Legal Assistant

DILLON HOOKER

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Summary

Originally from the U.S., I have resided and been educated in Europe since the age of 5. After obtaining my Bachelor of Law and graduating with distinction from The Hague University in the Netherlands, I have returned to the U.S. to begin my professional career.

Education

BACHELOR OF LAW (LL.B.) INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW JULY 2018 THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY, NETHERLANDS

General specialization with a focus on Corporate Law and Public International Law

LL.B. Thesis on the role of the principle of prevention and marine plastic pollution (achieved grade 9)

Graduated with distinction

MINOR – CYBERSECURITY 2017 THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY

Interdisciplinary minor focused on legal and technical courses covering governance related aspects of cybersecurity, technology based challenges, and the role of compliance

Gained vast knowledge of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Legal Experience

SUSTAINABILITY AND EU POLICY INTERN SALTREX MARCH 2018 – JUNE 2018

Online B2B auction platform for trading in secondary or distressed commodities and cargoes

Assisted in the development of the Saltrex ‘Recycling and Destruction Project’

Provided legal insight to build the regulatory framework for the Project to operate in through researching EU waste regulations and codes, working on the operational flow, cross referencing waste directives and creating a database of sources

Utilized Excel skills for cross referencing EU waste codes, Basel Convention codes and OECD waste codes

Gained skills in Camunda Modeler to create user friendly paths for the Project’s website

LEGAL INTERN ENVIRONMENT TEXAS AUGUST 2017 – JANUARY 2018

Non – profit environmental organization and advocacy project of Environment America

Assisted attorneys with the drafting of three amicus curiae briefs before the Supreme Court of Texas concerning the case The City of Laredo v. Laredo’s Merchant’s Association

Outreach to various stakeholder’s including business owners, retailers, recycling and composting companies to acquire information on the impact of plastic bags on their operations

Identified and conducted legal research on critical environmental issues in Texas including debris disaster management plans, surface water quality, pesticide use, plastic pollution and source reduction

Complied environmental data and created informational documents of various environmental issues

Drafted proposed resolutions and ordinances for the Austin City Council on pesticide use and single – use plastic items

Created a file management plan to manage and systematize Environment Texas’ legal files

Leadership and Volunteering Experience

VELA FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AUSTIN, TEXAS AUGUST 2017 – DECEMBER 2017

Childcare Support

Provided care and support for children with special needs

Ensured safety and welfare of children at all times

STAHILI FOUNDATION THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS JUNE 2017 – PRESENT

Ambassador

Researching issues related to children living outside of families, institutionalization, orphanages and voluntourism

Responsible for preparing the weekly media review (a weekly summary of articles and reports related to orphanages and residential care institutions, deinstitutionalization, alternative family-based care and related issues in children’s rights) used by organizations such as UNICEF, Lumos, Hope for Homes

Authored blog posts for the Stahili Foundation website on the dangers of voluntourism

Guest speaker on a UNICEF panel on Orphanage Tourism

THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY BLOG THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS 2017

Blogger

Authored several posts for a student run blog, sharing and exploring issues of data protection and privacy

THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS 2016 – 2017

Language Tutor

Taught English to foreign students

THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY CHAPTER AT THE INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDENT’S ASSOCIATION THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS 2015 – 2018

●Member of the Events Committee; organized and arranged external speakers to visit and lecture at The Hague University

●Published article in the International Law Student’s Association (ILSA) Law Journal on corporate responsibility and deforestation in Indonesia

●Provided care and support for children with special needs

BABYSITTER FOR THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE NETHERLANDS THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS 2015 – 2017

●Supervised the British Ambassador’s children

●Duties included picking up children from school, preparing meals, overnight stays

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE (SHAPE) MONS, BELGIUM 2013 – 2014

Waitress/ Bartender at the SHAPE Club,

●Assisted in the running of a large multicultural services team in a French speaking restaurant

●Managed tables, including large NATO events, weddings and graduation ceremonies

SHAPE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MONS, BELGIUM 2013 – 2014

Childcare Support

●Supervised children to ensure their safety and welfare at all times

●Gained qualifications in Level 2 Safeguarding and Food Handling

Additional Information

LEGAL SKILLS

Legal research, Legal writing

COMPUTER SKILLS

Westlaw, LexisNexis, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

INTERESTS

Reading, the environment, waste management and plastic pollution, art museums, cooking

WORK ELIGIBILITY

U.S. citizen with permanent residency in the UK

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