DANIELLE TEIXEIRA

***** ****** **** **. ***** Potomac – MD 20878

301-***-****, adzk9a@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE & CAREER OBJECTIVE

LLM graduate, with more than 20 years of professional experience seeking a position where I can add value to an organization by leveraging my background, education, and experience. Highly motivated, team player, and multilingual professional with multicultural exposure and diverse work experience. Strong analytical skills and detail-oriented. Consistently applies critical thinking and teamwork to fulfill strategic goals.

KEY SKILLS & FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strong analytical skills Critical Thinking Fluent in Portuguese

Strategic planning Detail oriented Fluent in English

Teamwork Management Intermediate Spanish

EDUCATION

Postgraduate in Labor Law - University of Castelo Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 2009

Masters in International Legal Studies - American University, Washington D.C. January 1999

American University, Washington D.C.

Bachelor in Law - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil July 1997

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Analyst - Tribunal Regional do Trabalho 15ª Região (Federal Court of Labor Law in Campinas-Sao Paulo)

- Campinas, Sao Paulo – February 2004 - Present

Researched legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine in order to issue legal opinions regarding cases submitted do the Court.

Analyzed petitions, cases and appeals, with an emphasis on labor relations law; draft legal opinions and legal memorandums.

Drafted resolutions and solution proposals for judicial conflicts in the Court of Appeals.

Drafted and analyzed miscellaneous government documents.

Developed strategies for authoring agreements between disputing parties.

Gave lectures to internal and external audiences.

Participated and led the recruiting and training process of new team members.

Coordinated, managed and evaluated the staff;

Worked as a Director in the Department of Government Debts (“Secretaria de Precatórios”).

Coordinated, supervised and evaluated a staff of legal analysts and legal technicians.

Revised legal documents prepared by the staff.

Assigned to work in the following locations: Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 12ª Região (Federal Court of Labor Law in Santa Catarina) in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, from February 2015 to September 2015; Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 1ª Região (Federal Court of Labor Law in Rio de Janeiro), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, from January 2013 to February 2015; Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 9ª Região (Federal Court of Labor Law in Parana), in Curitiba, Paraná, from September 2006 to December 2012; Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 10ª Região (Federal Court of Labor Law in Brasilia) in Brasilia - Distrito Federal - February 2004 to September 2006.

Remote work since September 2015.

Bank Consultant - Banco do Brasil S.A.

Rio de Janeiro-RJ - January 2002 - December 2003

Represented the bank at Court hearings

Opened new accounts; sell and process the Banks services for new and existing members

Process monetary transactions

Perform loans interviews

Analyzed risks, managed accounts, negotiated clients debts

Intern and Intern-in-Chief - Brazilian Embassy

Washington, District of Columbia - January 1998 - July 1999

Conducted research and wrote reports for the Trade Policy Sector; translated legal documents; worked as technical assistant on the following publications: http://www.funcex.org.br/publicacoes/tds/TDFUNCEX143.pdf and https://www.funcex.org.br/publicacoes/tds/TDFUNCEX162.pdf

Internship Student - Escritório de Assistência Judiciária Gratuita (State Free Legal Assistance - Pro bono Legal Aid)

Curitiba, Paraná - February 1996 - July 1996

Provided pro bono legal aid to the general population.

Intern - Caixa Econômica Federal (Brazilian Savings Bank)

Curitiba, Paraná - January 1994 - June 1996

Conducted legal research; inserted, updated and consulted information in a database; checked procedural deadlines.

CERTIFICATES

Public Civil Action - Judicial School at the Court of Labor Law in Brasilia, Brasilia-DF, Brazil – October 2004

Civil Procedure Code and Labor Law - Judicial School at the Court of Labor Law in Brasilia, Brasilia-DF, Brazil – June 2006

Brazilian Congress on Constitutional Law - Brazilian Academy of Constitutional Law, Curitiba – PR, Brazil – October 2008

Brazilian Congress on Social Security Law - Curitiba University Center, Curitiba – PR, Brazil - November 2009

Management of Legal Aid - Judicial School at the Court of Labor Law In Parana - Curitiba – PR, Brazil - August 2012

Strategic Management of Processes and People - Judicial School at the Court of Labor Law in Parana, Curitiba-PR, Brazil – November 2012

Digital Judicial Process - Judicial School at the Court of Labor Law in Parana - Curitiba-PR, Brazil – December 2012

Constitutional Law - Prime Brazilian online courses – March 2015

Administrative Law - Prime Brazilian online courses – November 2015

ASSOCIATION

Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (Brazilian BAR Association)

Associação Nacional dos Servidores da Justiça do Trabalho (National Associaton of Labor Justice Analysts)

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