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• One of 40 individuals selected in the Northern California region to participate in a statewide recognized pre-law program. The LEAP Fellowship is designed to support underrepresented students aspiring to enter the legal profession. Fellows engage in workshops, receive mentorship from experienced legal industry professionals, and are hosted by leading law firms. The program also provides guidance and support from the law school admissions process to 1L, helping fellows navigate challenges of pursuing a legal career.

• One of 30 individuals selected nationwide for pre-law diversity program. The Sidley PreLaw Scholars Program is a prestigious initiative designed to support underrepresented undergraduate students pursuing a career in law. The program provides participants with mentorship from Sidley attorneys, professional development workshops, and guidance on law school admissions. Scholars also gain insight into the legal profession through immersive experiences and networking opportunities with industry leaders. This program is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion within the legal field.

• Co-authoring article for UC Davis L. Rev. "Exploring Contemporary Labor Struggles: Responses to Labor Law from Old School to New School."• Providing proofreading, citation checks, and filing support for amicus briefs at state and federal court level. • Researching legal authorities, drafting complete and accurate Tables of Authorities, and ensuring all court filing materials met jurisdiction-specific filing requirements. • Preparing and submitting Pro Hac Vice applications for out-of-state attorney filings; Maintaining organized records of all Pro Hac Vice motions, approvals, and associated documentation for all instances of filing. • Managing preparation of exhibits, attachments, and certificates of service for appellate litigation. • Directing submission of electronic filings with state and U.S. Federal Court Case Management/Electronic Case File (CM/ECF) and PACER systems and maintain attorney’s calendars with hearing dates and filing deadlines. • Collaborating with Legal Director and Director of Organizing on Worker’s Rights projects, including survey administration; worker outreach; and research on applicable Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Labor law research to enhance depth and impact of future legal briefs.

• Producing 20 page document to detail economic harms of reproductive rights restrictions and provide research for use in future amicus briefs. • Drafting and editing research memos and advocacy letters on local enforcement of California’s Unfair Competition Law 17200 authority in SF and LA, Unfair Deceptive and Abusive Trade Practices (UDAP) enforcement in Chicago against gig-economy/app-based worker exploitation. • Spearheading research on impact of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete ruling by reviewing, 15,000+ public comments by creating database to analyze industries, jurisdictions, and non-compete clauses impacting workers. • Formally presenting FTC research findings at the Public Rights Project annual legal summit and facilitated 2-hour breakout discussion with state/local government attorneys. • Engaging with legal clinic education program at UC Berkeley School of Law and supported facilitation of the Worker’s Rights Working Group. • Working with PRP's Legal Director to support 1L students in the Berkeley Law Worker's Rights Seminar; Drafted and circulated clinic assignments, coordinated student memo submissions, and provided assignment feedback.

• Supporting provenance research to assess ownership histories of stolen and/or looted WWII-era artifacts and art pieces. • Assisting with building out the Center’s Antiquities Trafficking database, adding information from relevant international cases, including images and formal names of identified artifacts for comprehensive tracking and research.

• Selected as one of 34 Research Sprint participants to engage with scholars, advocates, and practitioners exploring the ethical, social, and human rights implications of digital identity. • Supporting citations, information gathering, and fact-checking for 47-page impact report. • Contributing research about best practices for global policies addressing digital identity ethics, gender inequality, algorithmic bias in the tech industry. • Analyzing policy papers on technology, intellectual property, and international policy issues to manage citations/attributions and contribute to narrative elements of data visualization for report sections.

• Assisting with capacity building of a human rights legal clinic, including bi-weekly site visits, 5+ fact-finding interviews per week, and case management for 150+ labor exploitation and wrongful detention cases.• Leading basic quantitative demographic and case outcome analysis of over 500+ case profiles for contribution to the Institute’s year-end report. • Supporting post-clinic case work, including writing court memoranda, assessing court decisions under the U.K. Human Rights Act, and identifying legal aid qualifications and potential immigration relief for clients. • Functioning as Human Rights Paralegal with Turpin & Miller, LLP to support post-legal clinic case follow-up, including preparation of 10+ affidavits for cases brought under the EU Convention on Human Rights. • Contributed to publication of 2021-2022 Annual Highlights Report, authoring overview of the Centre for Criminology's legal aid clinic at HMP Huntercombe.

• One of 10 individuals selected statewide for nationally recognized public service program; Assigned to the court of the Hon. Judge Lawrence Brown. • Observing court proceedings and providing administrative support via court calendaring and note taking for Recovery Treatment Court, Mental Health Court, and Prop. 36 Court. • Supporting court operations by tracking participant progress, evaluating diversion effectiveness, and researching evidence-based adjustments to court referrals processes. • Producing monthly narrative reports and basic data visualization of remote court proceeding demographics by compiling and analyzing information from 80+ profiles per week. • Collaborating with the Public Defender’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, and county-based social work agencies to evaluate coordination of diversion planning and social support services for defendants. • Assessing the court’s mental health referrals processes and provided input on better aligning court mandates with psychiatric assessment processes.

• Worked under administration of UC Davis Chancellor, Gary May; Represented a constituency of over 30,000 undergraduates students under a $414 million budget • Chaired the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisor Board by organizing informative presentations on campus climate, facilitating communication with campus administration, and supporting the campus policy and advocacy projects of board members.• Engaged with undergraduates to monitor campus climate and presented findings during quarterly meetings with the Chancellor and Vice Provost. • Analyzed campus climate through creation of 5+ assessment instruments, 900+ minutes of focus groups, and participation in the UC campus Climate Study.

• Contributed legal citation revisions and redline edits for several notable publications by Dean Kevin Johnson. • Worked in a press relations capacity to facilitate requests for interviews and legal commentary from the Dean. • Drafted and reviewed speeches and legal correspondence; provided proofreading and citation formatting for law review articles and book chapters.