Mayra Castro Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, US

• Prepare various Employment-based visa forms including H-1B, O-1, TN, E-3, and L-1, initial petitions, extensions of stay, amendment of stay, and change of employer.
• Prepare I-140 and Adjustment of Status
• Prepare Consular Packets for TN and E3 vis applications
• Prepare responses to USCIS's request for evidence.
• Draft Attorney Cover Letters and Company Support Letters
• Respond to request for evidence from USCIS

Modesto, CA, US

• Assist low income clients with their housing and labor issues by providing general advice and guidance.
• Communicate and coordinate with clients to ensure their questions are being answered and they are aware of every step of their case.
• Prepare various motions, draft letters to opposing counsel, and research legal precedent for varying housing and labor issues that arise.
• Aid with various steps of discovery, including attending depositions, reviewing production, and preparing responses.
• Provide community education by attending a bi-weekly unlawful detainer clinic to assist in educating about landlord and tenant rights and duties.
• Participate in CRLA training programs, local office case review or staff meetings to help foster an open and collaborative work environment

• Prepare Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) and Juvenile Asylum forms.
• Draft state court predicate orders, briefs, and motions to change venue and withdraw.
• Interview clients to obtain the relevant details and facts to begin preparing their declaration.

• Assisted in facilitating group workshops for detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center regarding different types of immigration removal relief such as Asylum and specifics of immigration court proceedings such as.
• Oriented individual detainees regarding their immigration cases to guide them to advocate effectively for themselves.
• Prepared police report requests, country condition packets, student records request and other non-legal documentation to aid in assembling their immigration petition.

San Diego, California, US

• Prepared various Employment-based visa forms including H-1B, L-1A, O-1, EB-1, TN, and E-3 initial petitions, extensions of stay, and amendments.
• Drafted Attorney Cover Letters and Company Support Letters
• Organized the various Visa petition packages and ensure that all the evidence is included and presented in a manner most favorable for our client.
• Created FAQ documents to assist clients in navigating various aspects of the immigration petition process including H-1B/L-1 work-site inspections, health care information, how to obtain a drivers license, and how to.

San Diego, California, US

• Created a PowerPoint presentation regarding Latino judicial demographics in the United States used by Judge Campos at the annual Harvard Law School Latino Alumni Celebration
• Assisted in various assignments such as conducting legal research, drafting letters, observing trials, creating a dossier, among others

• Conducted initial phone screening to determine U-Visa or Violence against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition eligibility to gain legal status and work authorization and U Visa intake appointments to begin representation on.
• Managed the phone lines and answer client questions regarding different immigration and personal matters.
• Prepared U Visa, VAWA, Employment Authorization, and Adjustment of Status immigration documents

• Processed all new cases and file court documents in accordance with guidelines.
• Prepared lawsuits, amended complaints, default judgments, and discovery requests.

• Promoted STEM education to international high school students throughout a two-week camp.
• Coordinated a weeklong workshop on the correlation between the use of controlled substances, youth violence, and gang activity.
• Translated a vast array of documents and conversations from English to Spanish and vice-versa.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Public Interest Law Concentration

Paralegal Program

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science- Political Theory