Office Assistant

Nikhil Bhatnagar

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Cupertino CA, 95014

408-***-****

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EDUCATION

Northwestern University School of Law J.D.

Class of 2010

UC Berkeley

B.A. Rhetoric 2006

B.A. Political Science 2006

DETAILED LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE

*Santa Clara Public Defender's Office: Alternate Defender

9/10- present

Continuing my work with supervising attorney Daniel Camp, I am now

assigned to working as the legal research intern for the Alternate

Defender's Office. In that role, I am responsible for handling research

inquiries and writing issue memos regarding legal questions faced by the

attorneys at the Alternate Defender's Office. I have again been PTLS

certified, and as such, am once more capable of arguing motions before the

bench for Departments 27 and 31.

* Center for Conflict Resolution - Court Appointed Mediator

1/10-5/10

As a court appointed mediator certified by the Center for Conflict

Resolutions, I regularly was assigned to mediate cases being brought before

the State Courts in Chicago's Daley Center. In that capacity, I worked

with clients to find alternate dispute resolutions for a number of

different conflicts, ranging form landlord-tenant disputes to separation

proceedings to property and tort cases

* Santa Clara Public Defender's Office: Alternate Defender

5/09- 8/019

Working as the supervising intern under attorney Daniel Camp, I

assisted Mr. Camp with a felony calendar that consisted of homicide, drug

possession, and gang enhancement cases. I researched and submitted briefs

to the court on behalf of Mr. Camp and assisted in in-Chambers discussions

between the Public Defender and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's

Office.

During my time at the internship I also obtained State Bar

certification to appear in Court where I argued motions and preliminary

hearings in court, on behalf of my supervising attorney.

* Santa Clara Public Defender's Office - Summer Intern 6/08

- 8/08

I wrote motions and petitions that were argued in felony Court. I

obtained the necessary information for these appeals by independently

interviewing clients at the county jail and/or courthouse; contacting and

deposing witnesses, and researching relevant case statutory/case law.

I also worked in close relation with supervising attorney to prepare

cases on felony calendar for preliminary examination, trial, and sentencing

phases.

* Fragomen Del Ray Bernsen and Lewey - Assistant Paralegal

1/07-8/07

I Researched and drafted over a dozen 20-30 page O-1 and OR petitions

for clients; process which involved extensive client interaction,

expansive amounts of evidence collection and organization and daily

collaboration with veteran attorneys and senior paralegals. All of these

petitions were later submitted on behalf of the client.

* Volunteer intern: East Bay Community Law Center

9/04- 6/06

As a volunteer intern, I made court appearances for clients, wrote

appeals to the court on their behalf. and coordinated with case workers and

attorneys in examining and providing rehabilitation/sentencing alternatives

for clients undergoing Prop.36 litigation.

I also assisted clients in finding legal information, filing claims

and obtaining benefits from government programs such as SSI and SSDI.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

*South Asian Students Law Association Co-President 2/09 -

5/10

*SERV Community Service 3L Representative

8/08 - 5/10

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