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Richard Anderson 1234, West 67 Street, Carlisle, MA 01741, (123)-456 7890. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Eagle And Associates, Ltd., Yonkers, New York Attorney, 2000 - Present One of three attorneys law firm representing the United Car Rental Association in their landmark suit against Federal insurance regulation Monitor and analyze legislation pertaining to the rental of motor vehicles, including: -Taxation -Forfeiture -Impoundment -Titling -Registration -Environmental concerns -Solid waste -Air quality -Water quality issues -Employment -Design and maintain the firm's web page and firm's peer-to-peer computer network Hassel, Ebramsky And Brandwynn, New York, New York Legal Assistant, 2000 - 1999 Contributed to the team success of this 17-attorney law firm. Provided both legal and non-legal research and memorandum writing Assisted with litigation document production Monitored proposed legislation pertaining to environmental, insurance, health, transportation, taxation, and workers' compensation issues Responsible for marketing research of proposal for expanding the client base of the government relations department 1999 Vermont State Legislative Session, Albany, Vermont Legislative Assistant, Spring 1999 Monitored proposed legislation affecting the House Minority Caucus Conferred with state agencies, legislators, and lobbyists Wrote weekly bill summaries and status reports and drafted news releases and responded to letters from constituents COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: Research: Internet, Westlaw, Hoovers, and Lexis/Nexis Software Proficiency: Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Access, and various office suite and internet applications including Netscape, Internet Explorer, Forte Agent, Eudora Pro, and Hotdog HTML editor Operating Systems: MS-Windows 95, MS-Windows 3.1 and 3.11, MS-DOS, and MacOS Special Skills: HTML programming, WWW, Usenet, Gopher, and FTP. Some hardware experience, including managing a peer-to-peer network. EDUCATION: St. John's University School Of Law, Queens, NY Degree: Juris Doctor, May 2003 Honors: Dean's List St. Paul's University, St. Paul, MN Degree: Double B.A. in History/Political Science and English, Magna Cum Laude, 2000 Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society President's Scholarship Dean's List College Fellow in History/Political Science Political Science Achievement Award