Experience

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Law Clerk - Immigrant Justice Team

  • Jun 2023 - Present



University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Advanced Clinical Student, Immigrant Family Legal Clinic

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Conduct immigration intakes for students and families at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Prepare SIJS claims and represent immigrant children in CA state court to obtain SIJS findings as a certified law student representative. Conduct immigration intakes for students and families at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Prepare SIJS claims and represent immigrant children in CA state court to obtain SIJS findings as a certified law student representative.



Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Law Clerk - Immigration Team

  • May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Prepared immigration applications for Latine survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. Conducted trauma-informed interviews with clients about their histories of sexual abuse and drafted declarations. Wrote and filed several complex motions to reopen with the Board of Immigration Appeals. Prepared immigration applications for Latine survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. Conducted trauma-informed interviews with clients about their histories of sexual abuse and drafted declarations. Wrote and filed several complex motions to reopen with the Board of Immigration Appeals.



Hebrew Free Loan Society

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

• Loan Officer

  • Nov 2020 - Aug 2021

  Reviewed and processed applications for a variety of exclusively interest-free, no-fee loan programs. Expanded outreach to Spanish-speaking communities and partnerships with organizations that serve Spanish-speaking immigrants in need of loans and credit-building opportunities. Translated loan documents into Spanish and consolidate feedback regarding program accessibility for Spanish speakers. Reviewed and processed applications for a variety of exclusively interest-free, no-fee loan programs. Expanded outreach to Spanish-speaking communities and partnerships with organizations that serve Spanish-speaking immigrants in need of loans and credit-building opportunities. Translated loan documents into Spanish and consolidate feedback regarding program accessibility for Spanish speakers.



Sanctuary for Families

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Case Manager, Anti-Trafficking Initiative

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  Provided case management support to immigrant and LGBTQ+ survivors of human trafficking and other forms of gender-based violence. Liaised among clients, attorneys, and other service providers on matters of immigration and family law. Facilitated LGBTQ+ Working Group among staff and survivor leaders. Provided case management support to immigrant and LGBTQ+ survivors of human trafficking and other forms of gender-based violence. Liaised among clients, attorneys, and other service providers on matters of immigration and family law. Facilitated LGBTQ+ Working Group among staff and survivor leaders.



J Street

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair, J Street U

  • Aug 2014 - May 2018

  J Street U is the college advocacy wing of J Street, a national education and advocacy organization working toward a two-state resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. • Developed and facilitated community organizer trainings for national J Street student leaders• Led bi-weekly Princeton chapter meetings about campus, regional, and national strategy regarding the diplomatic resolution of Israel's conflicts with its neighbors• Held anti-occupation events on campus and in communities in the tri-state area. Past topics include Israeli settlement expansion, the state of the Palestinian economy, and grassroots peace-building initiatives• Met with community leaders and congresspeople to advocate for and address concerns around the two-state solution, the security and democracy of Israel, and the viability of a Palestinian state• Participated in four conferences each year about J Street's work on both regional and national scales Show less

• Advocacy Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Interned in the Northwest Political Field Office of J Street.• Developed presentations about J Street's mission for audiences in the American Jewish community• Created and facilitated community organizing trainings for college students in the Bay Area• Wrote and delivered talking points for in-district congressional meetings across Northern California• Did outreach for several public events, including movie screenings in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and a speaker series with Palestinian Ambassador Maen Areikat at the World Affairs Council• Completed extensive prospect research Show less



OneVoice Movement

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campus Fellow

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Student ambassador for OneVoice Movement, a global initiative that supports grassroots activists in Israel and Palestine who are working toward an end to the Israeli occupation and a just resolution to the conflict. • Facilitated public dialogues among leaders of Israeli and Palestinian grassroots organizations, such as Combatants for Peace, The Parents Circle-Families Forum, and OneVoice Palestine • Wrote op-eds in campus publications about the future of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations • Attended regional trainings about the role of U.S. grassroots organizers in ending the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and bringing about a two-state solution Show less



The Bubble

• Argentina
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporting Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Wrote daily breaking news on Argentine national politics and economics. Writing in English, reporting/interviews in Spanish. http://www.thebubble.com/author/marissarc/ Wrote daily breaking news on Argentine national politics and economics. Writing in English, reporting/interviews in Spanish. http://www.thebubble.com/author/marissarc/