Manager Office

LATANGIE WILLIAMS

***** **** **** ***** #*** ~ Jacksonville, Fl. 32218 ~ 904-***-**** ~

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LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Law Office of Latangie Williams, P.A. Jacksonville,

Florida

Attorney September 2009-Present

. Conduct interviews with clients to determine critical facts.

. Perform research regarding applicable immigration laws; collect

evidence in support of family-based petitions and refugee/asylee

applications.

. Drafted visa application cover letters, fee waivers and

declarations in support of immigrant applications.

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Jacksonville,

Florida

Attorney Advocate February 2009-

September 2009

. Conducted interviews with clients to determine critical facts.

. Performed research regarding applicable immigration laws.

. Collected evidence in support of visa applications and refugee

immigration cases.

. Drafted visa application cover letters, fee waivers and

declarations in support of immigrant applications.

Florida Coastal School of Law Immigration Clinic Jacksonville,

Florida

Intern Fall

2007-Spring 2008

. Conducted interviews with clients to determine issues for trial.

. Performed research on applicable immigration laws.

. Drafted visa application cover letters, fee waivers and

declarations in support of VAWA and U-Visa applications.

. Handled eleven immigration cases which focused on family-based

petitions and served as co-counsel for a special immigrant visa

(SIJ) for an abandoned, immigrant child.

Law Office of Juanita Powell, P.A.

Jacksonville, Florida

Paralegal/Office Manager Summer 2007

. Cite checked and Shepardized briefs.

. Managed litigation files, met with clients, and wrote

correspondence.

. Researched legal issues on Personal Injury, Family, Probate, and

Employment Law.

. Drafted complaints, motions to dismiss, and memoranda.

Public Defender's Office Jacksonville,

Florida

Interviewer Summer 2006

. Conducted interviews with inmates housed in the Pre-Trial

Detention Facility.

. Compiled summaries of information received from inmates for

attorney use.

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Jacksonville,

Florida

Volunteer/Pro Bono Attorney Spring 2006-

Present

. Conducted interviews to provide legal assistance to indigent

clients.

. Assisted foreclosure attorneys within the Foreclosure Defense

Project.

EDUCATION

Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville,

Florida

Juris Doctor Degree May 2008

Lexis Certification

University of North Florida Jacksonville,

Florida

Bachelor of Arts Degree May 2003

Major: History Minor: Political Science

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