Susan ("Susie") Bennett

I’m a transplanted New Yorker, but have lived in Miami now longer than anywhere else. My background follows:

Professional Experience
University of Miami School of Law Faculty Member
Assistant Director

• Legal research & writing for 1L class
• Summer prep program (called JWJ) for entering 1L class

Lecturer

• Legal research & writing:  1L class
• JWJ legal writing & analysis:  entering 1L class
• Advanced legal writing & editing:  2L & 3L class
• Sexual rights:  2L & 3L class
• Writing and citation presentations for law reviews and advanced moot court classes 

Advisor

• Year-round advisor for JWJ students
• Academic oversight advisor
• Faculty advisor for law review student-writers

Independent Contractor
Part of special legal team for clients who were victims of sex-trafficking
Law firm projects, including 

• drafting and revising litigation documents
• preparing discovery 
• meeting with clients

Editing nonfiction books and legal articles
Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson Litigation Associate

Education
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude

• Walk-on Law Review and Order of the Coif
• Law Review Articles & Comments Editor
• Top 7% of graduating class
• Authored & published Law Review article

New York University, M.A. in Health Education in Human Sexuality 
   (I perhaps could have been the next Dr. Ruth, but decided instead to create and teach a sexual
    rights class in law school.)
Cornell University, B.S. in Biology, concentration in Genetics & Development
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Have questions? Email me at [email protected].