Nelson Kanda **** Moraga ave,

San Jose, *****

408-***-****

ad3isa@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Zermay-Larosiere Law, Orlando— Paralegal Intern

March 2023 - Present

Currently working as a paralegal intern at this law firm. My work consists of drafting up legal documents for civil litigation cases as well as research for our firm’s cases in administrative law. The cases I’ve worked on have been in regards to personal injury, insurance lawsuits, and APA violations. Starbucks, San Jose— Barista

September 2021 - September 2022

I worked as a barista serving drinks to customers and building connections with coworkers and customers alike.

CYC, San Jose— Foster Youth Advocate representative of Santa Clara

September 2020 - November 2021

I worked as a Foster Youth advocate representing foster youth in the county of Santa Clara, my work involved advocating for policy at the local level as well as the state level for the betterment of foster youth in the state of California, as well as in the county of Santa Clara. EDUCATION

De Anza, Cupertino— Associates in Law, Public Policy, and Society for transfer as well as a Paralegal Certificate in Civil Litigation

September 2022 - Present

I have spent the vast majority of my time at this school working towards getting a degree and learning about the legal system and how it works. I’ve persisted in getting an associates transfer so I can one day attend a university and obtain a bachelor's degree, and have plans for going into law school. I have also persisted in getting a Paralegal Certification in Civil Litigation.

SKILLS

Skills in legal research and

writing, as well as organizing

legal documents.

Skills in leadership as well as

collaborative works.

Passion for law.

LANGUAGES

English - Fluent

Japanese - Not Fluent

PROJECTS

De Anza Pre-Law Club

A more collaborative project of mine that I have been working towards is starting a club at De Anza College for students in the pre-law field. This project has had some interesting test’s of leadership skills, organization, and collaborative skills with amazing people.

Paper published in the Columbia Undergraduate Law

Review.

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