Assistant Administrative

ADRIENNE OU

650-***-**** **********@*****.*** www.adrienneou.com

July 31, 2018

To whom it may concern:

I am a recent university graduate who is looking for a legal assistant position within your company. My interest in the legal field mainly started in university, where my Model United Nations experience made it clear that I wanted to pursue a career that combined my interest in debate and research. After two DC internships, I was able to hone my interest in East Asian politics to focus on how national security crises and intellectual property concerns impact U.S.-China relations. From university, I take a detailed approach to research that has culminated in multiple Model UN and an Outstanding Poster Award for my senior thesis on the phenomenon known as “lone wolf terrorism.”

After graduation, I moved abroad to China to work for one of the most prestigious international schools in China. Having spent so much time focusing on my academic and extracurricular accomplishments while at UCLA, I wanted to spend a couple years working on personal development and gain a better understanding of my Chinese heritage. That way, I would have a more well-rounded perspective before becoming an attorney. I worked as a teaching assistant to four UCLA professors teaching subjects ranging from economics to geographic information systems. Aside from experience living in a non-Western country, I have gained much in the way of Mandarin Chinese skills and greater intercultural communication skills. I believe that these skills can be leveraged to your firm’s advantage, seeing as the Bay Area is an increasingly diverse community where workplaces are intricately tied to a global network of services. I came back to the Bay Area because of two factors. First, the People’s Republic of China is becoming increasingly restrictive on foreign workers living there, and I did not intend on making a career either in the education sector or living abroad. Second, I had already been accepted to a T14 law school, but my father suffered a severe health crisis in the months before I left China. I ultimately decided to reapply to more law schools with a higher LSAT score to gain better scholarship offers, as well as to return home to the Bay Area to help my aging parents. While I have worked part-time for two law firms during university, I have not worked at a law firm full-time, and I believe this experience will be valuable in this year’s applications. If you have any questions or concerns, I will be happy to answer them via email or phone. Feel free to call me at 650-***-**** or email me at **********@*****.***. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.

Sincerely,

Adrienne Ou

ADRIENNE OU

650-***-**** **********@*****.*** www.adrienneou.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016-2018. Teaching Assistant, UCLA International Institute/Jinling High School

- TA for professors at UCLA Global Classrooms in Nanjing as part of the Jinling international department curriculum for Chinese high school students planning on applying to international universities.

- Develop course material and lead discussions of 3-33 students on a variety of courses, including physical geography, introduction to GIS, history of American popular culture, principles of microeconomics, and principles of macroeconomics. English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor, Jinling High School Teach over 300 tenth graders (about 40-50 per class) in the standard Chinese school curriculum conversational English on a weekly/bi-weekly basis throughout the fall semester. 2013-2016. Senior Administrative Assistant, Law Offices of Joel M. C. Bodow Managed monthly and quarterly billing, completed quarterly and annual state and federal business taxes, drafted business owner’s annual Form 1040, liaised with IRS, managed hiring process, supervised other assistants, fixed technical issues, and helped develop business website.

2015. Intern, American Foreign Policy Council

Co-wrote briefing book for delegation visiting China; supported senior fellow in doing research for how wars are perceived differently between Eastern Asian nations as well as visa research; conducted research in academic Mandarin. 2015. Intern, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Conducted interview-based research project on Chinese cybersecurity strategy and presented findings to stakeholders at PIPS; helped research associates develop Center for Adaptation and Innovation.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE & AWARDS

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

BA Political Science with a concentration in International Relations & Classical Civilization minor Honors: Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Dean’s Honors List Fall 2015: University of California Quarter in Washington Program Summer 2014: Pembroke-King’s Programme, University of Cambridge 2016. Helen Caldwell Prize for Outstanding Minors in Classics, UCLA Department of Classics Outstanding Poster Award for UCLA Undergraduate Research, UCLA 2015. Lung Mo-Ching Award for Best Research Analysis, Professor James Tong Best Delegate, UC Berkeley Model United Nations Conference 2014. Jefferson M. Peyser Memorial Award, World Affairs Council of Northern California 2013. Wolfenstein Scholar for Political Theory, UCLA Department of Political Science LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mandarin Chinese HSK 5 (Fluent speaking, proficient writing) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); Sage Timeslips (semi-proficient); Squarespace

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