for vulnerable seats, like Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum, Sharice Davids, Beto O'Rourke, Claire McCaskill, and Jacky Rosen.
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Volunteer
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2018 - Present
• Implement targeted, remote grassroots organizing strategy by holding daily conversations with voters on several progressive state and local issues, contributing to the passage of Idaho Medicaid expansion, Florida Amendment 4, and historic Black voter turnout in 2018. • Recruit voters and potential candidates for office through Black Voters Matter and Run for Something.
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Democratic Party of Virginia
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Organizer
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2018 - Present
Washington D.C. Metro Area, Northern Virginia • Mobilize and educate voters and volunteers in support of Virginia federal, state, and local grassroots campaigns by conducting 700+ door canvasses, weekly phone and text banking, and petition drives during the 2018 midterm cycle. Track and record data in NGP VAN. • Lead canvasses and coordinate logistics from persuasion through GOTV for Jennifer Boysko’s field organizing team. • Complete data entry, administrative tasks, and organize carpools for Jennifer Boysko’s field… Show more • Mobilize and educate voters and volunteers in support of Virginia federal, state, and local grassroots campaigns by conducting 700+ door canvasses, weekly phone and text banking, and petition drives during the 2018 midterm cycle. Track and record data in NGP VAN. • Lead canvasses and coordinate logistics from persuasion through GOTV for Jennifer Boysko’s field organizing team. • Complete data entry, administrative tasks, and organize carpools for Jennifer Boysko’s field team. • Provided legal support, reported, and resolved 10+ incidents as an Election Day poll observer with the Virginia Voter Protection Team. Show less
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Development Volunteer
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2018 - Present
Washington D.C. Metro Area • Recruit, train, and motivate dozens of volunteers in Northern Virginia and DC to participate in direct actions with Planned Parenthood. • Perform weekly direct actions including phone banks, canvassing, rallies, postcard drives, membership drives, and issue roundtables for many topics including VA Medicaid expansion, political campaigns, and the Kavanaugh nomination. • Lobby state and federal legislators directly on issues such as Kavanaugh, Title X gag rule, TRAP restrictions, and DHS’… Show more • Recruit, train, and motivate dozens of volunteers in Northern Virginia and DC to participate in direct actions with Planned Parenthood. • Perform weekly direct actions including phone banks, canvassing, rallies, postcard drives, membership drives, and issue roundtables for many topics including VA Medicaid expansion, political campaigns, and the Kavanaugh nomination. • Lobby state and federal legislators directly on issues such as Kavanaugh, Title X gag rule, TRAP restrictions, and DHS’ public charge rule. • Supervised canvasses and trained volunteers in support of Jennifer Wexton and the entire Virginia Democratic ticket, contributing to a >60% increase in voter turnout from 2014 in VA Congressional District 10. Show less
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Activist and Organizer Volunteer
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2017 - Present
Washington D.C. Metro Area • Lobby senators directly on issues including reproductive rights, healthcare, ACA, immigrant rights, and the Kavanaugh nomination. • Provide legal support to activists participating in nonviolent civil disobedience.
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Contractor and Research Assistant
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2015 - Present
• Recruited by Professor Ellis to independently research and edit a manuscript on gender, feminism, and society in gothic literature.
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Founder and Co-Leader
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2016 - 2018
Online • Founded and facilitated a monthly online book club with 1000+ followers to read diverse feminist literature, focusing on racial justice. • Managed social media and recruitment. Created daily intersectional educational content, informational graphics, and announcements.
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Mitchell Hamline School of Law
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Circulation Assistant
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2011 - 2014
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Assisted patrons with checking out and locating materials using the Library of Congress cataloguing system. • Completed trainings on legal research, including Lexis Nexis, Westlaw Next, and legal encyclopedias.
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Student Attorney, Advocacy Clinic
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2013 - 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Led, managed, and won unemployment and housing cases for underprivileged clients, individually and with other student attorneys. • Provided advice to other student attorneys in weekly brainstorming sessions.
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Student Attorney, Community Development Clinic
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2013 - 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Forged relationships with community stakeholders to write unique, effective model ordinances for recreation, land use, and zoning. • Attended and created trainings related to ordinance development and community and neighborhood development for Minnesota counties looking to create more sustainable infrastructure. • Wrote memorandum on best environmental and land use law practices to advise clients on developing their recreational infrastructure. • Managed cases from start-to-finish… Show more • Forged relationships with community stakeholders to write unique, effective model ordinances for recreation, land use, and zoning. • Attended and created trainings related to ordinance development and community and neighborhood development for Minnesota counties looking to create more sustainable infrastructure. • Wrote memorandum on best environmental and land use law practices to advise clients on developing their recreational infrastructure. • Managed cases from start-to-finish for multiple concurrent clients.
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Hennepin County
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Legal Extern, Torrens Office
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2013 - 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Certified clean property title for real estate transactions transfers through Minnesota's Torrens title system of hundreds of foreclosed-upon properties. • Drafted legal memos, court filings, and adjudicated decisions.
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Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
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United States
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Law Clerk, Foreclosure and Housing Department
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2013 - 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Drafted legal briefs for multiple complex real estate litigation cases. • Counseled clients entering into bankruptcy and prepared bankruptcy filings. • Provided litigation and trial support through detailed legal research, writing memos, and attending client meetings, negotiation proceedings, and court hearings for foreclosure cases.
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The Nature Conservancy
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Law Clerk
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2012 - 2013
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Drafted legal briefs and memoranda for clients and staff attorneys on topics related to land use, real estate, and environmental law. • Compiled resources on environmental policies for every state for compliance issues with the Endangered Species Act, state and city drainage laws, and the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Center for Homicide Research
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United States
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Law Clerk and Researcher
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2011 - 2012
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Researched homicide data, evidence, and statistics to inform prevention efforts, chiefly for LGBTQIA+ sexual violence and hate crimes. • Drafted, sent, and tracked appeals letters for Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Borenstein, McConnell & Calpin, P.C.
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Paralegal and Legal Assistant
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2010 - 2011
Springfield, New Jersey • Supported attorneys with filing motions and pleadings, assembling motions and exhibits, and trial preparation for dozens of cases related commercial real estate, anti-trust suits, and other complex litigation. • Managed files and communications for 50+ clients. • Performed legal research related to estate planning, real property, labor, and bankruptcy law. • Drafted closing statements, discovery documents, and letters to clients, attorneys, and judges.
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National Vice President of Chapter Maintenance
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2009 - 2011
• Supervised, mentored, and advocated for hundreds of students at ten collegiate chapters. • Created workshops and held one-on-one meetings to coach students on topics like recruitment, fundraising, legal compliance, sexual harassment and assault prevention, conflict resolution, and effective leadership. Led monthly committee meetings for chapter leaders. • Developed recruitment and fundraising strategies. Created reports for chapters to brief me on their goals, metrics, and… Show more • Supervised, mentored, and advocated for hundreds of students at ten collegiate chapters. • Created workshops and held one-on-one meetings to coach students on topics like recruitment, fundraising, legal compliance, sexual harassment and assault prevention, conflict resolution, and effective leadership. Led monthly committee meetings for chapter leaders. • Developed recruitment and fundraising strategies. Created reports for chapters to brief me on their goals, metrics, and compliance. Show less
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Education
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Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Doctor of Law - JD -
Rutgers University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government; French Literature