Resume

Melissa Duvall Becker
420 East Park Ave. #23
Tallahassee, FL 32301
melissaduvallbecker@gmail.com


Education:
Florida State University College of Law                                                             
Askew School of Public Administration and Policy                                                           
JD/MPA Dual Degree Candidate Spring 2015

Law GPA: 89/100  MPA GPA: 3.7
Law Class Rank: Top 20%    

Honors: Book Award for Legislation and Regulation (highest grade in the class)
  

Experience:
The Children’s Campaign                                                                  September 2014-May2015
Public Policy Apprentice
·         Researched juvenile justice issues and explained state of current law.
·         Met with stakeholders to determine issues that needed to be addressed.
·         Led legislative drafting team that wrote model juvenile expungement legislation.
·         Talked with the press and lobbyists about the bill and how it would function.
·         Took notes on committee hearings and gave public testimony.
·         Used lobby tools to track legislation.


Executive Office of the Governor                                                                           Spring 2014
Office of Budget and Policy
Policy Analyst
·         Went to committee meetings to record comment on bill progress.
·         Tracked progress of legislation. Offered draft proposals for amendments to make them acceptable to the office.
·         Wrote Legislative Bill Analysis for Executive Office.
·         Answered emails and letters from constituents concerning local bill process.


US Department of Justice                                                                                      Summer 2012
Tampa US Attorney’s Office Criminal Division
Legal Intern
·         Completed legal research projects on unfamiliar topics. Needed to quickly learn and understand the background rules and then apply it to the facts of the case.

·         Wrote memorandum, sentencing recommendations, and answers to motions. 

No comments:

Post a Comment