Legal Research Consultant, Attorney

ABTEEN KARIMI 203-***-**** *******@*****.***

EDUCATION

Masters of Law (advanced) in Public International Law

Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2014-present

• Specialization in International Criminal Law

Juris Doctor

University of Maryland Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD, 2012

• Maryland Journal of International Law, Executive Articles Editor

• Jessup International Law Moot Court Board, Quarterfinalist, US Mid-Atlantic Regional

• Jessup International Law Moot Court Board Winner, Second Place Memorial, US Mid-

Atlantic Regional

Master of Arts in International Relations

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2005

• Committee on International Relations

Bachelor of Science in International Relations

London School of Economics, London, England, 2004

• Upper Second Class Honors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Consultant, Woodbridge, CT, 2009-present

• Managed legal, business, issue and political research projects on the local, state and federal

levels for a number of national consulting firms, utilizing numerous database sources.

University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD

Student Attorney, Fall 2011

• Represented indigent clients through the re-entry of Ex-Offenders Clinical program by

interviewing the clients, filing expungement petitions, and following through the case.

Conducted research concerning status of expungement laws in Maryland and elsewhere.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Washington, DC

Legal Intern, Summer 2011

• Collaborated with minority staff counsel in conducting investigations, preparing for

committee hearings and performing legal research.

The Honorable Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., Baltimore, MD

Judicial Intern, Spring 2011

• Conducted research for Maryland Court of Appeals judge and wrote draft opinions

regarding pending appellate court cases.

Moawad & Herischi, LLP, Chevy Chase, MD

Law Clerk, Spring 2010

• Developed research in human rights matters.

• Prepared strategy memoranda concerning a high profile human rights case and presented

them to senior firm partners.

Kennedy Communications, Washington, DC

Senior Research Associate, 2007 - 2009

• Managed opposition research projects and staff for national political communications

firm.

• Coordinated with direct mail and Internet development divisions to produce

comprehensive political communications strategy.

• Prepared research proposals and presentations for clients and maintained client relations.

Senator Joe Lieberman, Rocky Hill, CT

Research Associate, 2006

• Conducted opposition research utilizing open source documents and Internet resources.

• Attended campaign events and produced event summaries and transcriptions.

• Produced “On the Issues” documents for candidate and opponent.

• Vetted groups and organizations for visits and campaign events with candidate.

Diane Farrell for Congress, Westport, CT

Research Intern, Summer 2004

• Conducted defense and foreign affairs issue research.

• Conducted research for completion of organization endorsement surveys.

• Prepared daily summary of newspaper articles and distributed among staff.

Office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Washington, DC and New Haven, CT

Intern, summers 2002 and 2003

• Prepared information for press conferences and other events.

• Attended committee hearings and special interest group briefings to gather policy

information.

• Sorted, filed and entered constituent mail into computer database and arranged responses.

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

• Iran, Democracy and International Law, Maryland Journal of International Law,

http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mjil/vol27/iss1/17/

• Military and Social Aspects of War Readiness in Germany and Italy, Masters

Dissertation

• Evolutionary Biology, Psychology and the Origins of War, Baccalaureate Dissertation

LANGUAGES

English, Native

Persian, Fluent

French, Reading: Proficient, Spoken: Basic

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Maryland Bar Association

• American Bar Association

• Phi Alpha Delta Law Society

ACTIVITES

London School of Economics

• Film Reviewer, Student Newspaper, The Beaver, 2003-2004

• LSE Drama Society, Treasurer, 2003-2004

o Awarded Best Overall Society, LSE Student’s Union

• LSE Persian Society, Treasurer, 2001-2002

BAR ADMISSIONS

Maryland

CITIZENSHIP

United States of America

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