Cindy Garcia Ward
Managing Attorney Immigration Clinic at USC Gould School of Law- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Experience
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USC Gould School of Law
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Managing Attorney Immigration Clinic
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Aug 2021 - Present
Provide legal consultations and services to USC students, staff, employees, and faculty. Conduct consultations and provide services through LA City Family Source Center and support Children's Hospital /AltaMed legal services partnership. Cases include affirmative and defensive relief. Assist with removal defense clinical caseload. Provide legal consultations and services to USC students, staff, employees, and faculty. Conduct consultations and provide services through LA City Family Source Center and support Children's Hospital /AltaMed legal services partnership. Cases include affirmative and defensive relief. Assist with removal defense clinical caseload.
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Central American Resource Center - Los Angeles (CARECEN-LA)
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Attorney
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Sep 2018 - Aug 2021
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Equal Justice Works Fellow
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Sep 2016 - Sep 2018
My goal is to provide legal services and information to unaccompanied immigrant children in Los Angeles County and create a comprehensive referral network including schools and social service providers.
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ACLU
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Legal Extern- Immigrants' Rights Project
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Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
Research legal issues related to immigrants' rights litigation. Research legal issues related to immigrants' rights litigation.
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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Law Clerk-Justice John Paul Stevens Fellow
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Work on all aspects of direct service immigration representation. Work on all aspects of direct service immigration representation.
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MALDEF
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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Ford Foundation Law Student Fellow
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2014 - Aug 2014
Law Clerk for Summer 2014 (June-September) Law Clerk for Summer 2014 (June-September)
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Administrative Office of the Courts
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United States
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Administration of Justice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Justice Corps Fellow
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
Provide one-on-one direct service to litigants; support specially designed legal workshops; use computer terminals to assist litigants in completing forms, do front desk triaging, and help with written correspondence. Provide one-on-one direct service to litigants; support specially designed legal workshops; use computer terminals to assist litigants in completing forms, do front desk triaging, and help with written correspondence.
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City Year
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Corps Member
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Aug 2011 - Jun 2012
Math Coordinator Serving at PS/MS 206 & PS 112 Served over 1700 hours as a tutor, mentor and role model to under-served elementary school students in East Harlem. Math Coordinator Serving at PS/MS 206 & PS 112 Served over 1700 hours as a tutor, mentor and role model to under-served elementary school students in East Harlem.
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Pomona College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Students of Color Alliance Staff
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Aug 2008 - Aug 2011
Provide programming to support students of color, events have included study breaks and discussions Create a community for students of color and their allies and maintain a space where they feel comfortable
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
Organized and helped with the development of a website for a theatre professor. Helped organize ongoing theatre projects.
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Office of Annual Giving Assistant
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May 2009 - Aug 2009
Performed office duties such as answer phone calls, take messages, copy files, sort files, take donations. Handled donations to the college, worked on mailings, stuffing and stamping envelopes.
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French heritage Society
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Aug 2010 - Sep 2010
Guided visits of the castle in English, French, and Spanish and translated the castle's website into English Guided visits of the castle in English, French, and Spanish and translated the castle's website into English
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Epitech
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Information Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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English Conversation Class Leader
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Create conversation classes for college students. Choose readings, plan activities and ultimately help French students better their English conversation skills. Create conversation classes for college students. Choose readings, plan activities and ultimately help French students better their English conversation skills.
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Education
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Stanford University Law School
Doctor of Law (J.D.) -
Pomona College
BA, Psychology -
Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII) / University Paris VII