WARREN CARR
Father | J.D. Candidate | Photographer
Welcome!
My name is Warren Carr. I am a husband, father, and J.D. candidate at the University of Akron School of Law, where I will graduate in 2027.
My goal is to help companies make good, wise, decisions based on strategic knowledge of the law. Shaped by more than a decade of experience in revenue generation, strategic marketing, and team leadership, I approach legal challenges with a business-first mindset, guiding companies with practical, solution-oriented thinking and enabling them to move forward with clarity and confidence.
Beyond the hustle of the corporate and legal world, you’ll often find me behind a camera lens, capturing scenic landscape views, working with my hands, making (or breaking) something, or finishing up a home renovation project.
[Warren] “makes an immediate impression . . . [he] stood out for his adaptability, teachability, and his willingness to work harder than everyone else to reach his goals . . . His determination to produce high-quality legal work at the highest standard are impossible to miss.”
– Jonathan Moore – Professor of Legal Writing
CAREER
Result Focused | Business Tested | Legally Sharpened
Hello, I’m Warren Carr.
Naturally curious, strategic under pressure, and energized by solving complex problems. I value clear communication, logical thinking, and working with integrity. My background in business shaped my ability to navigate challenges with focus and adaptability and I bring a collaborative mindset to every team I join. With a natural inclination for analytical and logical thinking, strong foundation in business acumen, client-facing communication, and sales negotiation, backed by real-world experience, I aim to position myself to excel as a young associate.
TESTIMONIALS
Career Timeline
Akron Law Review – Multiple Positions
- Executive Editor of Student Writing – Contributing to student writing, editorial policy, and journal operations.
- Assistant Editor – Reviewed scholarships for publication; ensuring clarity and citation accuracy. Wrote a 35-page Note on AI and the First Amendment.
Good Place Holdings – Law Clerk Externship – Supported General Counsel on various corporate matters
DPY – Law Clerk – Conducted legal research, drafted memoranda and pleadings for client business matters
LexisNexis – Student Representative – Student representative with occasional presenting of legal tools
Law & Leadership Institute – Fellow– Independent research project on barriers to civic leadership
Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office – D.A. Intern – Worked in financial / white-collar crime division
Apple – Retail Sales Specialist – Delivered world class retail service part time while in law school
Personal and Academic Development – Pursued additional college coursework
ListenFirst – Sales Director – Developed and executed strategies for client relationships to drive revenue.
MRI Software – Multiple Positions – Grew within company from entry level to quota carrying position
- West Coast Account Executive – Grew sales accounts through presentation for bottom line growth
- Sales Development Representative – Generated leads by engaging prospects for sales team
- Lead Generation Representative – Identified potential customers to support marketing efforts
Sherwin-Williams – Store Lead – Continuous high remarks from management and customers
2025 – 2027
2026 – 2027
2025 – 2026
2025 – Current
2025 – Current
2025 – Current
Summer Intern 2025
Summer Intern 2025
2024 – 2025
2023 – 2024
2021 – 2022
2017 – 2021
2019 – 2021
2018 – 2019
2017 – 2018
2016 – 2018
Legal Experience
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Akron School of Law – Executive Editor of Student Writing
- Serving on the Akron Law Review Executive Board, one of five executive leadership positions, contributing to strategic decision-making, editorial policy, and journal operations.
- Collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief, faculty advisor, and co-editor to define responsibilities, streamline workflows, and maintain publication standards.
- Oversee and coordinate assistant editors to ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality editorial review.
- Elected from Assistant Editor to the Executive Board based on demonstrated editorial excellence, strong legal writing skills, and consistent work ethic.
Akron Law Review – Assistant Editor
- Collaborating with a team of editors to maintain the journal’s high academic standards.
- Editing and cite-checking legal scholarship submitted by professors, practitioners, and peers for publication.
- Ensuring accuracy in Bluebook citation format, grammar, and substance.
