Legal Conference Producer @ From August 2010 to Present (5 years 5 months) Legal Conference Producer @ From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Legal Conference Producer @ From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) In-house Counsel and Head of Compliance @ • Draft and negotiate the terms of international commercial trade contracts, Master Service Agreements, IPR agreements, and non-disclosure agreements,
• Prepare all documents necessary for Due Diligence,
• Compose terms and conditions for online skilled gaming competitions and websites,
• Prepare, file and prosecute trademark application in the US Trademark Office,
• Responsible for reviewing and assessing compliance procedures,
• Assess, allocate, mitigate and manage legal risks,
• Assure that the business is in compliance with all relevant regulators,
• Continuously monitor internal procedures for the legal impact on the business. From November 2009 to July 2010 (9 months) Attorney @ • Performed legal analysis on thousands of corporate documents to determine the relevance to high profile international IPR suit,
• Prepared detailed reports on the privilege, confidentiality and importance of documents and made recommendations on the documents relevance to the case,
• Translated/analysed French legal documents. From March 2008 to August 2008 (6 months) Attorney @ • Performed comparative analysis of Thomson West online legal software to comparing the former software to the current software,
• Composed reports and spreadsheets on data collected from analysis. From July 2007 to March 2008 (9 months) Attorney @ Created all the documents necessary to form LLCs and S-Corps,
Performed necessary searches for the name approval of corporations by the Secretary of State,
Set up corporations and filed all necessary documentation with the Secretary of State,
Researched various legal issues including corporate, family and wills and trusts law,
Drafted legal documents including briefs and wills,
Discussed legal issues with clients.
Vacation Work and Summer Work From January 2007 to April 2007 (4 months) Law Clerk @ Performed legal research on Civil Procedure, Federal Employers' Liability Act and tort matters,
Drafted memoranda, pleadings and other litigation documents,
Composed letters to the court,
Contacted and interviewed clients regarding legal matters,
Worked efficiently under strict deadlines assigned by the courts,
Liaised with opposing counsel. From July 2006 to December 2006 (6 months) Student Social Chair @ Managed a budget of $25,000 to organized and carried out philanthropic and social events throughout the academic year,
Created a fundraising event that raised $3,000 to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina,
Improved negotiation skills by negotiating deals with various vendors for different events throughout the year, From September 2005 to May 2006 (9 months) Book Store Clerk @ Located legal books from suppliers that were requested and not kept in stock in the bookstore,
Reviewed accounting receipts to ensure that they matched the money collected during the business day. From September 2004 to May 2005 (9 months) Student Ambassador @ Lead tours of Hamline School of Law for potential students and parents,
Provided overview of Hamline University as well as information about the law school, classes, clinics, student groups and internship opportunities,
Gained communication skills through guiding tours for a wide variety of people on a bi-weekly basis,
Guest speaker on a panel hosted by Hamline, School of Law. From September 2004 to May 2005 (9 months) Legal Extern @ Conducted research concerning mediation laws in the states of the EU,
Provided written reports on each countries' laws,
Assisted in writing sections of the chapter for the book GLOBAL TRENDS IN MEDIATION,
Performed preliminarily editing on a chapter for the book GLOBAL TRENDS IN MEDIATION. From August 2004 to August 2004 (1 month) Manager, Mailroom Distribution @ Oversaw all functions of the mailroom of a large accounting firm including shipping, courier packages and facsimiles,
Responsible for sending all company facsimiles,
Negotiated contracts with various courier services,
Examined and paid all bills relating to mail services,
Took inventory of all office supplies for the firm and ordered new supplies as necessary,
Gained leadership skills as the head of the mailroom and oversaw another employee. From November 2002 to August 2003 (10 months)
LLM, Banking and Finance Law @ Queen Mary University of London From 2008 to 2009 M, Banking and Finance Law; Banking Law @ Queen Mary, University of London From 2008 to 2009 JD, ADR and Corporate Law @ Hamline University School of Law From 2003 to 2006 Juris Doctorate, Law @ Hamline University School of Law From 2003 to 2006 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology @ University of Minnesota From 1998 to 2002 BA, Psychology @ University of Minnesota-Twin Cities From 1998 to 2002 Lauren Zimman, JD, LLM is skilled in: International Trade Law, Contract Negotiation, Due Diligence, Legal Research, Legal Compliance, Banking and Finance Law, Legal Writing, Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Mediation, Litigation, Arbitration, Anti-corruption, Corporate Governance, Trademarks, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal Issues, International Law