Zachary T. Nelson

Zachary T. Nelson is a Yale Law School LL.M. candidate who clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and graduated first in his class from Lewis & Clark Law School. Zachary has litigated at a boutique law firm, supported corporate work at Latham & Watkins LLP, and created study materials for the new bar examination.

    • 2023-present: Studicata, LLC. Remote.

      Legal Research Associate.

      Legal research for bar exam preparation company.

    • 2023-2024: Latham & Watkins LLP. Houston, TX.

      Corporate Staff Attorney.

      Conducted due diligence and negotiated NDAs for international transactions

    • 2022-2023: Beck Redden LLP. Houston, TX.

      Litigation Associate.

      Drafted motions and briefs, took depositions and argued an appeal in federal court.

    • LL.M. Yale Law School, New Haven, CT. (Expected May 2025).

    • JD. Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, OR. Summa cum laude.

    • M.A. (Political Science). Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

    • BA (Political Science). University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. Magna cum laude.

  • $215/hr