A growing, multi-faceted immigration law firm with diverse practice areas and expertise.*Represent clients before Immigration Courts and USCIS in a wide range of cases, across numerous jurisdictions*File and brief appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals *File, brief, and argue appeals before the Second, Fourth, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal*Manage all operational aspects of removal defense practice area, including legal strategies, staffing and training, timelines and work plans, and quality control*Manage 30+ person team of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, providing regular supervision and team development*Oversee the growth of firm by a factor of 10 over two years*Develop and implement project management systems*Develop and implement digital case tracking processes*Develop and implement policies, procedures, and systems to improve operational efficiency, including work plan tracking systems and communications expectations*Monitor new developments in applicable law and policy and operationalize as applicable to client and firm needs

A small immigration law firm dedicated to full service representation.*Represent clients before the Immigration Court in a wide range of cases, including asylum / withholding / CAT, cancellation of removal, and adjustment of status.*Draft motions to the Immigration Court, including many successful motions to reopen. *Represent affirmative asylum clients before the Asylum Office. *File and brief appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit.*Assist clients with obtaining post-conviction relief in state courts.*Assist clients with obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile findings before state courts, and with USCIS.*Monitor new developments in applicable law and policy, and disseminate updates to firm staff. *Train and support paralegals.Particular emphasis on gender based / domestic violence asylum claims in the post Matter of A-B- legal landscape.

A well-established San Francisco law firm specializing in complex immigration cases. *Represent clients in affirmative and defensive asylum proceedings.*Prepare affirmative and defensive asylum applications.*Perform oral arguments at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.*Support appellate law practice.*Supervise paralegals and legal assistants.*Conduct client screening and intakes.*Manage client relationships.*Draft and file motions.*Develop and implement policies, procedures, and systems to improve operational efficiency.*Develop training programs and resources.

A mission-driven consulting firm committed to promoting social and economic justice through assessment, evaluation, strategic planning, grant writing, and organizational development.(Promoted from Research Associate, June 2015) (Promoted from Intern, August 2013)*Project managed government and non-profit procurement efforts*Developed, quality assured, and submitted responses to requests for proposals*Improved organization-wide proposal award rate from 28% to 68%*Conducted copyedit and quality assurance review of major project deliverables*Supported the development and pursuit of new strategic initiatives*Developed and implemented training program for improved writing practices *Developed and shared narrative resources for proposal development *Collected and analyzed business development data*Conducted assessment and overhaul of Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies and procedures, including development of guidance and supporting materials*Conducted qualitative data collection and analysis for assessments and evaluations of health, behavioral health, criminal and juvenile justice, and public safety and violence prevention projects.*Drafted reports and presentations. *Supported the development of grants and proposals*Developed and supervised organizational grant and proposal search mechanisms.

Academic research support for published works on court language access (Professor David Jung)and criminal justice system changes (Professor Hadar Aviram)

A legal non-profit advocating for prisoner’s rights and systemic criminal justice reforms, focusing in particular on women in the California prison system*Processed and responded to client correspondence, conducted research and preliminary planning around development of a transition home for formerly incarcerated women, organized and executed annual fundraiser event, drafted new informative literature and conducted updates of existing informative literature

A medium sized law firm specializing in wills, trusts, and estates; real estate; tax law; and business law*Drafted client communications and managed phones, drafted and edited legal documents including health care directives, wills, trusts, and document amendments, managed file library, conducted manual overhaul of file system, managed appointment calendar, organized materials for meetings, conducted genealogy research for senior partner

An urban charter high school for "at risk" high school youth*Tutored and instructed “at-risk” high school students in subjects including English and History, mentored students with focus on cultivating college skills, assisted with college and financial aid applications