Qualitative and Quantitative: Cook County Foreclosure Mediation Program in 2010

It was an extreme privilege to land an internship in Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer’s office at the start of my career. The topic was of utmost priority: Cook County was being ravaged by the […]

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Good. A Grant Writing Exercise.

It was actually a good idea. Here’s how I would start it:

Throw Back Thursday: Illinois Non Profit Legislative Policy Brief of April 2013, including $15 per hour, an Elected School Board, and Tenants at Foreclosure

Illinois Legislative Briefs of April 2013 from ANI

Trying to Track Time Every 1/10 an Hour? Free Time Tracking Template I designed for Legal or Consulting Professionals!

I drafted this idea while attending Loyola University Chicago Institute for Paralegal Studies. We were being trained on how best to keep time for legal billing purposes. A few of my classmates asked for copies. […]

Example Landlord Tenant Letter for COVID-19

I was funded by an Obama grant and served as a housing outreach counselor and organizer during the Millennial Great Recession in ’09 on Chicago’s far north-side. I would hand out worksheets to help promote […]

Elected School Board Dual Model

lsc-esb-talking-points.pdf Prepared By Daniel S. Kleinman www.dankleinman.org April 19, 2019 A CHICAGO MODEL FOR THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD Local School Council Protected | General Election Assured A Dual Model for Success A model that is […]

Writing Sample: Immigration USCIS Letter of Support Example

More than one recruiter has asked that I supply instead of the below copy, a copy of a document that I wrote myself, and not one written by an attorney in my support. While I […]

Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co.: A Pathfinder Writing Sample

A Research Path Finder to Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Introduction: A statement of purpose This pathfinder is a research guide to the case of Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 678 F.3d 1314 […]

Drafting that Interoffice Memo : From a Paralegal To a Paralegal

  I studied business writing while pursuing my bachelor’s degree at Loyola Chicago.  By the time I completed Paralegal Certification there a few years later, I had worked under 4 lawyers.  I saw how important clear and concise language can […]

Halloween Analytics

“So, how many people came by trick-or-treating?” my brother asks me. We are sitting on the porch late at night, October 31, 2015.  It had stopped raining a few hours ago. “I am glad you asked,” I […]

Executive Summary

Executive Proposal for Loyola University

This proposal was prepared by Students of Loyola Chicago’s Student Government over several months in 2008 and presented to the Loyola University Chicago Board of Trustees in 2009. The executive summary is shown here, and a […]

Anecdotes, Statistics, and Studies: How to Draft Executive Proposals

Executive proposals posit an argument, position, or recommendation through conclusions drawn from research.  An effective proposal relies on three kinds of research: anecdotal evidence, statistical evidence, and expert testimony. Anecdotal evidence is a personal account, narrative, or detailed […]