Passion For Public Service

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With a passion for public service, I seek your consideration for the position of paraprofessional at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. I believe that my passion for public service will allow me to succeed in this position, and I would welcome the opportunity to build a career serving the people of the state that I call home.

I hold a Juris Doctor from Drake Law School, however, was a visiting student for three semesters at the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver. I recently sat for the February bar exam and will be receiving my results in early May. As a law student, and until recently, I have been a law clerk at the Office of the District Attorney - 20th Judicial District, working mainly in the juvenile division. As a law

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