Experience

Virginia Fuentes Law

• Attorney At Law

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Key areas of focus: Employment Law/Human Resources Consulting; Business Law Consulting; General Counsel Services; Independent Investigations (Sexual Harassment/Title IX); Training for Management and Employees.▪ Analyzed and informed clients on contract and business development concerns resulting in clients feeling empowered to make business decisions without creating undue risk to the company.▪ Succeeded in opening my lean law firm on a minimal budget and developed the firm as business progressed.▪ Developed and formalized a Human Resources and Safety plan for a small business that previously had no programs resulting in a reduced risk of compliance violations and future lawsuits for the client.▪ Advised and educated clients on employee conflict management resulting in clients feeling more knowledgeable and empowered to address employee complaints and concerns without creating legal risk to their business.▪ Analyzed and advised clients on contract and business concerns resulting in clients feeling empowered to address their business needs without creating undue risk to the company.



The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education

• Academic Advisor/Adjunct Professor

  • May 2018 - Present

  ADJUNCT PROFESSOR▪ Designed and executed a curriculum for a law school writing course to quickly move to an online modality in response to the pandemic stay at home order that resulted in a successful semester with increased student engagement, skill development, and a desire to improve further. ▪ Helped developed and executed a curriculum for the Bar Studies course with no previous teaching experience and being brought two weeks before the semester began, resulting in a successful semester.ACADEMIC ADVISOR▪ Advised students on probation to create and implement an effective study plan resulting in all students improving their scores and 2 out of the 4 students receiving the highest scores in their subsequent course putting them in good academic standing the following year.▪ Developed and executed several different student workshops resulting in increased student engagement, increase student interest in the program, and inspiring students to continue working on their skills to succeed in law school.



UCSB Extension

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  ▪ Designed and executed a curriculum for the Legal Aspects of Employment Practice course that resulted in a successful semester with all students successfully passing, increase student understanding and interest in the subject.▪ Designed and executed a curriculum for the Legal Aspects of Employment Practice course to move to an online modality in response to the pandemic stay-at-home order that resulted in a successful semester with increased student understanding and engagement. ▪ Designed and executed a curriculum for the Legal Aspects of Employment Practice course that resulted in a successful semester with all students successfully passing, increase student understanding and interest in the subject.▪ Designed and executed a curriculum for the Legal Aspects of Employment Practice course to move to an online modality in response to the pandemic stay-at-home order that resulted in a successful semester with increased student understanding and engagement.



Trusted.Legal

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Feb 2019 - Oct 2020

  ▪ Completed and earned an Association of Workplace Investigations certification for Workplace Investigations resulting in the ability to provide thorough and impartial investigations to clients.▪ Researched and identified steps needed to form a nonprofit organization with no previous training resulting in successfully creating an organization and client satisfaction.▪ Advised and educated clients on employee conflict management resulting in clients feeling more knowledgeable and empowered to address employee complaints and concerns without creating legal risk to their business.▪ Analyzed and advised clients on contract and business concerns resulting in clients feeling empowered to address their business needs without creating undue risk



Small Business Development Center

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Small Business Consultant

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2019

  ▪ Analyzed and informed clients on contract and business development concerns resulting in clients feeling empowered to make business decisions without creating undue risk to the company.▪ Counseled and educated clients on employee conflict management resulting in clients feeling more knowledgeable and empowered to address employee complaints and concerns without creating legal risk to their business. ▪ Analyzed and informed clients on contract and business development concerns resulting in clients feeling empowered to make business decisions without creating undue risk to the company.▪ Counseled and educated clients on employee conflict management resulting in clients feeling more knowledgeable and empowered to address employee complaints and concerns without creating legal risk to their business.



Law Office of Virginia Fuentes

• Attorney

  • May 2015 - Feb 2019

  EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS CONSULTINGThe Law Office of Virginia Fuentes’s mission is to help businesses succeed and flourish by supporting business owners in creating and maintaining a healthy culture through proper employee and business management. The firm is dedicated to easing the process for business owners and protecting the business assets. All services are personally tailored to the needs of the individual business as well the mission and goals of the business owner.The firm offers a variety Employment Law and Business Law packages that included policies and procedures to help you get ready for hiring your first employee and also deliver to you a scalable process to prepare you for your first 50 employees. These packages offer you customized product to help you grow your business and stay compliant with State and Federal laws and regulations. TITLE IX CONSULTANT & INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONSProvides compliance advise, training, and investigative services to colleges and universities in the area of campus sexual assault, sexual harassment, and dating/domestic violence. Services include evaluating and revising school sexual misconduct and dating/domestic violence policies; conducting outsourced investigations and reviewing past investigations for quality control; creating investigative systems for institutions; facilitating relationships between campus officials and law enforcement; and providing a wide variety of training to administrators, staff, faculty and students. She helps institutions of higher education understand and comply with Title IX and the Violence Against Women Act.CONTRACT RESEARCH ATTORNEY

• Academic Services Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2017

  Functions as the Academic Services Coordinator for the College by:• Provide administrative support to the Dean and Program Chairs. • Design and implement the annual academic events calendar, with oversight responsibility for communicating and ensuring adherence to deadlines. • Coordinate the review and approval of course examinations by the Program Chairs .• Coordinate the review and approval of grades for examinations by the Dean.• Coordinate details of faculty hiring processes, including preparation of faculty agreements, MCLE letters, adding faculty to payroll system and other required documentation. • Coordinate Faculty Council and Committee meetings, to include: preparing and archiving materials, organizing resource requirements including hospitality, communicating technology needs, and taking minutes. • Coordinate the review and approval of internships and directed studies programs by the Program Chairs and Dean. • Coordinate the review, approval and final signature of Faculty Contracts. • Participation and assistance in new student orientation. Functions as the Title IX coordinator for the College by:• Overseeing the College’s response to reports and complaints that involve possible sex discrimination to monitor outcomes, identify and address any patterns through the use of the College investigation process.• Assesses effects on the campus climate, so the College can address issues that affect the wider College community.• Creates reports of sex discrimination, including sexual misconduct• Notifies the College of an incident or policy or procedure that may raise potential Title IX concerns• Provides any information about available resources (including confidential resources) and support services relating to sex discrimination, including sexual misconduct.