Background

Recent graduate with a BA in Political Science and Psychology looking for legal assistant and paralegal opportunities.

Job experience

• January 2019 - present
  Research Assistant
  University of Michigan Department of Political Science
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Managed a research group of 5 undergraduate students to analyze data and create a text analysis algorithm
  • Researched how the presence of a militarized conflict affects state’s distributive politics, namely its allocation of public goods, and how
  violence distorts a state’s decision-making process through focusing on the Armenian Azerbaijan conflict
  • Coded and collected data on public and private goods provision in its relation to conflict and war, as reported in weekly and daily newspapers,
  through a text analysis algorithm
  

• January 2020 - May 2020
  Assistant to the Juvenile Attorney
  Washtenaw County Office of Public Defender
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Drafted legal arguments in support of juvenile clients and prepared case reports
  • Interviewed and counseled indigent defendants
  • Observed cases at intensive probation court and circuit court

• January 2019 - May 2019
  Paralegal Intern
  Immigration Law, PLLC
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Drafted hardship waivers demonstrating the client would experience extreme hardship if he or she were to be separated from a spouse
  • Aided in client consultations and observed cases in immigration court
  • Updated the firm’s social media to provide clients with important information and additional resources

• May 2019 - December 2019
  Legal Research Intern
  University of Michigan Copyright Office
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Researched the copyright systems of countries in North America, Asia, and Europe
  • Drafted comprehensive summaries of copyright regimes and created a resource guide showcasing such summaries to provide a user-friendly
  overview of various copyright systems throughout the world
  • Led workshops in the university library on copyright basics and international copyright law
  

• September 2018 - December 2018
  Intern
  Office of State Senator Rebekah Warren
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Generated responses to constituent correspondence letters pertaining to a variety of concerns
  • Aided Senator Warren in the implementation future bill ideas, including a Michigan Public Lands Day and HIV-positive organ transplants
  • Finalized regulatory response letters to constituents and drafted congratulatory letters and tributes
  

• May 2018 - August 2018
  Global Programs Intern
  United States Trade and Development Agency
  

  Arlington, VA, USA

  • Drafted briefs regarding procurement in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Kenya, and Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Edited memorandums and briefing documents concerning procurement-related contracts, grants, and funds
  • Produced bi-weekly newsletters regarding procurement and infrastructure developments in partner countries
  • Researched procurement, infrastructure deficits, and foreign competition and government systems
  

Education

• University of Michigan
  BA in Political Science and Psychology
  

  2016 - 2020

  Phi Beta Kappa
  Pi Sigma Alpha
  James B. Angell Scholar