Caitlyn Finley

Researched and drafted memoranda and brief sections for oppositions to motions to dismiss, motions for class certification, oppositions to motions to compel arbitration, and drafted sections for appellate briefs to the Ninth Circuit and the California Supreme Court. Researched and drafted memoranda of law regarding enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements, legal standards under California consumer protection statutes, and FDA regulations. Drafted evidentiary objections, complaints, and requests for production. Researched and drafted jury instructions for a securities case, and researched and drafted memoranda on recent legal trends in derivatives litigation and false advertising in food marketing. Edited and Bluebook cite checked motions and briefs.

Researched international rule of law development projects, assisted in developing international rule of law project proposals, assisted human resources and recruitment efforts for USAID funded projects.

Provided administrative support to the Department Manager including: research and writing newsletter articles, writing and editing letters of recommendation on behalf of faculty, both internal and external official departmental correspondence and memoranda, wrote and edited marketing materials including brochures, magazine ads and web content. Prepared faculty appointment dossiers, prepared and edited faculty CVs and created tracking and organizational databases for benefit accruals.

Legal research and writing on state and local government involving incorporation issues. Wrote and edited campaign materials, including informational brochures. Collected and recorded donations, managed all legal paperwork sent and received to and from legal counsel. Scheduled meetings with
supporters, managed mailing lists and neighborhood door to door campaigning, coordinated with vendors.