Legal Portfolio
I chose a literature and history degree for the purposes of preparing me for the rigorous demands of reading intake, composition, and research that law school and the legal field require. I additionally obtained a pre-law minor in my undergraduate degree to learn how to case brief, write memorandums, create other legal documents, and learn legal professionalism. Below I have included a portfolio of legal writing samples from my legal writing class. I spent my time at Mississippi College building my pre-legal career by adopting leadership skills, professionalism, and teaching abilities through my extracurricular leadership and membership positions.
B a c k g r o u n d
2021
Graham Carner PLLC
2019-2023
Mississippi College
Relevant Courses:
-Legal Writing
-Business Law
-Constitutional Law I
-Constitutional Law II
-Introduction to Logic
-Mississippi Archives Internship
Relevant Extracurriculars:
-Constitutional Law, Teacher's Assistant 2022-2023
Amicus Pre-Law Society, Secretary 2021-2022
-Amicus Pre-Law Society, Active Member 2021-2023
-Amicus Pre-Law Society, Charter Member 2021
-Student Government Association 2019-2023
-I organized discoveries and briefed cases, assisted in trial preparation, and synthesized materials for both misdemeanor and trial court.
-I also developed polished legal documents, including motions and briefs, to support litigation processes and court proceedings.
Judicial Interests
I’m thrilled to invite you to explore my academic work, skills, and professional experience—luckily, all revolving around a passion of mine: the legal field. I have included two research papers below that are both two of my favorite pieces of work I have done in the History Department, and I believe they highlight my grasp on legal and governmental affairs. I wrote the Amendment Proposal in my Constitutional Law I class and spent way too much time on it, but this was a topic of interest to me. I explain the process of passing a new constitutional amendment and argue for the implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment. In Constitutional Law II, I composed a research paper that analyzed a recent Supreme Court case: Cangalia v. Scaliga that had yet to be ruled upon. I wrote as if I were embodying the stance of Justice Clarence Thomas, ultimately predicting his opinion on the case and thereby which way he would rule.
A few months later, I recall be elated that my predictions were accurate.