- Researching and drafting a 35-page comment on generative artificial intelligence and the First Amendment, analyzing whether AI-generated outputs constitute protected speech and proposing a doctrinal framework for courts to evaluate emerging regulations.
Good Place Holdings – Law Clerk Externship
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and report directly to the General Counsel, receiving positive feedback for strong written analysis and communication.
- Support in-house legal and business operations by assisting with contract review, entity management, and risk assessment for a multi-entity holding company.
DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder – Law Clerk
- Received consistently strong feedback from supervising attorneys and partners for work
- product quality, professionalism and client-first focus.
- Drafted and revised client-facing legal documents, including bylaws, restructuring plans, retention schedules, and compliance materials, ensuring statutory accuracy and practical clarity.
- Assisting with researching, preparing discovery responses, and drafting memos and briefs.
- Produced work-related product on a variety of matters, including bankruptcy stay and indemnification briefs, corporate structure, zoning and administrative and compensatory damage caps under Ohio law.
LexisNexis – Student Representative
- Deliver one-on-one training and small group sessions to enhance classmates’ legal research and writing skills using Lexis+
- Organize and host on-campus workshops, tabling events, and promotional activities in coordination with the LexisNexis Account Executive
- Gather and report peer feedback to LexisNexis regarding product use, training needs, and student engagement
Akron School of Law – Student Mentor
- Guide and support two 1L students through academic and professional development by providing one-on-one mentorship, sharing study strategies, and giving honest feedback.
Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office – D.A. Intern
- Assigned to both the Narcotics Unit and Investigations Division, focusing on prosecution of drug trafficking, white collar and financial crimes, and property-related offenses.
- Assisted with legal research, case preparation, and evidentiary analysis in criminal matters.
- Drafted motions, prepared discovery, and observed court proceedings related to white-collar and felony drug cases.
- Supported prosecutors with fact development, including reviewing investigative reports and financial records.
Law & Leadership Institute – Research Fellow
- Independent research project on diversity and inclusion in leadership, analyzing barriers to access and strategies for fostering equitable participation in legal and civic institutions.
- Develop and deliver lessons on legal topics and utilizing experiential learning methods.
- Guide students through the research and writing process for papers on landmark Supreme Court cases, culminating in presentations that explore the societal and historical impacts of these decisions.
Professional Experience
Team Leadership
- Managed a high-performing business development team that increased pipeline (qualified leads for future revenue) by 35% over one quarter and improved prospect interactions, resulting in revenue growth. Focused on improving prospect
interactions, which directly contributed to increased revenue and stronger future business opportunities. ListenFirst – Sales Director
- Trained the sales team to deliver compelling product demonstrations, resulting in 12% pipeline growth, including securing deals with Fortune 500 companies. ListenFirst – Sales Director
- Established sales objectives for United States geographic sales territories, forecasting sales volume based on historic company trends and potential profit for all existing and new products. ListenFirst – Sales Director
- Improved workflow through organization on Google Workspace and increased transparency of various team’s resources, resulting in a 2-hour reduction in workload per team member per week. ListenFirst – Sales Director
Revenue Generation
- Formulated and executed strategic plans and collaborated across departments to design impactful marketing campaigns to increase pipeline, resulting in increase of $1.2 million in 9 months through precise and targeted cold outreach. ListenFirst – Sales Director
- Achieved an impressive 12.5%-win rate, compared to average of 5-10% in social media marketing industry. (Industry involves Complex decision-making processes; Multiple stakeholders and layers of approval; Longer than average sales cycles, often 12-18 months or more). ListenFirst – Sales Director
- Averaging 200 cold calls per week, through consistent outreach, converted 1% of calls into future sales opportunity. MRI Software – Sales Development Representative
- Built outbound sequences with an 80% Open Rate and 20% reply rate over two quarters. Scheduled and set meetings for account executives, with a 90%+ show rate. MRI Software – Lead Generation Representative
Account Management
- Developed new Software as a Service (SaaS) accounts and added $550,000 to annual revenue by selling Business to Business (B2B), demonstrating strong expertise in client management, sales presentation, complex products knowledge and service solutions. MRI Software- Account Executive
- Managed 12-month sales cycle pipelines, overseeing every stage from prospecting to post-close. Ensured smooth transitions after closing. MRI Software- Account Executive
- Negotiated sales deals by identifying needs and building strong relationships to achieve sales targets. ListenFirst – Sales Director; MRI Software- Account Executive
- Provided prospective retail customers with solution information in a clear, easy-to-process format. Apple Inc. – Retail Sales Specialist.
