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Hired as Post Bar Fellow, promoted to Staff Attorney.Works as a member of the Immigration Team and Anti-Trafficking Project.Compiles applications for DACA Renewals, T Visa Principal and Derivative Status, Adjustment of Status, and SIJS.Prepares forms I-821D, I-914, I-539, I-360, I-765, I-485, and drafts addendums. Interviews clients for information needed for immigration relief forms and declarations. Screens potential clients for forms of potential immigration relief and… Show more Hired as Post Bar Fellow, promoted to Staff Attorney.Works as a member of the Immigration Team and Anti-Trafficking Project.Compiles applications for DACA Renewals, T Visa Principal and Derivative Status, Adjustment of Status, and SIJS.Prepares forms I-821D, I-914, I-539, I-360, I-765, I-485, and drafts addendums. Interviews clients for information needed for immigration relief forms and declarations. Screens potential clients for forms of potential immigration relief and Grounds of Inadmissibility.Researches immigration issues such as Grounds of Inadmissibility Waivers and Particular Social Groups for Asylum.Attends community outreach events on behalf of API Legal Outreach. Show less

Drafted public comments on the USCIS’s proposed policies on behalf of the organization, including the dissent against the proposed Asylum Ban and proposed filing fee increases.Compiled DACA Renewal and naturalization applications directly with clients, including filing forms for reduced fee waivers.Researched and wrote immigration court briefs for asylum cases.Screened naturalization applicants in the San Francisco Pathways to Citizenship Initiative Workshop (SFPCI) for applications… Show more Drafted public comments on the USCIS’s proposed policies on behalf of the organization, including the dissent against the proposed Asylum Ban and proposed filing fee increases.Compiled DACA Renewal and naturalization applications directly with clients, including filing forms for reduced fee waivers.Researched and wrote immigration court briefs for asylum cases.Screened naturalization applicants in the San Francisco Pathways to Citizenship Initiative Workshop (SFPCI) for applications readiness or need to be referred out for further assistance. Show less

Worked as Summer Associate from June 1, 2022 to August 12, 2022.Drafts and compiles nonimmigrant employment-based immigration petitions in the L, O, and EB-1 categories.Responds and gathers evidence for the United States Customs & Immigration Services requests for evidence in coordination with clients for L, O, H-1B, and EB-1 Outstanding Researcher categories.Attended a 3-day summer training covering the business immigration process and the firm case tracking and filing system… Show more Worked as Summer Associate from June 1, 2022 to August 12, 2022.Drafts and compiles nonimmigrant employment-based immigration petitions in the L, O, and EB-1 categories.Responds and gathers evidence for the United States Customs & Immigration Services requests for evidence in coordination with clients for L, O, H-1B, and EB-1 Outstanding Researcher categories.Attended a 3-day summer training covering the business immigration process and the firm case tracking and filing system. Performed intake interview for migrant children with the Safe Passage Project. Show less

Participated as one of six members of the Keta Taylor Colby Death Penalty project.Wrote research memos for appellate court briefs.Researched developing capital case law.Reached out to law libraries across the country for brief materials.Attended court hearings about ongoing capital cases and requests for deadline extensions.

Wrote over 50 articles on court cases for the public, articles on criminal justice reform, and articles on local news in Yolo County, including an article on student debt.Train and coordinate 10 seasonal interns every quarter to cover criminal cases, to analyze court transcripts, and to write articles.Assisted in opening a Court Watch program with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.Researched and surveyed felony-murder cases that filed SB 1437 petitions across… Show more Wrote over 50 articles on court cases for the public, articles on criminal justice reform, and articles on local news in Yolo County, including an article on student debt.Train and coordinate 10 seasonal interns every quarter to cover criminal cases, to analyze court transcripts, and to write articles.Assisted in opening a Court Watch program with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.Researched and surveyed felony-murder cases that filed SB 1437 petitions across California.Scheduled interviews with attorneys and criminal law experts across the nation for a criminal justice reform podcast.Organized and constructed grant applications. Show less

Finalized the shipment of over a thousand books, CDs, and other library materials to the northern University of California storage facility after reviewing databases for duplicates.Reviewed library records on books undergoing shipment for accuracy.Compiled Excel documents for projects that recorded decisions and notes.

Communicated with students receiving notes and adapted note-taking style to their needs. Translated handwritten notes to Google Documents for accessibility.Coordinated notes for the Contemporary Love Poetry, Asian American Cultural Studies, and Short Story courses.

Initiates in friendly conversations with customers.Performs multiple duties in a fast paced working environment.Able to adapt and perform multiple duties in given situations.Done while taking maximum allowed classes for school.

Developed skills to dealing with unexpected time conflicts.Consistently provided feedback and suggestions on student involvement. Instructed 75 students on making a major project each for two classes over iMovie in five days.