Rosemary Yin

J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Third year J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School passionate about public-interest human rights work, criminal justice reform and women’s rights work. Previously a newsfeed integrity software engineer @ Meta.

Experience

  • Legal Intern at Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
    Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 · 4 mos

    - Researched regulatory strategies to address intercepted patient information by crisis pregnancy centers. - Advised clients on how states can better regulate license plate technology to protect constituents' privacy.

  • Summer Law Clerk at California Department of Justice
    May 2025 - Jul 2025 · 3 mos

    Civil Rights Enforcement Section - Researched target’s liability under the Equal Pay Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act for workplace discrimination. - Interviewed witnesses and reviewed documents for an investigation into discriminatory school policies. - Assisted a writ petition against limiting the scope of claims in an employment discrimination lawsuit. - Prepared legal memorandum on how to obtain judicial review of agency guidance. - Compiled a factual summary of conditions in a state immigration detention facility.

  • Research Assistant at Harvard Law School
    May 2025 - Jul 2025 · 3 mos

    - Researched animal law litigation for Professor Kristen Stilt - Researched labor law cases involving animal agriculture for the Yale Law Environment and Animals Program.

  • Legal Intern at U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts
    Aug 2024 - Nov 2024 · 4 mos

    Human Trafficking and Criminal Civil Rights Team - Researched and shared legal memo on how the Fourth Amendment and Garrity apply to compelled phone evidence from police. - Produced legal memo analyzing interstate stalking and crimes of violence. - Analyzed electronic evidence to identify potential victims of CSAM and sex trafficking.

  • Legal Intern at Hawaii Department of the Attorney General
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    Special Prosecutions and Enforcement Division; Appellate Division - Produced legal memo on the two-step electronic search warrant protocol. - Analyzed recent significant Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rulings. - Provided guidance to the Hawaii State Attorney General on whether the state should sign on to incoming amicus briefs.