HEATHER TRUONG EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor, received August 2005 Certificate of Specialization in Business Law
Corporations, Agency & Partnership, Advising Entrepreneurs, Negotiations, Contracts Drafting, Corporate Drafting, Drafting Real Estate Documents, Real Estate Transactions, Securities Regulations, UCC Article 2: Sales, UCC Article 9: Secured Transactions, Federal Income Tax, Copyright Law, International Law, Patent Drafting
California State Bar Certified Law Student Dean's Scholar / Structured Study Group Leader Dean's List WSU Student Ambassador Corporations Honors Internship - Top 3 Student, First Recipient Student Bar Association - 1L Class Rep, Professional Development Chair, Social Committee Chair Business Law Association - Founding President & Chief Executive Officer Business Law Center - Steering Committee Member American Bar Association - Law Student Division Lieutenant Governor of Journalism Orange County Bar Association - Law Student Member Western State University Alumni Association - Board of Directors, Vice President, Secretary, Reunion Chair, Social Chair
Bachelor of Arts, Criminology, Law, & Society received June 2002 Minor in Political Science
Alpha Phi International Fraternity Rho Lambda National Panhellenic Honor Society Dean of Students - Excellence in Leadership Award EXPERIENCE: October 2007 - Present: Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, CA Assistant Director, Career Services Provide career services and professional development counseling to current students and alumni; conduct career development workshops on resume review, drafting cover letters, job searching, networking and interviewing; conduct mock interviews; increase alumni relations; correspondence with other law schools; manage Carer Services Management - Symplicity online job posting site; develop On-Campus Interview Program; develop bi-weekly Career Alert Newsletter; research to restructure Alumni Association; work with Director of Civil and Judicial Externships and Director of Criminal Externships; statistical data collection and analysis May 2004 - June 2007: Lantronix, Inc., Irvine, CA
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; research & implement Whistleblower Hotline; corporate governance; SEC filings Forms 3 & 4; securities regulations; review & draft non-disclosure agreements, license agreements, contracts for services; corporate dissolution; preparation of proxy statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders; preparation of the Directors and Officers Questionnaire; drafting amendments to Board of Directors Committee Charters; draft & implement Insider Trading Policy; create and maintain company intellectual property database; create and maintain legal department matters database; contract administration; maintain corporate records; intellectual property research; stock option administration; assist with patent prosecution & litigation; maintain intellectual property files, maintain insurance matters; legal research
Litigation Assistant to Senior Partner Recommended by law school deans for multi-million dollar business litigation case regarding breach of fiduciary duty; prepared and managed exhibits during trial; reviewed transcripts and depositions for trial; reviewed and assisted in drafting trial briefs; conducted legal research in preparation of trial briefs; attended hearings; created and maintained daily trial summaries
Law Clerk / File Manager Assisted California Coastal Commission and California State Attorney General in program enforcement, production of discovery for litigation, interviewed clients, investigation of compliance with affordable housing program May 2001 - May 2002: UCI Career Services Office UCDC Washington DC Summer Internship Program Coordinator Assisted students in drafting resumes, cover letters, and obtaining placement for summer internships in Washington, D.C.; held workshops on job searching tips and program orientation; developed employer contacts INTERNSHIPS:
Institute of Integrity, Leadership, & Professionalism Assisted Chief Officer of Operations in research development and presentation on community policing for the US Department of State; worked with police officers and police chiefs around the nation on racial profiling research
Shortstop - Juvenile Crime Diversion Program Interviewed clients, translation, implemented legal education for first time juvenile offenders and their parents; community outreach to local area law enforcement
Honorable Tam Nomoto Schumann Assisted court clerks with file management and court calendaring; attended and observed hearings SKILLS:
ACT! 2006 Database Symplicity - Career Services Management Type: 117 wpm Research: Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis Languages: fluent in Vietnamese References and Writing Samples:
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