Immigration Paralegal

LUISA E. ROGER

*** *** ** *** *********, CA *****

EDUCATION

University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, CA

LL.M., International Transactions and Comparative Law, May 2009

Universidad Santa Maria, Venezuela

Masters in Criminal Law, July 2002

Universidad Catolica del Tachira, Venezuela

Juris Doctor, July 1999

EXPERIENCE

Law Office of Alison Dixon, San Francisco, CA November 2010 to present

Paralegal

• Research and draft legal and fact memoranda regarding Asylum and deportation cases.

• Interview clients to develop facts to prepare cancellation of Removal Cases, and Waivers.

• Prepare and filed family and employment based immigration petitions with USCIS, EOIR, U.S Department of

State, and Labor.

• Translate clients’ declarations, and various legal documents, from Spanish to English.

Office of the Public defender, San Francisco, CA July 2010- November 2010.

• Legal Intern, Legal Research and writing Department Appellative Unit

• Researched and drafted appellative briefs and motions.

• Assisted with trial preparation and case summaries for other units within the public defender office.

• Prepared discovery and investigation requests, including the Madden case (SF crime lab Scandal).

Law Offices of Jason M. Wandner, Miami Beach, FL March 2010 – April 2010

Paralegal

• Drafted complaints, answers to the complaints, and motions.

• Scheduled depositions and hearings.

• Office calendaring, and conference calls with clients and expert witness.

• Engaged in ongoing discovery by propounding interrogatories and responding to requests

for productions by interviewing clients

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Berkeley, CA May 2009 – December 2009

Paralegal

• Prepared affirmative asylum applications for clients from Rwanda, Burundi, Guatemala, Mexico, and

El Salvador.

• Drafted intake documents describing clients' cases and facts and conducted discovery

including interviewing clients to develop facts.

• Filed asylum applications with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and represented clients

in administrative hearings.

• Drafted affidavits to supplement clients’ asylum applications.

• Translated clients’ depositions from Spanish to English.

Juvenile Office of the Public Defender, San Cristóbal, Venezuela January 2005 – July 2007

Attorney

• Conducted examination of trial and hearing records to assess the strength of various issues

within juveniles’ felony convictions.

• Conducted factual investigations and legal research of juvenile appeals.

• Visited prison facilities and interviewed juveniles discussing status of their appeal.

• Drafted various appellate motions, memoranda and affidavits.

Law Office of Varela and Associates, San Cristóbal, Venezuela July1999 – May 2002

Attorney

• Drafted and researched legal memoranda, briefs, and letters in criminal matters.

• Interviewed and advised clients on several issues including: guilty pleas, appeals, and

parole procedures.

SKILLS

• Native fluency in Spanish and practical knowledge of Portuguese.

• INSZoom, AILA, Westlaw, LexisNexis, MS Office Programs.

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