JARRED OTIS TAYLOR III

jarredt@gmail.com || http://jarredtaylor.com
EXPERIENCE
LEGAL ASSISTANT, PRODUCT COUNSEL TEAM – GOOGLE INC. (MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA) JULY 2008 – PRESENT
• Support two dozen product attorneys as their only legal assistant, helping to conduct comprehensive legal
review and approvals for Google’s global consumer, mobile, enterprise, and advertising products.
• Coordinate with other legal teams, engineers, product managers, marketers, and outside counsel to perform due
diligence for product launches and updates. Analyze product features, history, content licenses, and internal
policies to help teams make decisions about privacy, copyright, jurisdiction, and freedom of speech.
• Manage legal approvals for public documents, and maintain employee resources to educate about legal issues.
• Routinely represent the legal department at meetings led by high-level executives, directors, and engineers.
PARALEGAL – WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP (WASHINGTON, D.C.) JULY 2007 – JULY 2008
• Updated discovery materials from web-based databases for major product liability litigation, and helped
manage expert witness database containing hundreds of entries relied upon by national co-counsel.
Assisted with onsite document production projects in Oregon, Indiana, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania.
• Created case timeline with links to hundreds of documents; assisted in elaborate document coding efforts.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT – DAVIDSON COLLEGE (DAVIDSON, NC) MAY 2006 – AUG 2006
• Conducted quantitative document coding research for a professor’s book on political messaging in Congress.
INTERN – CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (WASHINGTON, DC) JUNE 2005 – AUG 2005
Researched U.S.-European coordination of sanctions regimes for a project led by the Europe Program.

PARALEGAL ASSISTANT - LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE LLC (BIRMINGHAM, AL) MAY 2004 – JULY 2004
• Delivered documents to courts and clients, updated internal databases, and summarized medical records.
EDUCATION
DAVIDSON COLLEGE – B.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE & FRENCH (DAVIDSON, NC) AUG 2003 – MAY 2007
• Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate.
• Leona M. Goodell Award (2005): Full-tuition merit scholarship for the “Davidson in Washington” program.
• Theses: “The French Rejection of the European Constitutional Treaty: Exploring the ‘No’ Vote Through Public
Opinion” (Political Sci.); “A New Republic? Comparing Proposals for a New French Constitution” (French)
DAVIDSON IN FRANCE – JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD (TOURS, FRANCE) SEPT 2005 – MAY 2006
• Lived with a host family in Tours, France and traveled widely in France, across Europe, and in Morocco.
• Studied politics, history, and literature; took a course on French political institutions at the local law school.
ACTIVITIES & PERSONAL
TROPOPHILIA.COM – http://www.tropophilia.com JAN 2008 – PRESENT
• Co-founded, designed, and helped grow blog to over 100 subscribers and 50,000 pageviews since January 2008.
• Writes several posts per month on the impact of rapid web innovation on culture and society.

WALT STUDENT RADIO, EXECUTIVE BOARD – DAVIDSON COLLEGE (DAVIDSON, NC) 2004 – 2007
• Program Manager (2006-07): Organized DJ training sessions and managed the show schedule each semester.
• Event DJ Director (2004-05): Amplified publicity effort leading to increased demand for event DJ service.
• Director, Battle of the Bands (2005): Enrolled bands, recruited judges, managed publicity and event logistics.
WILDCAT PEP BAND – DAVIDSON COLLEGE (DAVIDSON, NC) 2003 – 2007
• Drummer for home, conference, and national tournament games.
• President (2006-07): Led recruiting effort, designed new uniforms, and conducted band in director’s absence.
MEN’S CLUB TENNIS – DAVIDSON COLLEGE (DAVIDSON, NC) 2004 – 2006
• Co-Captain (2005): Helped manage budget and schedule matches; represented team at the Club Sports Council.
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA – TROOP 96 (BIRMINGHAM, AL) 1996 – PRESENT
• Earned Eagle Scout rank in 2001; continued involvement with troop through biannual backpacking trips.
FRENCH – ALTAMONT SCHOOL (BIRMINGHAM, AL), DAVIDSON COLLEGE (DAVIDSON, NC) 1995 – PRESENT
Advanced oral and written proficiency after a dozen years of study, including nine months in Tours, France.