Manager Assistant

Rebecca Freeman

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Education

University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Virginia

Juris Doctor, May 2009

. University of Tel Aviv, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv, Israel,

Exchange Student, Spring 2008

. Latin American Law Organization, Treasurer

. J.B. Moore Society for International Law, Member

London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

Masters of Sciences, Population & Development, October 2004

. Dissertation: Accounting for HIV/AIDS in Ukraine (received high merit)

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature, May 2002, cum laude

. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Language Studies

Program, Spring 2000

. Rufus Choate Scholar, 3.77 GPA (Major)

Employment

San Francisco Superior Court, San Francisco, CA

Law Clerk for the Honorable Ernest Goldsmith, November 2009-

Present

. Research and prepare memoranda on matters for the court

. Review and make recommendations on motions

. Attend oral arguments and brief cases

Foley & Lardner Fellowship with Just Neighbors, Washington D.C

Intern, Summer 2008

. Liaison between Foley & Lardner's pro bono program and Just Neighbors,

providing legal services to low income immigrants and refugees

. Conduct intake of clients, frequently in Spanish; prepare clients for

interviews with USCIS; prepare visa application documents; translate

correspondence into Spanish; conduct legal research to identify potential

solutions for complicated and/or unusual immigration status

Hogar Liguen, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Intern, Summer 2007

. Child advocacy, including aiding in adoption proceedings

. On-site enrichment programs for orphans, mentoring, and

presenting documents for each child's case at Tribunales.

Holland & Knight, San Francisco, CA

Litigation Assistant, 2005-2006

. Assisted ten partners and associates with research projects; prepared,

edited and reviewed legal documents (declarations, witness statements,

memoranda and motions); conducted legal research; worked on criminal

appellate and civil rights cases by determining and organizing case

material, conducting research, managing and corresponding with clients

. Provided support for the Pro Bono Community Services Team; prepared for

asylum trials; drafted letters to Congress and human rights organizations

to build support for asylum cases; assessed, recruited, and managed

experts; visited clients in jail; conducted interviews; drafted

declarations to be used in support of asylum claims

WorldTeach, Rairok Elementary School, Majuro, Marshall Islands

Teaching Fellow, 2002

. Taught English as a second language to nearly 200 first through fourth

grade students

. Developed curricula and assisted with in-service computer training of

teachers

Memberships & Language

. Member of the California Bar

. Dartmouth Organization for Global Awareness (Founding member of

organization advocating for socially responsible investment of

the Dartmouth endowment)

. The Contemporary Review (Founding member of this New York Review

of Books style publication; website developer and manager)

. The Stonefence Review (Editor; new membership applications

reviewer; published poetry)

. Dartmouth Equestrian Team (Varsity Team Member; competed in 2002

National Competition of Intercollegiate Horse Show Association

(IHSA)

. Language: Spanish (Fluent)

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