NICOLE DEFURIA

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Work Experience

Gibbs Houston Pauw -Assist attorneys by preparing USCIS application Immigration Paralegal, April 2020-Mar 2021 packets, immigration, court filings and submissions to the National Visa center

-Legal research, translation

-Screen calls and schedule appointments

Higuera & VanDerhoef -Prepare immigration forms, compile supporting Immigration Paralegal, May 2018-April 2020 evidence, send completed application packets to USCIS, file final submissions to immigration court, submit documents to the National Visa Center

-Meet directly with clients, take and write declarations

-Translate documents and write cover letters for

applications

-Request criminal, medical and civil records, perform legal research

-Conduct intakes by phone, schedule appointments

The News, Mexico -Managed team, recruited and hired staff, office Managing Editor, Jul 2016-Oct 2017 administration

-Copy edited, fixed style and grammar errors, revised translations

Translator, Dec 2015- Jul 2016 -Wrote content for lifestyle and business sections

-Translated news articles from Spanish to English for Mexico City’s leading English-language newspaper

Mundo Real Idiomas Taught and planned ESOL business classes to Mexican English Teacher, Oct 2015-Dec 2015 professionals, wrote tests, assessed students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening

Seattle Amistad School -Reinforced Spanish skills for elementary aged children Spanish Teacher, Dec 2014-Jun 2015 at bilingual school

-Planned and prepared educational activities

ROOF Community Services, -Assisted Spanish-speaking clients, translated Americorps documents at non-profit

Program Assistant, Aug 2013–Jul 2014 -Developed and implemented after-school program activities for low-income elementary aged students

-Provided resources to families, solicited donations, event planning

Education

The Evergreen State College Seattle Central College

-BA in Spanish and Linguistics TEFL certification

-Consortium program at University of Washington