Experience

Essex Newark Legal Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Providing direct legal services to tenants with housing issues in Essex County, New Jersey. Advising tenants of their rights under the Anti Eviction Act.



NJ LEEP

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Saturday Writing Instructor

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2020



Sadie Nash Leadership Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Institue Faculty

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Created and taught a six-week course on Restorative Justice. Facilitated classroom discussions on concepts of community, justice, and healing.



Legal Services of New Jersey

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Elder Justice AmeriCorps Legal Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  Provided direct legal services to elderly victims of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Facilitated trainings on elder abuse for lawyers and community members.



Rutgers Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• International Human Rights Clinic Associate

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2017

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - May 2017



Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

• Ella Baker Summer Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda analyzing questions related to standing for injunctive relief, the dissipation of probable cause, the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent in non-custodial interrogations, and Fourth Amendment facial vagueness challenges.



American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Performed research and analysis on various constitutional and policy issues.

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Conducted client intake in the Income Maintenance Unit. Investigated clients’ claims of wrongful termination/denial of welfare benefits. Advocated for clients in dispute with the Essex County Department of Welfare. Prepared clients for fair hearings at the Office of Administrative Law. Wrote exceptions to initial decisions issued in hearings.



Jersey Cares

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Increased program participation through outreach to inactive volunteers and new volunteer recruitment. Provided recommendations regarding volunteer programs to enhance volunteer opportunities.