Allegra Sturns

**** ****** *** • Fort Worth, Texas 76123 • 817-***-**** • acvx5u@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas May 2016 Juris Doctor, GPA 3.242

• Activities: Student Bar Association, President 2014-2015 Black Law Students Association, Vice President of External Affairs 2014-2015 Moot Court, Member

Mock Trial, Member

• Awards: Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition, Best Petitioner’s Brief (Regionals and Nationals) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee May 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies, GPA 3.130

• Thesis: “Violence Against Women: An International Human Rights Violation”

• Activities: The L.I.F.E. Project Mentoring Program, Secretary and Vice President SYNERGY Afterschool Tutoring Program, Site Leader

Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Public Benefit Foundation Intern EXPERIENCE

Gomez Law Firm February 2015-August 2015

Law Clerk

• Researched and drafted successful responses to motions for summary judgment that was filed in a case involving the expiration of the statute of limitations and a case involving third-party employer negligence

• Researched and drafted memoranda in the areas of transnational litigation involving the, United States Republic of Panama, and United Kingdom and Thailand

United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas May 2014-June 2014 Judicial Intern for The Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr.

• Researched and drafted memoranda providing a proposed disposition of a social security appeal, case summaries with updates on the laws and the use of delayed-notice warrants under 18 U.S.C. § 2.705

• Observed multiple stages of large-scale insurance litigation, international contract disputes, and criminal conspiracy prosecutions, The Law Office of Raymond V. Jobe, Dallas, Texas October 2012-May 2013 Legal Assistant/Paralegal

• Provided legal and administrative support by drafting representation agreements and pleadings, docketing and calendaring court hearings and by assisting with document production and trial preparation Rose Immigration Law Firm, PLC, Nashville, Tennessee Bilingual Legal Assistant/Paralegal August 2011-August 2012

• Drafted representation agreements, case updates to clients, and employment-based and family-based petitions

• Translated legal documents from English to Spanish for clients, including representation agreements, correspondence to clients, and immigration rights statements to supplement petitions under the Violence Against Women Act Vanderbilt University Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Nashville, Tennessee Student Office Assistant January 2008-May 2011

• Assisted staff with preparations for incoming classes by corresponding with families, maintaining application materials to reflect up-to-date information regarding a potential student, and guiding tours Vanderbilt University Athletics – Football Department, Nashville, Tennessee August 2008-May 2011 Hostess/Tour Guide

• Play an active role in the welcoming, enjoyment and safekeeping of potential players and their families by assisting in recruitment presentations as needed

• Address any concerns and questions of visitors regarding the University and University policy

• Proactively promote the Football Department through events, correspondence, and one-on-one interactions SKILLS AND INTERESTS

• Intermediate in written and conversational in spoken Spanish