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She advises and represents clients on a variety of employment-related matters. Her legal experience includes clerking for a civil defense firm and the legal department of a national healthcare and staffing services provider. She also represented coal miners in claims for benefits. During law school, she was president of the Women Law Student Society and a symposium editor for the Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice. Welch earned her J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is admitted to practice in Minnesota and her court admissions include the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th and 9th Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for Minnesota and the Northern District of Illinois. Welch has also been a speaker at various events and conferences, including the Midwest Regional Employer Conference and presentations on Minnesota's Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) law and compliance strategies.","Claire Welch  \nAssociate  \n1300 IDS Center  \n80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 main: +1 (612) 630-1000  \ndirect: (612) 486-2032  \nfax: +1 (612) 630-9626 [cwelch@littler.com](cwelch@littler.com)  \nOverview  \nClaire Welch advises and represents clients on a wide range of labor and employment law matters.  \nDuring law school, Claire clerked for a civil defense firm in Washington, D.C. , and clerked for the legal department of a national provider of healthcare and staffing services. 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