Kathleen Barera Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Prepare, draft, and revise factums, lawsuits, and police ethics, civil rights, administrative labour, and other complaints- Communicate and follow-up with clients in person and over the telephone - Manage client cases including application preparation (filling out forms, preparing relevant documents and filing) and accompaniment at mediations or conciliations- Acted as supervisor for six pro bono law students from McGill University and Université de Montréal for the two special projects related to court case analysis and legal case development paper through creating timelines, assigning tasks with deadlines, reviewing work, and providing ongoing feedback- Synthesized data from two special projects into reports and PowerPoint presentationsCompleted two special projects:- Conducted jurisprudential research for victim-focused access to justice project concerning racial profiling in several sectors, specifically the policing sector, and analyzed and consolidated various data on the 104 Quebec court and tribunal decisions related to racial profiling between 2016 to 2021- Conducted jurisprudential and doctrinal research and analysis and wrote case development related to race and the discriminatory application by police of s.129(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Researched and compared legislation and voluntary codes of practice related to protection of farmed animals, including birds, pigs, fish, and goats, to draft comments for proposed amendments- Produced research paper on agricultural gag legislation across Canadian provinces - Carried out jurisprudential research on prohibition and forfeiture orders related to St. Edouard Zoo- Researched ending the use of companion animals in research in Quebec by analyzing different laws and regulations and drafting formulations for the prohibition

Manila, Philippines

- Produced research paper as part of AHRC's project on "Building a Child-Friendly ASEAN" on common children's rights issues across ASEAN member-states (AMS) - Conducted interviews with representatives of AMS to ASEAN mechanisms, such as the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), and civil society organizations with expertise on children's rights

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Answered phone calls and input new case information in database- Helped formulate legal questions for clients based on their legal issues- Conducted legal research on a variety of legal issues- Provided free, easy to understand legal information to clients regarding their rights and obligations in their current legal situation over the phone and in person

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Helped prepare, draft, and revise factums and police ethics and civil rights complaints- Helped conduct research for and prepare factum to Supreme Court of Canada (successful verdict: Kosoian v. Société de transport de Montréal, 2019 SCC 59 (CanLII), [2019] 4 SCR 335)- Researched and prepared short factum on the negative impact of Bill 62 on Muslim women’s social and economic rights, particularly their right to education- Conducted jurisprudential and doctrinal research related to discrimination- Accompanied lawyers and clients at Human Rights Commission and police ethics conciliations

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Performed wide-range of clerical duties in the three clinic divisions- Blogged on health-related topics for website and created content for social media- Organized community service opportunities for the team

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Researched and provided analysis on conflict resolution model for human rights program

B.C.L./Jd

Activities and Societies: Legal Information Clinic at McGill, Pro Bono Students Canada, Animal Justice McGill

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Development Studies

Activities and Societies: Borderless World Volunteers McGill ChapterMajor in International Development Studies, with a minor in Sociology..

Diploma Of Collegial Studies, North-South Studies

Activities and Societies: Nicaragua one-month trip (cultural/volunteer)Graduated with honours.