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Francis C. P.
www.linkedin.com/in/francis-c-pray- 2018 Summer Associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough,
iii (LinkedIn) LLP; North Carolina Law Review, Staff Member
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Politics Summary
Leadership
As a 2018 Summer Associate with Nelson Mullins Riley &
Public Speaking
Scarborough, LLP, I was exposed to a variety of practice areas
within transactional law, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital
Languages
Markets, Leveraged Financing, and Securities Enforcement and
Latin (Professional Working)
Regulation, through work on projects ranging from a bank merger
Italian (Limited Working)
and IPO to research into various securities regulations. Additionally,
English (Native or Bilingual)
I completed numerous projects for Partners in the White Collar
Defense Group, including assisting with drafting motions and briefs
Honors-Awards
for high stakes litigation in New York and California. As I move
Eagle Scout
further along in my career, I am interested in pursuing a transactional
CCHS Excellence in Speech and
Debate Award practice in New York, New York.
William F. Buckley Award for
Outstanding Student Journalism As an undergrad, I interned with the James G. Martin Center for
Merit Award Academic Renewal studying and writing on higher education
Kenan Scholarship policy in North Carolina. I have previously interned with the Civitas
Institute in Raleigh, NC in summer 2016, and the Coalition Relations
Publications Department of the Heritage Foundation during summer 2015.
Modernity: Technology, Problems, During summer 2014, I was the Sarah T. Hermann Intern Scholar at
and Happiness
Young America's Foundation through the Charles Koch Internship
Collegiate Athletics: An Unfair Affair
Program.
Is it Just Me, Or Is It a Bit Stuffy In
Here?
Congress Grants Increased These positions have given me the opportunity to forge unique
Flexibility for Small Venture Funds skills in the public policy and public relations fields, greatly aiding
and Small Public Companies with
Passage of the Economic Growth,
my development of legal research and writing skills, as well as
Regulatory Relief, and Consumer my understanding of client relations at the heart of so much of the
Protection Act
legal profession. As I move into transactional practice, these skills
continue to be an asset, setting me apart from other law students.

Experience
North Carolina Law Review
Staff Member
July 2018 - Present 
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Chapel Hill, NC

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Summer Associate
May 2018 - July 2018 (3 months)
New York, New York

• Drafted letter applications on behalf of clients to regulatory agencies

• Researched legal issues for ongoing litigation and recent legal developments
and wrote memoranda
• Assisted NMRS Attorneys with Corporate M&A deals and bank regulatory
matters

The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

Intern
May 2017 - August 2017 (4 months)
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

As an intern for the Martin Center, I research and write articles on the state of
higher education in North Carolina, seeking ways to improve the public and
private universities that make our state great and holding administrators and
faculty accountable to the citizens of the state.

Carolina Liberty Foundation

Chief Financial Officer
October 2014 - May 2017 (2 years 8 months)
Chapel Hill, NC

Planned financial expenditures and managed finances for the Carolina Liberty
Foundation, a student-run non-profit dedicated to funding liberty-minded voices
on college campuses across North Carolina.

UNC Student Attorney General Staff

Counsel
October 2013 - October 2016 (3 years 1 month)
UNC Chapel Hill

As a Counsel with Student AG Staff, I worked with students accused of honor

code violations to seek just sanctions for violations and exonerate those
students who were innocent as part of UNC Chapel Hill's student-run Honor
System.

Civitas Institute
Intern
May 2016 - August 2016 (4 months)
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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

The Heritage Foundation

Coalition Relations Intern
June 2015 - August 2015 (3 months)
Coalition Relations Intern at the Heritage Foundation. Kept policy blog,
InsiderOnline, updated with latest policy studies, kept notes from coalition
meetings for department, helped represent Heritage at various conferences.

Young America's Foundation

Sarah T. Hermann Intern
May 2014 - September 2014 (5 months)
Reston, VA

Charles Koch Institute

Koch Internship Program
May 2014 - August 2014 (4 months)
Arlington, VA

Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
Doctor of Law - JD, Constitutional Law and Corporate Litigation · (2017 - 2020)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government · (2013 - 2017)

Charlotte Catholic High School

High School Degree, 4.26 GPA · (2009 - 2013)

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