Ryan Joseph Raimo
3990 Centre Street, Unit 102
San Diego, CA 92103
(773) 209-9153 (Mobile - best contact number)
(619) 378-0030 (Home)
ryan.raimo@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE
1) General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA 92121
Attorney, August 2008 – May 2009

  • Lead individuals in mass document retention and organization efforts, including preparing plan for completion of objective, leading briefs with participating leaders, and oversee completion of project
  • Gather and analyze information on various matters both legal and non-legal in order to prepare memos which outline recommendations on how to proceed
  • Review agreements, evaluating the documentation and authorization forms to identify problematic provisions, and determining if minimum requirements are met, as well as for consistency with laws, government regulations, economic conditions, and company policies
  • Analyze various matters, including contractual documents, to ensure the Company's interests are protected
  • Train employees, departments, and affiliated companies on topics such as company policies, new laws and regulations, and other rules which may control
2) General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA, 92121
Legal Intern, July 2007 – August 2008
  • Assist in reviewing agreements, evaluating the documentation and authorization forms to identify problematic provisions, and determining if minimum requirements are met
  • Analyze various matters, including contractual documents, to ensure the Company's interests are protected
  • Review agreements for consistency with laws, government regulations, economic conditions, and company policies
3) Sneckenberg Thompson & Brody, LLP, 161 North Clark Street, Suite 3575, Chicago, IL 60601
Law Clerk, January 2007 – May 2007
  • Assist attorneys in preparing and responding to pleadings, including complaints, answers, discovery, letters and motions
  • File subpoenas, motions, and other documents with the court as well as stand in for the attorneys for various court proceedings
  • Conduct legal research in preparation for writing complaints and responses
4) United States Army, 199th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Fort Benning, GA
Commissioned Infantry Officer, January 2006; Served, July 2005 – August 2006
  • Trained to prepare and lead infantry platoons to win in combat
  • Graduated from Army Basic Combat Training, Officer Candidate School (OCS), Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC), and Airborne school
  • Distinguished Military Graduate for OCS and IOBC
  • Comfortable and familiar with the use, operation, and cleaning of multiple weapons systems, including M4, M16, M203, M249B
5) Sidley Austin LLP, One South Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Project Assistant, September 2003 – February 2004
  • Organized and maintained case documents and files
  • Assisted attorneys in preparation for witness depositions
  • Aided in projects of mass document discovery and recovery
EDUCATION
1) The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
Juris Doctor, May 2008
90 Semester Credits
  • Dean’s List after Fall 2007
2) The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Art, Political Science, June 2003
135 Semester Credits
  • Dean’s List 2002-03
  • Participant in 2002, Division 3, Indoor National Track and Field Championships
  • All-Conference 200, 400 meter runner for the University of Chicago, 2000 through 2003
  • Captain University of Chicago Track & Field Team, 2001-2002 season, 2002-2003 season
  • Member of Harmony 8, award winning a’capella singing group
3) Fundación José Ortega y Gasset, Toledo, Spain
Spanish Competency, Fall 2002
20 Quarter Credits
  • The University of Chicago's autumn-quarter Toledo Program is designed for students who want to study Spanish intensively in a completely Spanish-speaking environment. Instruction in this program is pitched at the intermediate level, making it a natural extension of first-year Spanish at the University of Chicago. In keeping with the immersion nature of the Program, students live with local families, receive daily Spanish language instruction by the staff of the Fundación José Ortega y Gasset, and observe a no-English rule. They also take a course in Spanish art, taught in Spanish at the appropriate level and itself constituting a language exercise. The Program features excursions within Toledo and to near-by areas of interest. As a participant in the Toledo Program, students live with and take most of their meals with a local family. This arrangement is an essential element in the mission of the Toledo Program, providing daily language practice and an experience of Spanish domestic life.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
  • Spanish, basic reading, writing and speaking
  • Extreme familiarity and competency with Mac OS X, Windows XP, and versions of Linux
  • High familiarity with Microsoft Office suite, including training courses in Microsoft Excel