As an intern in the office of the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood, Judge for the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, I assisted Judge Wood’s legal trainees in the preparation of documents related to the issuance of summary judgment on upcoming civil and criminal cases. I have researched the precedents of various civil court cases in the Southern County of Georgia and within the federal judiciary system. Through my research, I gained proficiency in LexisNexis and Westlaw, two online legal research… See more
As an intern in the office of the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood, Judge for the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, I assisted Judge Wood’s legal trainees in the preparation of documents related to the issuance of summary judgment on upcoming civil and criminal cases. I have researched the precedents of various civil court cases in the Southern County of Georgia and within the federal judiciary system. Through my research, I became familiar with LexisNexis and Westlaw, two online legal search services often used by attorneys and judges when investigating precedent in court cases. This experience has given me invaluable knowledge of due process in federal courts and legal terminology in civil and criminal cases. Show less
