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Juliet Potrykus

Yakima,WA

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Assistant for Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Independent Contractor/ Cascade Apartments LLC
Yakima, WA
09.2024 - Current
  • Represented Landlords in Small Claims Court
    Managed landlord-tenant cases, from initial filing to final resolution, ensuring adherence to legal standards and timely completion of case proceedings.
  • Prepared and Managed Case Filings
    Drafted, filed, and tracked case documents, including complaints, responses, and motions, to maintain organized and efficient case flow.
  • Drafted Legal Declarations and Arguments for Court
    Developed persuasive legal arguments, drafted declarations, and prepared evidence for presentation in Superior and District Courts.
  • Served Official Legal Notices
    Delivered legal notices per legal requirements, ensuring all necessary documentation was filed and maintained accurately.
  • Conducted Document Discovery and Analysis
    Reviewed, organized, and analyzed discovery materials from both paper and electronic sources to support case strategy.
  • Collaborated with Clients and Contracted Staff
    Worked closely with clients and other professionals to gather comprehensive case data, ensuring alignment with client goals and case objectives.

Writer: News, Policy, Technical

Independent Contractor
Yakima, WA
01.2024 - Current

Client: Top Dollar Investor, Morning Carpool

  • The client was a primary contractor with Microsoft, and I fulfilled content obligations for the contract as a subcontractor.
  • Wrote 650 articles in 2024, published on Microsoft's homepage, MSN.com, and morningcarpool.com.
  • Chose topics of articles, wrote the articles initially incorporating AI technologies as directed by client, and later wrote articles without AI assistance as Microsoft's guidance evolved.
  • Evolved with the requirements of new publishing norms surrounding emerging AI technologies.
  • Received hundreds of comments and thousands of views on articles hosted on MSN.com.
  • Reported on variety of issues of interest to 18-70 year old American demographic including political news, economics, technology, healthcare, and the courts.

2006-2015 Senior Legislative Assistant

U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
08.2006 - 06.2015

Congressman Jeff Denham (2011-2015)

Congressman George Radanovich (2006-2010)

Legislative Assistant

  • Formulated legislative initiatives for assigned issue areas of healthcare, education, law enforcement, foreign affairs, defense, judiciary, small business, financial services.
  • Represented Congressman at events and meetings.
  • Worked with Congressional Committees, other offices, and interest groups to pass legislation.
  • Briefed the Member for Floor work, Committee work, work in the district, and outside House-related activities.
  • Acted as a liaison with Committee and Federal Agency staff.

Legislative Correspondent

  • Met with constituents and interest groups.
  • Provided information on and generated ideas for press, mass mailings, and newsletters.
  • Drafted press releases and provided background on media inquiries.
  • Answered constituent letters and helped constituents on federal matters.
  • Supervised interns with regard to legislative issues and constituent responses.

Staff Assistant

  • Constituent liaison for tours of the Capitol, White House and other DC attractions.
  • Performed various administrative and office manager duties.
  • Wrote constituent correspondence.
  • Compiled and followed literature on various public policy issues.
  • Recruited, managed and evaluated interns.

2009-2010 Research and Teaching Assistant

George Washington University - GWU
Washington DC, DC
09.2009 - 05.2010
  • Taught discussion sections for Masters of Public Administration students, graded term papers.
  • Monitored and documented geopolitical vulnerabilities of U.S. interests in the South China Sea, especially related to natural resources.
  • Proficient use of data analysis and econometrics software, specifically STATA and SPSS.
  • Publication Credit: Aday, S. et al. (2010). Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics. United States Institutes of Peace https://www.usip.org/publications/2010/09/blogs-and-bullets-new-media-contentious-politics.

Education

Master of Arts - American Politics, International Relations

2012 M.A. George Washington University
Washington, DC
01.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy/ Pre-Law

2005 B.A. California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA
05.2005

Timeline

Legal Assistant for Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Independent Contractor/ Cascade Apartments LLC
09.2024 - Current

Writer: News, Policy, Technical

Independent Contractor
01.2024 - Current

2009-2010 Research and Teaching Assistant

George Washington University - GWU
09.2009 - 05.2010

2006-2015 Senior Legislative Assistant

U.S. House of Representatives
08.2006 - 06.2015

Master of Arts - American Politics, International Relations

2012 M.A. George Washington University

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy/ Pre-Law

2005 B.A. California State University - Fresno
Juliet Potrykus