TAKAMI TAKASU

**** ***** ****** - *** **., College Point, NY 11356 • Mobile: 347-***-**** • Email: ac3fxc@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Epiq System, New York, NY

Contract Attorney September 2017 – Present

Conducted electronic document review for patent infringement litigation. Reviewed documents for privilege, confidentiality, responsiveness, and significant issue coding.

Department of Homeland Security/United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bethpage, NY

Asylum Officer March 2017 – August 2017

Drafted memorandum of law for motion to reopen regarding asylum filings under investigation for fraud scheme. Conducted audit to analyze national security issues for immigration adjudications. Interpreted and researched Japanese immigration law in connection with asylum applications.

Takami Takasu, Attorney at Law, College Point, NY

Attorney August 2015 – February 2017

Conducted motion practice before federal courts. Performed legal research and drafted briefs for immigration law and family law cases. Authored articles in Japanese for publication regarding business law and immigration law.

Takasu & Espinoza, LLC, New York, NY

Managing Attorney February 2013 – July 2015

Served as a managing attorney at two attorney law firm. Managed and supervised day to day law firm operation. Represented clients in immigration law, personal injury law, criminal law and family law cases.

Takasu Akitaka Law Firm, Hiroshima, Japan

Law Clerk December 2011 – February 2013

Served as a law clerk at a solo practitioner law firm after graduating from law school. Performed legal research and wrote legal memoranda in probate proceeding and personal injury law cases. Assisted attorney in trial preparation.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Central Islip, NY

Externship January 2011 – May 2011

Served as extern at pro se office for the Court. Assisted judge in legal research and writing published opinions in employment discrimination law pursuant to Section 1983 of Federal Civil Rights Act.

Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, Central Islip, NY

Intern June 2010 – December 2010

Served as an intern at criminal division. Assisted attorneys in trial and trial preparation. Proposed and designed a model to avoid conflict of interest among attorneys within the organization.

EDUCATION

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Central Islip, NY, June 2011

GPA: 3.890

Class Rank: 13 out of 168 (percentile rank of 7.73%)

State University of New York at New Paltz, B.S. in Marketing, New Paltz, NY, August 2003

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York State (2012), United States District Court, Eastern District of New York (2012)

LANGUAGE

Native in Japanese; Conversational in Spanish

PUBLICATION

Takasu, T. (2015, October). Kigyou [Starting a Business]. Y's Publishing Co., Inc. (in Japanese).

Takasu, T. (2015, July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24). Kigyou [Starting a Business]. NY Japion, Trend Pot NY LLC. (in Japanese).

Takasu, T. (2013, October 4, October 11, October 18, October 25). Eijuken [Lawful Permanent Resident]. NY Japion, Trend Pot NY LLC. (in Japanese).

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