Jessica Zhu
Executive Editor at The Stanford Daily- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Experience
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The Stanford Daily
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Editor
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Jul 2023 - Present
Overseeing all sections of The Daily with the Editor in Chief and doing final review of all published content during daily production
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Copy Editor
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Sep 2021 - Jul 2023
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Head Copy Editor
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Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
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Managing Editor of the Summer Journalism Workshop
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
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Desk Editor for "Campus Life"
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Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
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Staff Writer
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Aug 2020 - Sep 2021
Wrote articles for the University desk; Desk Editor for the 2020 Stanford Daily Winter Workshop and the 2021 Stanford Daily Summer Workshop
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Embodied
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United States
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Writing and Editing
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Editor in Chief
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Jun 2023 - Present
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Deputy Editor in Chief
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2023
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Kosovo Specialist Chambers
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Netherlands
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern on the Defense Team for Jakup Krasniqi
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Feb 2022 - Present
- Intern at the KSC, a hybrid tribunal prosecuting war crimes committed in Kosovo from 1998 to 2000, on the Defense Team for former acting president of Kosovo and spokesperson of the Kosovo Liberation Army Jakub Krasniqi - Conducting legal research, analyzing witness testimonies, writing case memos, attending court hearings and helping with other case-related administrative tasks - Worked full-time in The Hague from June to September 2022 and part-time remotely during the school year - Intern at the KSC, a hybrid tribunal prosecuting war crimes committed in Kosovo from 1998 to 2000, on the Defense Team for former acting president of Kosovo and spokesperson of the Kosovo Liberation Army Jakub Krasniqi - Conducting legal research, analyzing witness testimonies, writing case memos, attending court hearings and helping with other case-related administrative tasks - Worked full-time in The Hague from June to September 2022 and part-time remotely during the school year
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Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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300 - 400 Employee
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Legal Intern in Litigation and International Arbitration
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Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
- Assisted with pro bono representation of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, including drafting en banc and panel petitions for the D.C. Circuit - Analyzed admissibility of statements taken under torture at the International Criminal Court - Prepared legal memos, compiled charts outlining factual evidence and cite-checked draft filings related to international arbitral representation of states and international organizations - Drafted a security for costs application and presented on SFC… Show more - Assisted with pro bono representation of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, including drafting en banc and panel petitions for the D.C. Circuit - Analyzed admissibility of statements taken under torture at the International Criminal Court - Prepared legal memos, compiled charts outlining factual evidence and cite-checked draft filings related to international arbitral representation of states and international organizations - Drafted a security for costs application and presented on SFC applications at a Litigation meeting for CLE credit - Coordinated publication of and contributed to a Supreme Court case report for client alerts Show less - Assisted with pro bono representation of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, including drafting en banc and panel petitions for the D.C. Circuit - Analyzed admissibility of statements taken under torture at the International Criminal Court - Prepared legal memos, compiled charts outlining factual evidence and cite-checked draft filings related to international arbitral representation of states and international organizations - Drafted a security for costs application and presented on SFC… Show more - Assisted with pro bono representation of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, including drafting en banc and panel petitions for the D.C. Circuit - Analyzed admissibility of statements taken under torture at the International Criminal Court - Prepared legal memos, compiled charts outlining factual evidence and cite-checked draft filings related to international arbitral representation of states and international organizations - Drafted a security for costs application and presented on SFC applications at a Litigation meeting for CLE credit - Coordinated publication of and contributed to a Supreme Court case report for client alerts Show less
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Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Apr 2023 - May 2023
Conducted confidential research on international law, for United Nations inquiries into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka, under Dato' Shymala Alagendra and Professor David Cohen Conducted confidential research on international law, for United Nations inquiries into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka, under Dato' Shymala Alagendra and Professor David Cohen
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Immigration Policy Lab
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
Conducted qualitative coding on governments' responses to natural disasters for the project, "The Politics of Humanitarian Aid" Conducted qualitative coding on governments' responses to natural disasters for the project, "The Politics of Humanitarian Aid"
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Legal Intern
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
- Assisted Deputy Public Defender Sarah Ruby with preparing for cases and preliminary hearings - Wrote timelines of events for cases, put together evidence and body camera inventories, looked through dependency records for noteworthy evidence - Observed court proceedings and attended client meetings - Assisted Deputy Public Defender Sarah Ruby with preparing for cases and preliminary hearings - Wrote timelines of events for cases, put together evidence and body camera inventories, looked through dependency records for noteworthy evidence - Observed court proceedings and attended client meetings
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Department of History, Stanford University
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Palo Alto, California, United States
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Research Assistant at Stanford Oral History Text Analysis Project
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Dec 2020 - Aug 2021
- Used NVivo to qualitatively code interview transcripts for narrative type and topic, specifically relating to sexual harassment and sexual assault - Identified and analyzed changes in the usage of the term "harassment" from the late 20th century to the present; presented preliminary results at a symposium - Onboarded and helped to train new research assistants - Used NVivo to qualitatively code interview transcripts for narrative type and topic, specifically relating to sexual harassment and sexual assault - Identified and analyzed changes in the usage of the term "harassment" from the late 20th century to the present; presented preliminary results at a symposium - Onboarded and helped to train new research assistants
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Girls Learn International, a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chapter Leader and Norcal Student Advisory Board Officer
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Aug 2018 - May 2020
- Attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women as a youth delegate working in UN Headquarters - Moderated a panel on consent-based sexual education at the UN CSW - Organized bake sales to raise money for a nonprofit combating sex-trafficking and a local domestic violence shelter - Researched and presented on the intersection of ableism and gender discrimination at the UN - Organized a drive that donated 9400+ sanitary products to Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence -… Show more - Attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women as a youth delegate working in UN Headquarters - Moderated a panel on consent-based sexual education at the UN CSW - Organized bake sales to raise money for a nonprofit combating sex-trafficking and a local domestic violence shelter - Researched and presented on the intersection of ableism and gender discrimination at the UN - Organized a drive that donated 9400+ sanitary products to Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence - Asked to speak at a Ms. Magazine luncheon about experiences at the UN CSW - Worked and communicated with dozens of chapters across northern California Show less - Attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women as a youth delegate working in UN Headquarters - Moderated a panel on consent-based sexual education at the UN CSW - Organized bake sales to raise money for a nonprofit combating sex-trafficking and a local domestic violence shelter - Researched and presented on the intersection of ableism and gender discrimination at the UN - Organized a drive that donated 9400+ sanitary products to Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence -… Show more - Attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women as a youth delegate working in UN Headquarters - Moderated a panel on consent-based sexual education at the UN CSW - Organized bake sales to raise money for a nonprofit combating sex-trafficking and a local domestic violence shelter - Researched and presented on the intersection of ableism and gender discrimination at the UN - Organized a drive that donated 9400+ sanitary products to Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence - Asked to speak at a Ms. Magazine luncheon about experiences at the UN CSW - Worked and communicated with dozens of chapters across northern California Show less
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Education
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Stanford University
Bachelor's degree, International Relations, Human Rights, French -
University of Oxford
Tutorial, Public International Law -
San Jose City College
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Pioneer High School