Gillian Teng Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

-Conducted client intake interviews, assessed client concerns and legal questions, researched relevant law, discussed client questions with supervising attorney, discussed legal options with clients.

-Second-chaired unlawful detainer pre-trial hearings.-Drafted documents and memoranda of points and authorities in support of motions for summary judgment, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions for continuances, motions to dismiss.-Conducted extensive client intake interviews in the areas of domestic violence, family law, immigration, housing, and human trafficking. Performed client consultations in Mandarin. -Drafted template briefs for use by housing team. Prepared memoranda on research assignments.-Researched urgent issues in housing law related to ongoing pandemic.-Participated in legal team and all-staff meetings and trainings.-Participated in community legal clinics.

-Legal Information Helpline: interviewed callers, researched issues, and responded with resources and advice.-Researched and wrote memoranda for litigation team for issues related to access to gender-affirming medical care.-Copyedited and cite-checked an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of the United States and a later-published Williams Institute article.

-Compiled and organized applications to writing workshops throughout the year; collaborated in assembling each cohort of workshop participants.-Utilized past experience as a workshop participant to brainstorm/implement new ways to organize workshops and expand access to the arts for marginalized artists.

Wellesley, Ma

-Work closely with the House Director to oversee the day-to-day operation of the dorm and the well-being of the students. -Manage administrative work related to running the dorm.-Handle confidential and sensitive information/situations discretely and appropriately.-Communicate effectively and consistently with faculty, staff, students, and parents.-Serve as a role model and mentor; provide a caring and supportive environment to residential students.

Lexington, Ma

-Multitask effectively; move from task to task (take orders, make drinks, manage cash drawers, answer product questions, clean) as required. -Maintain a positive attitude and work well as part of a team under pressure during periods of high customer traffic; prioritize customer needs. -Keep track of multiple tasks with an eye for detail.

-Conversational English tutor for Mandarin-speaking middle-school aged student in China

Amherst, Ma

-Foster and develop an inclusive, safe, and livable residential community.-Follow protocol in crisis response/policy enforcement when necessary.-Bring residents together through programming and individual interactions, creating a space for residents to grow and learn together.-Communicate policy, university updates, and community standards appropriately and efficiently.-Handle confidential and sensitive information/situations discretely and appropriately.-Stay on top of emails, log events immediately after completion, show up to meetings prepared.

Amherst, Ma

-Attended and participated in the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Department's Executive Committee meetings-Stayed informed of departmental on-goings-Relayed student concerns to department, kept abreast of general student sentiment regarding the program-Developed an understanding of how university bureaucracy operated and the department's place within that

Amherst, Ma

-Write and send weekly email newsletters recapping that week’s general body meeting, campaign updates, and upcoming events on campus and in the area; respond to emails.-Establish collaborative relationships with student organizations, faculty, and administrators; communicate CEPA’s work effectively.-Design flyers and social media graphics advertising events; keep CEPA Google Drive organized, communicate organizational structure to staff.-Help draft meeting agendas and facilitate meetings.

Amherst, Ma

-Lead Multicultural Organizing Bureau-Facilitate weekly core team meetings as well as co-facilitate CEPA-wide meetings.-Coordinate campaigns across core teams and organizations aside from CEPA.-Communicate with administrators and the Student Government Association in regards to CEPA/MOB campaigns, student demands, and areas of collaboration.-Collaborate with core team to plan and execute actions/events that explore the intersections of identity, social locations, and diversity.-Organize events, direct-actions, other administrative duties.

Amherst, Ma

-Foster and develop an inclusive, safe, and livable residential community.-Follow protocol in crisis response/policy enforcement when necessary.-Bring residents together through programming and individual interactions, creating a space for residents to grow and learn together.-Communicate policy, university updates, and community standards appropriately and efficiently.-Handle confidential and sensitive information/situations discretely and appropriately.-Stay on top of emails, log events immediately after completion, show up to meetings prepared.

Amherst, Ma

-Communicate with faculty member to plan research schedule-Write literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, research memos, interview summaries clearly and concisely in a timely manner-Transcribe interviews and pull critical quotes relating to different areas of the research project-Complete and summarize readings related to the discourses around Asian American mothering-Find and summarize news articles related to research project

Amherst, Ma

-Assisted facilitation of weekly meetings for participants by guiding conversations around racism, sexism, heterosexism, self-care, empowerment, change, social justice.-Utilized previous experience as a participant of the program (Sep 13 – Apr 14) to help shape agendas, activities, writing exercises, timelines.-Complete administrative tasks for WOCLN events and programs.

Juris Doctor, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: National Lawyers Guild Hastings Chapter Co-Chair; Sack Teaching Fellow for Torts, Fall 2020; Inter-Journal.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies & Psychology, Gpa 3.5/4.0

University of Massachusetts Commonwealth Honors College Bachelor of Arts, September 2017, GPA 3.5/4.0 Majors: Women, Gender, Sexuality.

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