San Francisco, California, United States
Communicated with clients/attorneys regarding intakes for various areas of law including Immigration, Housing, Estate Planning, Employment, Tort, Gender/Name Change, Family, and Government Benefits Communicated with panel attorneys and referred clients to the appropriate panel attorney that can assist them Drafted/sent demand letters and Reasonable Accommodation letters and communicate with adverse parties on behalf of clients Performed legal research regarding the civil liability of HIV infection Drafted Estate Planning documents including wills, Advanced Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms Assisted clients with filling out various legal forms including work permits and Gender/Name Change forms
-Working with clients and attorneys in a diverse array of areas of law including Immigration, Family, Personal Injury and Intellectual Property -Drafting various legal documents including agreements, complaints and declarations and e-filing/filing in the appropriate county -Perform legal research and billing for a variety of cases -Communicate with and schedule clients in an efficient manner
Working as an undergraduate researcher with Professor Eric Biber on his project researching cannabis land use policy. -analyzing land use and cannabis cultivation documents for information pertinent to the project -recognizing legal terminology and efficiently translating into information needed for the database -using own intuition while reading documents to determine what is useful and what is not
-working with PARS Equality Center to screen U.S. requestors of humanitarian parole for people in Afghanistan -filing U-Visas and DACA paperwork - a part of the Anti-Racism Committee which works to fight racism and discrimination in the workplace and in the community
-Assisting customers in need of legal help with filling out paperwork regarding civil law matters including restraining orders, small claims cases and name changes -Using terminology that will give the customer their best chance at getting their requests approved by the judge -Knowing how to handle customers who may become distressed when talking about their situation -Educating customers about the proper steps to take regarding their case