Rachelle S.

Attorney and Law Firm Ops Partner

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Madrid, Spain

Experience

Jul 2025 - Present
6 months

Founder & 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 months
United 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 months
United 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 months
United 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 years
United 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
Native
Spanish
Advanced

Education

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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