Germain Amponsah
**** ****** *********, ********* *****, Jacksonville, Florida 32224
***************@*****.*** 401-***-****.
EDUCATION:
Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida Juris Doctor, May 2017
Activities: Library Reference Desk Attendant
Secretary of African Law Association
Corporate Law Society Member
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 2012
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Naturalization Clinic Jacksonville, Florida
Student Clinician January 2016 – May 2016
§ Conducted client interviews to elicit relevant information in order to initiate their naturalization process.
§ Managed collection of necessary client documents and educated clients to prepare for citizenship test.
§ Drafted immigration forms such as N-400, I-90, I-130 and N-565.
§ Planned “Citizenship Day “event by setting up several different work stations, arranging tables, chairs, photo copy machines, and laptops for online access to naturalization forms.
§ Trained volunteers for “Citizenship Day” to ensure a smooth process.
§ Performed mass client intakes.
Veterans Benefits Clinic Jacksonville, Florida
Student Clinician January 2017 – May 2017
§ Advocated the primary concepts of the veteran’s benefits process.
§ Interviewed and counseled clients based on information contained in casefiles.
§ Created documents such as claimant’s notice of disagreement to send into the VA regional office to appeal client’s claim
§ Engaged in client management and case management. Trusts and Estates Clinic Jacksonville, Florida
Student Clinician January 2017 – May 2017
§ Created wills and advanced directives.
§ Drafted and reviewed estate planning documents.
§ Conducted client interviews in order to elicit relevant information and evaluated several client’s needs based on information provided and identified potential solutions.
§ Drafted client letters.
Interviewing & Counseling Clinic Jacksonville, Florida Student Clinician January 2017 – May 2017
§ Established intake information to create initial screening intake forms.
§ Conducted client interviews to elicit relevant information for in-house clinics within the student clinic at Florida Coastal School of Law.
§ Effectively and professionally communicated with clients in a professional and timely manner to identify legal issues. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
City Year Providence, Rhode Island
Senior Corps Member/Team Leader June 2013 – May 2014
§ Led a diverse group of individuals in efforts to enrich an urban middle school's attendance, school climate and course performance.
§ Provided classroom observations and engage in 1:1 check in discussions in order to provide levels of peer coaching to corps members and enrich the service provided.
§ Supported corps members in their service by providing assistance wherever needed, i.e. certain events and initiatives that corps members have planned, and supporting personal goals set.
§ Facilitated and lead end of the day debrief team meetings while providing feedback to corps members in key areas of discussion.
§ Coordinated monthly team data reviews; engaging in weekly data tracking via online database of corps member student intervention dosage to provide quantitative statistics to document within the organization. SKILLS/INTEREST/QUALIFICATIONS:
§ Proficient in Microsoft Office
§ Lexis Nexis & Westlaw Certified.
§ Leadership Experience.
§ AmeriCorps Member.
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