Lorraine De Guzman

• Co-managed Hyphen's first-ever Los Angeles fundraising event and San Francisco Bittersweet Issue Release event, successfully yielding over 40% of quarter profits.
• Leads branding sub-committee for Events committee at Hyphen.
• Foster partnerships and lead teams of volunteers in outreach efforts, often requiring working closely with performers, companies, and community organizations, such as the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
• Motivated and mobilized staff on several events-related projects, including marketing and event operation efforts.
• Headed-recruiting efforts, prioritizing needs of 7 director-level staff by yielding 60% growth of staff and improving overall staff retention.

• Worked with attorneys to manage and implement marketing projects, including announcement of law firm name change.
• Lead production of firm website, writing and copyediting content and overseeing look and design with vendors.
• Wrote reports on potential business prospects and identified key companies to partner with.
• Organized and maintained complex client database of over 11,000 entries, tracking client information, communication, and internal memos.

• Worked with clients representing Fortune 500 companies to distill key case themes for trial presentation and graphics, including a legal malpractice case that resulted in a $17 million judgment and a class action case with a verdict that resulted in $105 million.
• Effectively planned and executed projects from beginning to end for both complex and high profile cases; consistently received positive feedback from clients, partners, and staff.
• Conceptualized graphic ideas and created budget estimates for clients.
• Created detailed roadmaps for cases, prioritizing responsibilities daily while tracking budget, managing staff, and working cross-functionally with other departments within the company.
• Spearheaded research and implementation of efficient inter-office communication, saving over $115,000 annually.

• Organized and prepared internal reports, performed research for attorneys.
• Cite checked drafts of attorney briefs, assisted with court filings.
• Distributed case updates to attorneys on ongoing cases. 

Oxford University, Study Abroad: Participated in tutorial sessions regarding international media policies with Dr. Damian Tambini.

Classes: Copyright Law, Trade Secret Law, Business Organizations

Research Apprenticeship: Researched articles for Dr. Kamilla Elliott in the English department, planned and presented film screening events for survey research purposes.

Activities: Pilipino-American Student Services, Pilipino-American literary magazine Maganda, Pilipino Cultural Night