Estrella López Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Grand Jury Unit

Chief of Staff/Legal Supervisor to the Community Engagement Unit

Special Prosecutions Unit

Trial Unit

Grand Jury Unit

Appellate Unit

Westfield, Nj

Electronic document review for relevancy, responsiveness, confidentiality, and privilege.

Answered live chats in English and Spanish from people seeking legal help. Helped identify legal issues and appropriate resources.

Researched matters pertaining to personal injury, medical malpractice, and employment discrimination cases. Interviewed potential clients. Drafted memoranda, briefs, and motions. Synopsized depositions. Attended client meetings and translated for Spanish-language clients. Organized and summarized medical, financial, and employment records.

Under the supervision of the clinic directors assumed all the responsibilities of an Assistant District Attorney. Processed cases in intake. Interviewed victims and witnesses. Prepared and conducted hearings. Conducted relevant research. Negotiated terms of plea agreements. Arranged alternate sentencing.

Under the supervision of the clinic directors, handled all aspects of the representation of clients that would have otherwise been represented by New York County Defenders. Conducted initial interviews. Made bail arguments. Interviewed clients. Counseled clients. Conducted relevant research. Prepared motions. In conjunction with social work interns, identified relevant outside resources for clients when appropriate.

Interviewed clients seeking U-Visas and other Immigration Relief. Conducted research concerning asylum, U-Visa and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) cases. Prepared and submitted appropriate forms on behalf of clients.

Hired and Supervised a student staff of over 130 students during Homecoming/Family Weekend which brought in over 8000 guestsCoordinated with administrators, students, alumni, and staffCreated innovative systems for executing tasks

Conducted legal research pertaining to family law cases. Aided clients in completing Case Information Statements and compiling all accompanying documents. Prepared documents for trial. Assisted attorneys at trial. Worked with English, Spanish, and Portuguese-language clients.

Graded exams and homework. Maintained all records on students in intermediate and advanced Spanish language and grammar courses. Created assignments for students that evaluated comprehension and ability to engage other works critically.

Created a curriculum for pre-schoolers in order to introduce basic vocabulary, phonetics and culture. Taught four classes each week which combined different methods of teaching including Direct Approach, Total Physical Response, and the Audio-lingual method

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Environmental Law Review 2008-2009, I-PREP (Interview Preparation Program); Change for Change; Street Law.

Bachelor Of Arts, College Of Social Studies And French Studies

Activities and Societies: Wesleyan Student Assembly, Presidential Search Committee, Service Career Fellow

Semester Abroad

Took classes through the Centre pour les Études de Français, the Swarthmore program and directly at the Université de Stendhal

Education record

Education record

Education record