Rachelle S.
Attorney and Law Firm Ops Partner
Experience
Jul 2025 - Present
5 monthsFounder & Legal Operations Consultant
Staley Support Services
- Provide strategic consulting and implementation for solo and small law firms, specializing in workflow optimization, staff accountability systems, and AI-powered legal operations.
- Design and deliver SOPs, staff training materials, and compliance audits tailored to firm-specific needs.
- Support attorneys with litigation support, law firm operations, and personnel oversight.
Dec 2019 - Jul 2025
5 years 8 monthsUnited States
Managing Attorney
Case Barnett Law
- Oversaw firm’s litigation practice, implementing strategy across a caseload primarily in active litigation.
- Directed HR operations including employee classification audits, policy development, internal investigations, and compliance protocols.
- Developed and refined internal SOPs, trained paralegals and staff, and led firm-wide process improvements.
- Handled employment-related claims (harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour disputes) and responded to administrative charges (EEOC, DFEH, DLSE).
- Drafted demand letters, position statements, motions, pleadings, discovery, and legal memoranda.
- Guided clients through sensitive disputes with practical, solutions-oriented advice.
Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
5 monthsUnited States
Associate Attorney
O’Hagan Meyer
- Defense-side employment litigation with a focus on wage and hour, discrimination, and wrongful termination.
- Drafted pleadings, discovery responses, and pretrial motions; participated in litigation strategy sessions.
Jul 2017 - Feb 2019
1 year 8 monthsUnited States
Associate Attorney
Lawyers for Employee and Consumer Rights
- Represented employees in pre-litigation employment claims involving wage disputes, harassment, and discrimination.
- Managed a high-volume caseload, conducted client interviews and investigations, and negotiated favorable settlements.
Mar 2005 - Feb 2011
6 yearsUnited States
Various Leadership Roles
Kaplan Test Prep
- Held progressive roles including California Regional Marketing Director and Center Director.
- Managed regional teams, led hiring and training, oversaw performance management, and implemented strategic initiatives.
- Built leadership, operations, and compliance skill sets foundational to later legal management roles.
Summary
Attorney with over 7 years of litigation experience and more than 2 years focused in employment law, including EEOC/DFEH agency proceedings, EPLI defense, and workplace disputes (harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage-and-hour). Skilled in drafting position statements, demand letters, motions, pleadings, discovery, and legal memoranda with a proven record of producing persuasive written advocacy under tight deadlines.
Languages
English
NativeSpanish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2001 - Jun 2004
UC Hastings College of the Law
Juris Doctor · San Francisco, United States
Oct 1997 - Jun 2001
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts · Los Angeles, United States
Certifications & licenses
California Bar Admission
California
California Licensed Attorney
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