Legal Intern
17 months total:• Legal Assistant/Clerk (March - August, 2021) o Intake of client correspondence (routing and distributing emails, calls, messages, and files to attorneys).o Appraisal, recordation, and filing of discovery, imparting info to clients and attorneys as needed.o Coordination of appointments, meetings, and calls/visits between attorneys and clients.o Interfaced with incarcerated clients to amend, address, or obtain information as case required. o Assisted with defense at trials, including evaluation and selection of the jury during voir dire.• Legal Intern (Student) (May - August, 2022) o Researched and Summarized findings in distributed memos regarding legal issues in client cases.o Wrote winning motions to suppress evidence, motions to dismiss, and motions in opposition to those of prosecution.o Attended court for docket and client hearings, assisted with attorneys' advocacy for clients in court hearings.• Rule 13-Certified Intern (May - November, 2023)o Represented clients as a Rule 13-certified attorney (working under the supervision of a licensed attorney). o Interviewed clients, witnesses, and examined evidence regarding plan of action for different cases.o Strategized based on given facts and theories of law regarding the procedure of client cases.o Advocated for clients during hearings and appointments before the court, including: Preliminary hearings Bond and bail arguments Suppression hearings Plea hearings General docketso Directly examined and cross-examined witnesses on behalf of clients during depositions and court hearingso Deposed witnesses on behalf of clients, preparing depositional interviews beforehand. o Undertook direct communication with clients, discussing needs, desires for outcomes, strategies, necessary findings, and their day-to-day status.o Negotiated directly with assistant, associate, and deputy prosecutors on behalf of clients regarding outcome, offers, and the finer intricacies of cases.
