Domestic Legal Program Intern Resume
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· · hhender@ uoregon.edu
EDUCATION:
University of Oregon School of Law · Eugene, Oregon
Candidate for Juris Doctorate expected May
Activities: LEND Mentoring Program· Secretary, Black Law Students Association· Public Interest/Public Service Executive Board · Student Coordinator, Law Students for Choice group · Phi Alpha Delta International Law Society · Planned Parenthood Public Affairs Field Intern (Eugene Office) · Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund volunteer · Research Assistant for Professor Ibrahim Gassama -· Spanish intake interviewer at Lane County Legal Aid Office Fall ?Judicial extern for Honorable Douglas Mitchell, Lane County Circuit Court Spring ? Bramlett Scholarship recipient Fall ? Orlando J. Hollis Scholarship recipient Fall
University of Chile Institute of International Studies · Santiago, Chile
GPA: .
Masters of Arts · International Studies · October
Received partial scholarship during second and third semesters for academic excellence
Spelman College · Atlanta, Georgia
Graduated magna cum laude ? Bachelor of Arts in Spanish · May
Honors: Dean’s List · Mortar Board, Golden Key and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Societies
Activities: Study Abroad· Spanish Club· Trailblazers International Club · Charles B. Merrill Scholarship for Study Abroad ·
National Security Education Program Scholarship · UNCF/ Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program
Languages: Proficient in Spanish
WORK EXPERIENCE:
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Domestic Legal Program Intern? New York, New York? June -August
Performed legal research and writing for Domestic Legal staff including writing legal memorandum, conducting legislative research and updating Center’s online fact sheets. Performed legal research for two of the Center’s cases Tummino v. von Eschenbach, being litigated in federal District Court and Gonzales v. Carhart, being argued in the Supreme Court in the fall. Also researched abstinence-only curriculum for future legal challenges.
LANE COUNTY CENTER FOR LAW AND ADVOCACY
Law Clerk · Eugene, Oregon · May -August
Worked on landlord-tenant, custody,restraining/stalking order and immigration cases under supervision of staff attorneys. Drafted client letters and pleadings, conducted client interviews, client intake (Spanish and English speaking clients) and performed Spanish translation.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
Americorps*VISTA volunteer ·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · September -August
Worked at the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia designing job skills training and job development workshops to address the needs of the Latino and Vietnamese adult communities. Developed and coordinated adult educational activities such as financial literacy, health, nutrition and wellness classes at the Community Center to help promote involvement and awareness within the surrounding community.
PARTNERS FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
Volunteer · Choluteca, Honduras · June -August
Worked with several small rural communities in the provinces of Choluteca and Marcovia in Southern Honduras on issues such as HIV/AIDS training, economic and agricultural initiatives.
NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT
Logistics Management Specialist · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · June -June
Coordinated the purchase and repair of Navy E-C radar planes utilized by the United States Navy totaling over $ million a year. Developed monthly and yearly repair schedules to ensure the timely delivery of needed parts for the E-C aircraft.
HERCULES, INCORPORATED
Administrative Assistant · Wilmington, Delaware · December -January
Provided administrative support to the Information Technology division of Hercules, Inc of Delaware. Booked
conferences and employee business luncheons for Information Technology employees and coordinated the mail delivery and vacation schedules for approximately employees.
HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION
Administrative Assistant · Newark, Delaware· January - February
Provided administrative support to the Collection's Department of the Honda Motor Company's Newark, Delaware office.
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
Intern · Mexico City, Mexico · October - December
Implemented a Spanish to English translation software program for the Foreign Agricultural Service Mexico City designed to facilitate the translation of Mexican agricultural laws for Foreign Agricultural Service employees. Compiled a database used to monitor Mexican compliance with proper sanitary standards for the U.S. importation of its agricultural goods.
THE AMERICA PROJECT
Intern ·Atlanta, Georgia · September -April
Researched and helped to plan conferences on issues such as affordable health care, pre-kindergarten
and after-school programs. Compiled a fact sheet about international community building and helped to plan a
conference on welfare to work issues hosted by the America Project.
INTERESTS:
Travel throughout South and Central America, reading, studying languages, hip-hop dancing
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