Victoria M. Esposito-Shea
33 State St.
Canton, NY 13617
315/386-1354
victoria@esposito-shea.com
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude CONFERRED MAY 1997
Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN
Cumulative GPA: 3.51/4.0
Named to Dean's List four of six semesters
Designated as a Thomas J. White Scholar
Member of the NOTRE DAME JOURNAL OF LAW, ETHICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY, 1995-97; Production Editor, 1996-97
Designated as a Notre Dame Law Scholar
B.A., with honors CONFERRED MAY 1991
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
Cumulative GPA: 3.53/4.0
Named to Dean's List six of eight semesters
One of forty class members chosen to participate in the University's Honors Program
Designated as a Notre Dame Scholar
Majors: English and Russian
Concentrations: Honors and Soviet Studies
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
E-Zine Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, July 2000 - Present, Self-employed
HandHeldCrime (www.handheldcrime.com)
Solicit, select, and edit crime fiction and other features for web-based publication; write features, news, and book reviews, as well as press releases and other publicity.
Legal Research Consultant, 1997 - Present, Self-employed
Research and draft legal issues and documents for attorneys on a free-lance basis
Fiction Editor, November 1999-Present,
Kevin Burton Smith, Editor/Owner, Thrilling Detective Web Site
Correspond with authors and edit fiction for web-based publication
Translator, 1990-Present, Self-employed
Translate from the Italian, Ukrainian, and Russian on a free-lance basis
Research Assistant, 1996-97 Academic Year; Summer 1996; Summer 1995
Dwight King, Head Law Librarian, Kresge Law Library, Notre Dame, IN
Assisted academicians, attorneys, and laypersons in performing legal and general research.
Extern In Public Defender's Office, Spring 1997
Gerard V. Bradley, Professor of Law South Bend, IN
Performed criminal defense on behalf of indigent misdemeanants
Book Reviewer, May 1994-December 1995
South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN
Reviewed current fiction and non-fiction for the local newspaper
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Writing Tutor, September 2000 - Present, Self-employed
Give one-on-one writing instruction to a learning-disabled college student
Associate Faculty Member, 1998-99 Academic Year
Business Department, Ivy Tech State College Northcentral, South Bend, IN
Taught basic and advanced legal research and writing to first-year paralegal students throughout the state via distance-learning methods such as video communications and e-mail
Continuing Education Seminar Instructor, February 1999
Institute for Paralegal Education, South Bend, IN
Co-presented a one-day continuing education seminar about Internet research for paralegals
Tutor, Fall 1990-Spring 1991
Freshman Year of Studies, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Tutored first-year Russian students on an as-needed basis
PUBLICATION/PRESENTATION
Co-author, Internet Research Strategies for the Paralegal in Indiana (materials for seminar presentation); Institute for Paralegal Education (1999)
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