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Legal Assistant

Location:
Arlington, TX
Salary:
35000
Posted:
March 10, 2024

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DANIELLE EDWARDS, LL.M.

**** ******* **, *********, ** TEL: 214-***-****

E-MAIL: ad3822@r.postjobfree.com ●

CURRICULUM VITAE

KEY SKILLS

EDUCATION

MASTER OF LAWS, INT’L ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SPECIALIZATION, American University, Washington D.C., USA, 2014

BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONORS), University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tarrant County Elections Administration Clerk

Fort Worth, Texas, February – March 2024

Worked at Phone Bank on Super Tuesday

Assisted with collection of equipment after voting

Logged calls and entered data

Legal Professional

Self-employed, October 2019 – present

Coordinated meetings via ZOOM

Prepared documents to meet clients’ expectations

Worked remotely

ABS & P Law Firm, Professional Support Counsel

Remote, January 2023

Monitored webpages on Firm website

Coordinated meetings via ZOOM

Office of Integrity, Compliance And Accountability (ICA), Caribbean Development Bank

St. Michael, BARBADOS, March 2017- September 2019

The CDB is a regional MDB committed to poverty reduction, environmental sustainability and strengthening BMCs’ resilience to external economic shocks and catastrophic climate events.

Responded to phone calls

Successfully completed ICA training quiz with questions on whistleblower protection, accountability, ethics, integrity, anti-money laundering and compliance with excellent passing score

Assisted in preparation and review of ICA reports

Coordinated meetings via ZOOM

Law Chambers

DOMINICA, May 2014- March 2017

Attorney-at-Law

Operated independent law practice with a regional and international client base.

Responded to phone calls

Duties and responsibilities included drafting pleadings, preparing court documents and witness statements, preparing opinions on liability, quantum and evidence, appearing with counsel at case management conferences, pre-trial reviews and trials, and advising clients generally

Practice areas included land acquisition, personal injury and unlawful dismissal

Analysed complex legal material and communicated information in simple language as appropriate to the audience

Represented clients at mediation hearings

Maintained a high level of confidentiality at all times

Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs & International Relations (IFAIR)

Hamburg, GERMANY, December 2015 – October 2016

Policy Analyst (Pro Bono)

The Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International Relations (iFAIR) is a non-partisan German think tank which promotes youth engagement in international affairs to develop creative solutions for challenges within the fields of politics, environment, economics and civil society.

Coordinated discussions and research collaboration with partners based in EU via teleconferencing

Women, Business and the Law Project, World Bank Group

DOMINICA, June 2015

Legal Contributor on Gender Laws of Dominica

Researched labor laws and laws affecting women, maternity and equal pay for World Bank publication on benchmarking laws affecting women globally

National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP), American University

Washington DC, USA, January –May 2014

Dean’s Fellow

Reviewed updates to guide on legal rights and resources for undocumented immigrants and victims of domestic violence under US immigration policy

Edited legal publications to reflect amendments to US immigration law

Provided technical assistance to attorneys on matters concerning gender-based asylum, rape, honor killings, parental kidnapping and custody matters for undocumented immigrants

Revised manual on sexual assault and sex trafficking, Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrants of Sexual Assault

Compiled materials on language access for Limited English proficiency workers

International Legal Studies Program, American University Washington College of Law

Washington DC, August 2013 -May 2014

Dean’s Fellow

Supported planning, coordination and hosting of LL.M. events

Answered the phone for specific tasks

LANGUAGES

ENGLISH (NATIVE), SPANISH (FLUENT), FRENCH (CONVERSATIONAL)

DANIELLE EDWARDS March 9, 2024



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