Jonathan Francisco Garcia
274 North 500 East, #2 Provo, UT 84606 | jfgarcia9@gmail.com | 801.471.1158
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EDUCATION
MA English | Rhetoric and Composition | 4.0 GPA, as of Winter 2015
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
BA American Studies | English Minor | Earned a 3.7 Major GPA
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Anticipated, April 2016
December 2012
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TEACHING
Graduate Instructor
Facilitated writing instruction and learning for 2 sections, WRTG 150: Writing and Rhetoric
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Received student ratings of 7.3 on a 1 to 8-point scale
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Encouraged writing improvement through conferences, peer-review, and assessments
Teaching Advanced Composition Internship
Qualified to team-teach with associate professor 1 section, English 316: Technical Writing
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Oversaw Friday writers workshop by facilitating productive student learning
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Graded assignments together with professor to provide quality feedback
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PUBLICATIONS
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Student Review, published online, “Marijuana: The Battle for Legitimacy,” 2013
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BYU, Mentoring Newsletter, published up-to-date findings, “The Paper Cut Country:
Salvadorian-American Poetry,” 2012
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Documenting the American South
Project, published online academic summary for The Life and History of the Rev. Elijah
P. Marrs, First Pastor of Beargrass Baptist Church, and Author, 2011
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BYU, Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, published two poems: “Love Poems
Never Start with a Period” and “Deflagration,” 2011
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PRESENTATIONS
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Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, accepted for presentation of “The Writing
on the Wall: What the Writing About Writing Movement Can Tell Us About the
Future of Legal Writing,” University of New Mexico School of Law, March 2015
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BYU, English Symposium, presented my poetry collection History, Humor, and Family
Dynamics in Isaiah Chapter 2, 2012
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BYU, represented the Humanities College at the President’s Leadership Council,
presentation of “The Paper Cut Country: Salvadorian-American Poetry,” 2012
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AWARDS
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BYU, Office of Research and Creative Activities, $1,500 award, “Emerging Voices from
the ‘Paper Cut’ Country: Contemporary Salvadorian-American Poetry,” 2012
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BYU, Humanities College, $1,000 scholarship, Utah Legislature Internship, 2012
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PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Paralegal—Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 2013-Sep 2014
Rebuilt partner-assistant trust with excellent support for multiple attorneys
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Recognized as one partner’s top assistant in his over 38+ years of practice
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Preserved English and Spanish-speaking client relationships via upkeep of 100+ files
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Boosted attorney performance by drafting a basic and substantive suite of pleadings
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Provided litigation support for multiple court hearings and trials
Legal Assistant—Jolley & Jolley, A Professional Law Corporation, Sandy, UT
Mar-Sep 2013
Increased firm efficiency and brand by overseeing family law and civil cases for 9 attorneys
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Increased client goodwill and organized firm records by regularly updating 250+ files
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Trained multiple new assistants and attorneys on office management
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PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Legal Assistant Intern—Dexter & Dexter Attorneys at Law, Orem, UT
Aug-Nov 2012
Improved the managing partner’s reputation by mastering the facts of personal injury cases
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Offered valuable recommendations that enhanced leverage in settlement negotiations
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Updated clients on case status and streamlined records for 16+ cases
Legislative Assistant Intern—House of Representatives, Salt Lake City, UT
Jan-Mar 2012
Built trust in citizens, the media, and activists by serving as the sole assistant to two lawmakers
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Enhanced legislators’ public image via open, rapid, and thorough communications
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Served citizens by researching programs, laws, and regulations affecting them
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CAREER ASPIRATIONS
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After completing my MA, I will apply for law school. I want to be both a professor of
law and a professor of writing