Li Y.

J.D. Candidate at UC Davis School of Law

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Experience

  • Member, Volume 57 at UC Davis Law Review
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Summer Law Clerk at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

    • Drafted pleadings and motions in eminent domain • Researched and drafted preliminary studies, reports, and legal memoranda for various public transit projects, including the Silicon Valley Bart Phase II and Eastridge BART Regional Connector, real property acquisitions, and labor and employment • Project-managed and created presentations presented to the General Manager and over 400 employees • Observed mediation and arbitration proceedings

  • Escrow Agent at Chicago Title Insurance Company
    Sep 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Maintained communications between escrow, broker and lender through coordinating meetings, providing all parties with timely updates and up-to-date record keeping • Developed digital strategies for expediting and automating record keeping and communication within escrow team • Worked under pressure and multitasked to ensure deadlines were met during each step of the escrow process • Processed and organized client’s financial information for the simultaneous closings of escrow transaction

  • The Williams Record (4 yrs 7 mos)
    • Executive Editor
      Jan 2018 - Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Arts Editor
      2017 - Jul 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Recruit writers for each issue Revise articles and features for the arts section Manage layout of art pages through InDesign

    • Staff Writer
      2016 - Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Write weekly articles for the newspaper

  • Editorial Intern at Sine Theta Magazine
    Nov 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo