Nicholas Rawls joined our New Lawyers Group (NLG) in 2023. The NLG provides our newest lawyers with the opportunity to gain exposure to different practice areas and lawyering styles before making a commitment to a specific practice. Individuals in the NLG may focus on a particular area of practice, or compare practices, during their first year with Jones Day.
Prior to attending law school, Nick served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and as a legislative staffer on Capitol Hill holding a Top Secret security clearance. His work focused on national security, national defense, intelligence, foreign relations, and veterans policy. Nick was awarded a Bronze Star, an Army Commendation Medal, a Joint Service Achievement Medal, an Army Achievement Medal, and the U.S. Army Basic Parachutist Badge as part of his military service.
- Harvard University (J.D. 2022; Senior Editor, Harvard National Security Journal); U.S. Naval War College (M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies with a concentration in Irregular Warfare 2015); Texas A&M University, College Station (B.A. in Political Science cum laude 2008; U.S. Army ROTC scholarship)
- California
- Served as National Security Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) (2019) and as Military Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (2014-2018); Served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve attaining the rank of Major (2008-2019): Active-Duty assignments included year-long tour of duty as Civil Affairs Team Chief assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Afghanistan and aide-de-camp to Commanding General Combined Joint Interagency Taskforce 435 in Kabul, Afghanistan (2012-2013)
- Law Clerk to Judge Mark Scarsi, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (2022-2023)