Client Relations
- Provide world-class retail sales service while efficiently managing and assisting multiple customers simultaneously, demonstrating exceptional multitasking and customer relationship skills. Apple Inc. – Retail Sales Specialist
- Engaged with clients to understand their unique business needs and provided customized, multi-hour marketing demonstrations. Focused on delivering solutions that addressed specific challenges, building trust and credibility with clients while showcasing the value of the product through detailed, targeted power point presentations. ListenFirst – Sales Director; MRI Software- Account Executive
- Received managerial recognition for excellence of presentation, customer interaction, and software demonstration execution. MRI Software- Account Executive
- Managed sales accounts for 6 months post-deal closure, offering support through the often-complicated implementation process. This involved troubleshooting customer issues, addressing concerns, and ensuring a smooth transition from contract signing to product implementation. Acted as a dedicated point of contact, strengthening relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction before handing account off to account manager. MRI Software- Account Executive
RESUME
Here is my current resume, which highlights my legal experience, academic achievements, leadership roles, and prior professional background. It reflects the foundation of practical business experience that shapes my approach to the law and the skills I am building through law school, clerkships, and scholarship.
WRITING
Writing Samples
Latest Posts
- the Factory FloorIf you have ever spent time in a shop, you have seen it: piles of scrap material pushed into a corner, scattered across the floor, or sitting in a box waiting to be thrown out. I have always wondered: if you took that scrap and reworked it, how much value could you recover? One of my first jobs was on a factory floor. I was eighteen, working the night shift—6:00 PM to 6:00 AM—at a company that made step-up and step-down electrical transformers. Eventually, I worked my way onto the day shift, but those early days stuck with me. That was the first time I saw how far the distance was between the “office” and the “factory floor.”…
- Counseled with Wisdom – Winning Scholarship EssayThe most important function of corporate counsel is to supply wisdom, the prudent application of legal knowledge and organizational understanding to deliberations. Among the popular and overused quotes scattered across social media is Miles Kington’s pithy statement; “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” Within this cliched statement sits a persistent truth, which is the vital difference between knowing what is correct in theory and understanding how to apply that knowledge in practice. Knowledge alone is not enough. Technical expertise is understanding that what is correct in theory does not automatically lead to good decisions in practice. Wisdom, the ability to apply knowledge prudently and in context, is needed to make good decisions. Nowhere is this distinction more consequential than for in-house corporate counsel, marking the line between knowing the law and applying it with prudence. It is this integrative judgment, and not expertise alone, that makes in-house counsel indispensable to a healthy enterprise.
- The Law Is Written in StoriesLaw school teaches the law, but it fundamentally revolves around stories of people and their experiences. Effective legal analysis involves narrative, not just logical elements. Great lawyers listen to their clients’ stories, identify key aspects, and present them clearly, guiding others toward understanding and justice. The essence of law lies in resolving human moments.
- A House Divided“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” Mark 3:24–25 There are precious few things that… Read more: A House Divided
- Memo – Enforceability of Non-compete Clause in Employment Agreement – Writing Sample Fall 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY
“It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.”
— Ansel Adams
Through photography, I aim to capture the beauty and complexity of the world, offering a lens through which others can find meaning and connection. I am inspired by life’s fleeting yet profound moments, weaving storytelling and relationship-building into my creative process. Each image reflects a commitment to understanding diverse perspectives, driven by a desire to leave a meaningful impact through both art and life’s pursuits.
Warren Carr 