Jerome Williams
cooljrok@juno.com

EDUCATION:
New England School of Law, Boston, MA. Juris Doctorate, 1998.
Public Interest Law Association, Member, 1995-1998, Grant Recipient 1997;
Women's Law Caucus Partners-In-Law Program, Mentor, 1996-1998;
Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program, Tutor, 1997-1998;
Mock Trial Competition Semi-Finalist, 1997;
Faculty Appointments Committee, Student Representative,1997-1998;
Asian/Pacific-American Law Students Association, President,1996-1997;
Boston Regional Asian/Pacific-American Law Students Association, Co-Chair, 1996-1998.

University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
B.A. History, 1991. B.A. Asian-American Studies, 1991. Minor in Ethnic Studies.
Financed part of education through full time employment during college.
Asian Student Union, Steering Committee, 1986-1987;
Alliance of Asian Pacific Americans, Founding Member, 1989;
UC-Berkeley Men's Varsity Tennis Team, Fall 1985-Fall 1989;
UC-Berkeley Summer Gifted Program, School of Education, Administrative Intern, Spring 1988.

GENERAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Mass Mutual, Brea, CA
Jan. 2001- present
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Bank of America, Oceanside, CA
Dec. 1999- Nov. 2000
Personal Banker II. Responsible for meeting goals in booking real estate and consumer loans, bank cards, and opening premium deposit accounts. Continual training to improve knowledge of all financial products offered to customers. Supervised tellers and officer authorization for branch transactions.

Tina Trinh C.P.A., San Diego, CA
May 1994 - Aug. 1995, May 1997- Jan. 2000
Office Assistant. Set-up purchase order accounts and credit checks. Organized local area network and computer system. Financial planning and light bookkeeping.

San Diego Computer Center, San Diego, CA
Aug. 1994 - Aug. 1995
Assistant Manager. Met business sales goals. Processed credit checks and set-up purchase order accounts. Managed daily workflow and budget for advertising. Hired and trained sales staff. Met store sales goals monthly.

Citizens National Mortgage Corp., San Diego, CA
May 1993 - April 1994
Loan Processor. Processed VA and FHA secondary home loans. Trained in processing origination, conventional, home loans. Handled customer inquiries. Met weekly workflow goals.

Bank of America, Oakland, CA and San Diego, CA
Feb. 1991 - April 1993
Senior Customer Service Representative. Processed customer transactions and inquiries. Trained new tellers. Cross-trained in new accounts. Studied basic real estate track.

LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Zizik, Lasalle and Powers PC, Wellesley, MA
Sept. 1998 - Oct. 1998
Paralegal/Law Clerk. Reviewed medical files for personal injury cases. Compiled case summaries, researched issue of negligent entrustment, prepared initial case analysis reports, wrote client correspondence and case status letters.

Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, MA
Feb. 1998 - June 1998
Asian Outreach Program, Dow Grant Intern. Worked with Asian American clients, primarily from the Vietnamese Community, on family law issues, landlord-tenant disputes, labor law issues, and immigration law. Interpreting in Vietnamese. Assisted in publishing a community newsletter on topics of law.

Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, MA
Jan. 1998 - May 1998
Immigration Clinic, Student Paralegal. Responsible for case load involving issues of political asylum, temporary protective status and suspension of deportation. Conducted client interviews, compiled case analysis, extensive client correspondence and research.

Office of the Public Defender, San Diego, CA
May 1997 - Aug. 1997
Summer Law Clerk. Assigned to Central Misdemeanor Unit. Conducted client interviews, litigated pre-trial motions and conducted research involving issues of search and seizure, blood alcohol content and time limits, custody of evidence, domestic violence, DUI, parole violations and narcotics possession. Extensive training on investigations, court procedures, jury selection, negotiation, and plea bargaining.

New England School of Law Library, Boston, MA
Sept. 1996 - May 1997
Circulation Desk Assistant/Computer Lab Assistant. Researched reference inquiries and legal topic research. Provided software support for students, helped develop the law school's web page.

Office of the Public Defender, San Diego, CA
May 1996 - Aug. 1996
Summer Intern. Assisted the public defender's office in felony arraignment hearings. Also researched and drafted suppression motions of knock-notice and probable cause. Conducted client interviews, and responsible for trial correspondence.

COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE:
VITA Tax Program, Boston Chinatown Site, Volunteer
Feb. - April 1997/1998
Boston Childrens Services, After School Program, Volunteer Teacher
Oct. 1995 – Dec. 1996
Asians for Job Opportunities in Berkeley, Volunteer Tutor/Counselor
Sept. 1989- Dec. 1989
Berkeley Asian Youth Center, Volunteer Tutor/Counselor
Sept.-Dec. 1986/Jan.-June 1988

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Fluent in conversational Vietnamese, studied French and Spanish.

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS: Ohana O'Aikane-Hawaii Club of UCSD, former member and dance performer. Basketball, tennis, computers, web pages, investments, reading and E-Bay.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jae's Cafe and Bistro, Chestnut Hill, MA
Sept. 1998 - Jan., 1999
Waiter. Hosting, food serving, opening and closing side work, balancing out daily. Providing a fine dining experience.

Yakimono's Restaurant, San Diego, CA
June 1995 - Aug.1995, May 1996 - Aug. 1996
Waiter/Cashier. Food serving, hosting, opening and closing side work, balancing out cash registers.

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