Alex McGrath

JD Candidate at the University of Michigan Law School

United States

About

Experience

  • Summer Intern at Military Comissions Defense Organization
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    Ammar al-Baluchi defense team in USA v. Kalid Sheik Mohammed, et al. Assist in researching and drafting appellate brief defending trial court’s favorable ruling suppressing pre-trial statements as involuntarily given in interlocutory proceedings before the Court of Military Commissions Review Drafted a petition seeking rehearing en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit of a panel decision regarding on the scope of the Convening Authority to approve plea agreements post-referral, addressing when co-defendants are able to participate in mandamus proceedings

  • Summer Associate, Public Advocacy Division at Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    Split Summer Between Antitrust and Nonprofit Enforcement (ANP) and Workers Rights and Antifraud Section (WRAS) Performed research tasks ranging from same-day civil procedure inquiries to support discovery practice to multi-day research into the constitutional limitations upon the office’s enforcement powers; Drafted motions to compel related to subpoena enforcement in nonprofit investigations; Identified, investigated, and initiated claims against potential workers’ rights enforcement targets

  • Gordon Grand Fellow at Office of the Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP
    Jul 2022 - May 2023 · 11 mos

    Assist Mr. Lammy in his parliamentary duties by drafting Written Parliamentary Questions to table, preparing and staffing Mr. Lammy for meetings with foreign policy stakeholders, and performing research tasks to assist Mr. Lammy's brief as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Supported by Yale University fellowship awarded to "a member of the graduating class whose proven character and personal capacity to contribute to the lives of others, and whose career interests make the support of a year after graduation a fitting way to honor the memory of Gordon Grand"

  • Judicial Intern at Chambers of Judge Douglas R.M. Nazarian
    May 2021 - Jan 2022 · 9 mos

    Prepared bench memos analyzing legal issues in cases before the Judge, assisted chambers staff in cite-checking opinions.

  • Intern at The Office of Deputy Jack Chambers TD (Dublin-West)
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 · 3 mos

    Advise policy formation relating to the Deputy's portfolio as Defense spokesperson, including troop deployment authorization, the role of Ireland in EU defense strategy, soldier pay and welfare, and the future capacity of Irish Defence Forces. Developed a political strategy to engage the public and relevant policymakers on issues dealing with the organization of the Department of Defence. Draft portions of major policy speeches. Research and assist implementation of changes to the Standing Orders of the Dail which would restructure separation of powers in Ireland to comply with Constitutional principles.