Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Litigation Experience
Activities
Timeline
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Alice Merville

West Hartford,CT

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Associate

UConn Law Intellectual Property Clinic
01.2024 - Current
  • Correspond with Patent Examiners and clients
  • Draft claims for patent pending matters.

Research Assistant

UConn Law
05.2023 - Current
  • Conducted research involving surveillance capitalism that commodifies attention and exploits it for profit and competitive advantage
  • Conducted research on advertisement pollution correlating to cognitive asks exploited by large corporations.

Summer Associate

Kelly, Spellacy Law Firm / Eversource
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Conducted legal research for Mohegan Sun trademark cases
  • Worked on construction and commercial litigation projects.

Legal Assistant

Tynan & Iannone
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Send correspondences to insurance companies, attorneys, medical providers, etc
  • Write Demand Letters and Writ, Summons & Complaints.

Teaching Assistant for Torts

UConn Law
09.2023 - 12.2023

Student Instructor in General Chemistry

UMass Amherst LRC
08.2019 - 05.2021
  • Deliver study sessions to 200 students twice a week
  • Maintain good working relationship with the professor.

Student Tutor

UMass Amherst LRC
09.2019 - 05.2021
  • Focus on Physics, Organic Chemistry, and Intro Biology
  • Assist students with exam preparation and overall comprehension of course material.

Education

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University of Connecticut Law
UConn Law

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University of Massachusetts
UMass Amherst

Skills

  • Fluent in Haitian Creole and French
  • Prosecution/ Defense Closer
  • Mock Trial Team Captain

Litigation Experience

NEBLSA Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition, 02/07/24 - 02/11/24 | 

San Diego Defense Lawyers Mock Trial Competition, 10/26/23 - 10/30/23 | 

Texas Young Lawyers Association National Mock Trial Competition, 02/03/23 - 02/05/23 |  

WINNER OF UCONN LAW DAVIS 1L MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION, 10/27/22 | 

Empire National Invitational Mock Trial Competition, 2018 - 2021 | 

THS States and Nationals Mock Trial Competitions, 2016 - 2017 | 


Activities

  • Connecticut Journal of International Law, Executive Editor, 2023, present
  • Black Law Student Association, Social Media Chair, 2023, present
  • Intellectual Property and Law Society, 1L Representative, 2022, 2023

Timeline

Student Associate

UConn Law Intellectual Property Clinic
01.2024 - Current

Teaching Assistant for Torts

UConn Law
09.2023 - 12.2023

Research Assistant

UConn Law
05.2023 - Current

Summer Associate

Kelly, Spellacy Law Firm / Eversource
05.2023 - 08.2023

Legal Assistant

Tynan & Iannone
07.2021 - 06.2022

Student Tutor

UMass Amherst LRC
09.2019 - 05.2021

Student Instructor in General Chemistry

UMass Amherst LRC
08.2019 - 05.2021

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University of Connecticut Law

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University of Massachusetts
Alice Merville