Wende Cooper

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Belle Harbor, NY 11694

Phone: 818-***-****

E-Mail: o0sa42@r.postjobfree.com

Additional Information

Honors: Debater of the Year (2007-2008)

Richard Simon Award, Outstanding Humanities Student (2007)

Activities: CalPoly Debate Team Member (2006-2008)

Co-chair of CalPoly Women's Awareness (2006-2008)

Experience

August 2012 to Current

Immigration Legal Services of Long Island Brentwood, NY

Legal Assistant

Completed all aspects of both offensive and defensive applications, appeared in court, gave presentations at the El Salvadoran consulate, recorded advertisements for Spanish-speaking radio, extensive interaction with Spanish-speaking clients.

January 2012 to May 2012

Mazzei & Polk Garden City, NY

Legal Intern

Interviewed clients, prepared applications, affidavits, and supporting documents, performed legal research, and wrote legal memos.

January 2011 to October 2011

Political Asylum Clinic, Hofstra Law School Hempstead, NY

Legal Intern

Interviewed clients, prepared country conditions and personal exhibits indexes, wrote legal memos, presented summations in hearings, and prepared clients for interviews with Asylum Officers.

Summer 2011

Legal Aid Society of Nassau County Hempstead, NY

Legal Intern

Performed legal research, worked extensively with clients in both felony and misdemeanor cases, and drafted motions for both District and County Court.

Summer 2010

Nassau County Attorney Hempstead, NY

Legal Intern

Wrote motions for both elder and child guardianship, researched Medicaid reform, and observed attorneys in mental health hearings.

Education

May 2012 Hofstra University School of Law Hempstead, NY

J.D

June 2008 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA

B.A Political Science International Affairs

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