Harriett Oppenheim
Washington,DC
Summary
I’m a highly motivated individual with substantial public sector experience seeking a position that will fully utilize skills and provide opportunities for growth in advocating for employment and labor law rights.
Dedicated legal professional offering expertise in employment law. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients and offering sound legal advice in clear and universal terms. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Attorney-Advisor
Federal Aviation Administration
05.2022 - Current
- Handles employment and labor law cases for the agency before the EEOC, MSPB, and other administrative bodies.
- Provides review and analysis of complex and significant issues within the practice areas to ensure compliance with existing laws, statutes, regulations, and agency policies.
- Assists with providing legal advice and counsel to FAA management, including high level agency officials, in employment and labor law matters and other matters within the practice area’s portfolio.
- FY-1 Pay Band; Full-Time compressed work schedule; 4,960 hours worked
- Current Supervisor: Chris Jennison; (202) 702-8541; christopher.jennison@faa.gov
Senior Trial Attorney
EEOC
09.2010 - 05.2022
- Advocated to protect individuals from unfair treatment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
- Filed petitions for compliance with administrative subpoenas.
- Prosecuted cases to ensure consistency with EEOC litigation policies and judicial precedent.
- Managed litigation workload, including drafting pleadings and briefs, leading discovery and motion practice, managing hearings and trials in federal courts, and directing litigation teams.
- Prepared pretrial and post-trial briefs and materials.
- Conducted all facets of trials in federal courts while achieving favorable outcomes in 80% of litigation.
- Routinely counseled EEOC investigators and staff on process; Counseled with clients and class members on application of federal anti-discrimination laws to specific fact situations.
- GS-14; Full-time Compressed Work Schedule; 22,880 hours worked.
- Primary Supervisor: C. Emanuel Smith; (205) 705-6001; emanuel@emanuelsmithlaw.com
Advocacy Coordinator/Attorney
ACLU of Mississippi
01.2010 - 08.2010
- Worked with community groups to develop and implement strategies to dismantle the school to prison pipeline in Mississippi.
- Assisted in the monitoring of ballot initiatives, referendums, local and state government legislative and policy advocacy proposals that pose a threat to civil liberties and recommend actions when appropriate.
- Drafted and filed any legal memoranda, demand letters, or complaints that promote advancing ACLU priorities at the state and local level and strategically involving ACLU supporters, clients, and allies in that effort.
- Part-time Schedule (20 hours per week); 1280 hours worked.
- Primary Supervisor: Nsombi Lambright-Haynes, Executive Director, One Voice; (601) 573-3978; NsombiL@uniteonevoice.org
Law Clerk
Adams County Circuit Court
05.2008 - 10.2009
- Prepared memoranda following the hearing of a case.
- Researched specific legal questions.
- Reviewed, edited, and commented on motions filed for review by the Circuit Court Judge.
- Full-Time Schedule (40 hours per week); 3200 hours worked.
- Previous Supervisor: Retired Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders; (601) 807-0961
Education
J.D. -
University of Mississippi School of Law
Oxford05-2008
Bachelor of Arts - English
Jackson State University
Jackson05-2005
Skills
- Settlement negotiation
- Trial experience
- Document filing
- Court preparation
- Legal writing
- Discovery processes
- Oral argument
- Document review
- Document preparation
- Litigation management
- Legal advisory
Certification
Member, Mississippi Bar Association, September 2009
Professional Profile
- Energetic, positive attitude towards work and making progress
- Goal oriented with emphasis on improving process and meeting deadlines.
- Good communication skills
Timeline
Attorney-Advisor
Federal Aviation Administration
05.2022 - Current
Senior Trial Attorney
EEOC
09.2010 - 05.2022
Advocacy Coordinator/Attorney
ACLU of Mississippi
01.2010 - 08.2010
Law Clerk
Adams County Circuit Court
05.2008 - 10.2009
J.D. -
University of Mississippi School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - English
Jackson State University
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