Katlyn Kraus

Chair, International Law Committee at NSW Young Lawyers
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU

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Credentials

  • Admitted to Practice Law - New York State
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  • Admitted to Practice Law - The Supreme Court of New South Wales
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Experience

    • Australia
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chair, International Law Committee
      • May 2019 - Present

    • Vice Chair, International Law Committee
      • May 2018 - May 2019

    • Secretary - International Law Committee
      • 2017 - May 2018

    • Australia
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dispute Resolution Case Manager
      • Mar 2015 - 2018

      Responsibilities: Administered cases under multiple alternative dispute resolution processes including mediation, arbitration and expert determination Coordinated a national and international prestigious interactive skills based mediation course allowing participants to become nationally accredited mediators Managed multiple inquiries and procedures relating to case management services, mediation training, professional development seminars, venue hire, customer relationship management, marketing and fundraising Achievements: Conducted case management for complex arbitrations, some involving multimillion dollar claims Developed tailored mediation courses for government, international and corporate organisations Show less

    • Legal Fellow
      • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

      Responsibilities Refurbished a comprehensive training program for mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution training Performed general secretarial tasks such as client bookings, reception and office assistance Achievements Product marketing, trend analysis and website development for strategic re-branding initiative to advance the company’s profile by amalgamating the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre and Australian International Disputes Centre into the Australian Disputes Centre Show less

    • Administration of Justice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Legal Clerk, Office of the Co-Prosecutor
      • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

      Responsibilities Edited and drafted portions of a 538 page closing trial brief Drafted and filed pleadings on various issues such as attorney conflicts of interest, trial management and evidentiary issues Managed document review projects of a voluminous million plus page case file Researched and prepared extensive legal memorandums under extreme time sensitive conditions Achievements Exposure to a mixed Common Law and Civil Law judicial system with multiple official languages, culturally diverse practitioners and solved complex evidentiary, procedural and legal problems Show less

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Editor of War Crimes Prosecution Watch
      • May 2011 - May 2013

      Edited selected UN-Reports related articles for bi-weekly email newsletter with over 15,000 subscribers Researched articles related to war crimes prosecutions, international human rights law and international criminal law Edited selected UN-Reports related articles for bi-weekly email newsletter with over 15,000 subscribers Researched articles related to war crimes prosecutions, international human rights law and international criminal law

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Cox Center Legal Fellow to Professor Michael P. Scharf
      • Aug 2010 - May 2013

      Supervised and managed a group of 30 Cox Center research law fellows in preparing extensive projects on various legal issues Created experts’ reports on international law symposiums “Lawfare” and Katyń Forest Massacre Assisted in research projects relating to the Rwandan genocide and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Edited and revised book chapter on International Court of Justice Supervised and managed a group of 30 Cox Center research law fellows in preparing extensive projects on various legal issues Created experts’ reports on international law symposiums “Lawfare” and Katyń Forest Massacre Assisted in research projects relating to the Rwandan genocide and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Edited and revised book chapter on International Court of Justice

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Refugee Clinic, Law Student Volunteer
      • May 2010 - May 2013

      Completed initial legal research and writing for an asylum brief Conducted client interviews and prepared immigration submissions Completed initial legal research and writing for an asylum brief Conducted client interviews and prepared immigration submissions

    • Legal Extern
      • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

      Researched and drafted memorandum and pleadings for civil litigation Researched and drafted memorandum and pleadings for civil litigation

    • United Kingdom
    • Legal Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Legal Clerk, Human Rights Institute
      • May 2012 - Aug 2012

      Drafted a legal report on a suggested framework for human rights capacity building in the Middle East and North Africa through parliamentary legislation Researched and prepared memorandums on various human rights and international law topics such as Syrian Refugees and human rights in Burma Assisted the Executive Director of the IBA in preparing press releases and commentary for televised and radio broadcasted interviews Drafted a legal report on a suggested framework for human rights capacity building in the Middle East and North Africa through parliamentary legislation Researched and prepared memorandums on various human rights and international law topics such as Syrian Refugees and human rights in Burma Assisted the Executive Director of the IBA in preparing press releases and commentary for televised and radio broadcasted interviews

  • Special Court for Sierra Leone
    • The Hague, Netherlands
    • Legal Clerk, Office of the Prosecutor
      • May 2011 - Aug 2011

      Researched and prepared memorandums on sentencing guidelines, appeal issues and contempt proceedings Organised and programmed a new Case Map for a potential residual case based on Universal Jurisdiction Examined and analysed witness testimony, exhibits and legal judgments in preparation for upcoming case based on Universal Jurisdiction Researched and prepared memorandums on sentencing guidelines, appeal issues and contempt proceedings Organised and programmed a new Case Map for a potential residual case based on Universal Jurisdiction Examined and analysed witness testimony, exhibits and legal judgments in preparation for upcoming case based on Universal Jurisdiction

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law
    Juris Doctor, International Law and Legal Studies
  • University of Michigan
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

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