Meenal Patel

Clinical Legal Intern at California Innocence Project
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Diego, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Gujarati Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • LexisNexis Certification Part 1: Proficiency Certification
    LexisNexis
    Jan, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Clinical Legal Intern
      • Apr 2023 - Present

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Legal Recruiter
      • Jul 2022 - Sep 2022

      - Reviewed employment applications, candidate backgrounds, skills, compensation needs and other qualifications. - Created and maintained positive relationships with hiring managers and HR business partners. - Developed recruitment strategies to achieve required staffing levels for assigned requisitions - Reviewed employment applications, candidate backgrounds, skills, compensation needs and other qualifications. - Created and maintained positive relationships with hiring managers and HR business partners. - Developed recruitment strategies to achieve required staffing levels for assigned requisitions

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • May 2022 - Jul 2022

      -Served as a Project Manager for a pro bono project between Seed Consulting and Kitchens for Good. - Created a marketing plan to increase awareness of Kitchens for Good - assisted Kitchens for Good in reaching out to major kitchenware such as Ourplace, Caraway, and more to ask for collaborations -Served as a Project Manager for a pro bono project between Seed Consulting and Kitchens for Good. - Created a marketing plan to increase awareness of Kitchens for Good - assisted Kitchens for Good in reaching out to major kitchenware such as Ourplace, Caraway, and more to ask for collaborations

    • United States
    • Telecommunications
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Contract Administrator
      • Mar 2022 - May 2022

      ● Reviewed customer contracts in order to identify potential areas of legal and profitability exposure, risk mitigation, liability containment, and to avoid future disputes ● Meticulously proofread, drafted, reviewed, and redlined various contracts (amendments, land leases, etc.) ● Demonstrated sound judgment; strong organizational, and interpersonal skills; and ability to prioritize, multi-task, maintain quality and meet deadlines ● Reviewed customer contracts in order to identify potential areas of legal and profitability exposure, risk mitigation, liability containment, and to avoid future disputes ● Meticulously proofread, drafted, reviewed, and redlined various contracts (amendments, land leases, etc.) ● Demonstrated sound judgment; strong organizational, and interpersonal skills; and ability to prioritize, multi-task, maintain quality and meet deadlines

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Legal Assistant
      • Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

      ● Processed reimbursements and invoices, managed attorney entry to meet deadlines, and verified client/matter numbers and practice codes; drafted engagement letters and consented to legal representation ● Provided administrative support including coordinating attorney calendars and conducting research to assist attorneys in civil litigation preparation ● Assisted attorneys with complex estate plans and corporate documents; utilized iManage to maintain and organize documents ● Processed reimbursements and invoices, managed attorney entry to meet deadlines, and verified client/matter numbers and practice codes; drafted engagement letters and consented to legal representation ● Provided administrative support including coordinating attorney calendars and conducting research to assist attorneys in civil litigation preparation ● Assisted attorneys with complex estate plans and corporate documents; utilized iManage to maintain and organize documents

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Legal Assistant
      • Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

      ● Drafted documents and letters from existing acquisitions using proper licensing templates ● Organized and maintained clients’ confidential files/records per the firm’s record-keeping system ● Copied documents for client files, scanned and uploaded documents to the database ● Sorted, scanned, photocopied and distributed mail ● Answered phone calls and acted as a liaison between the attorney and the client ● Completed administrative duties such as ordering supplies and… Show more ● Drafted documents and letters from existing acquisitions using proper licensing templates ● Organized and maintained clients’ confidential files/records per the firm’s record-keeping system ● Copied documents for client files, scanned and uploaded documents to the database ● Sorted, scanned, photocopied and distributed mail ● Answered phone calls and acted as a liaison between the attorney and the client ● Completed administrative duties such as ordering supplies and maintaining the front office Used: PsShip, Time Entry, Chrome River (expense reports), Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Suite Show less ● Drafted documents and letters from existing acquisitions using proper licensing templates ● Organized and maintained clients’ confidential files/records per the firm’s record-keeping system ● Copied documents for client files, scanned and uploaded documents to the database ● Sorted, scanned, photocopied and distributed mail ● Answered phone calls and acted as a liaison between the attorney and the client ● Completed administrative duties such as ordering supplies and… Show more ● Drafted documents and letters from existing acquisitions using proper licensing templates ● Organized and maintained clients’ confidential files/records per the firm’s record-keeping system ● Copied documents for client files, scanned and uploaded documents to the database ● Sorted, scanned, photocopied and distributed mail ● Answered phone calls and acted as a liaison between the attorney and the client ● Completed administrative duties such as ordering supplies and maintaining the front office Used: PsShip, Time Entry, Chrome River (expense reports), Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Suite Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Recruitment Intern
      • May 2019 - Dec 2019

      ● Supported Legal Recruiting Director with answering all candidate inquiries and concerns through various mediums such as emails, text messages, and phone calls ● Monitored and encouraged candidates throughout the digital screening process ● Provided administrative support with candidate searching and interview coordination ● Contacted applicants to schedule interviews via videoconference or in-person meetings ● Collaborated with attorneys and legal staff to calendar interviews and… Show more ● Supported Legal Recruiting Director with answering all candidate inquiries and concerns through various mediums such as emails, text messages, and phone calls ● Monitored and encouraged candidates throughout the digital screening process ● Provided administrative support with candidate searching and interview coordination ● Contacted applicants to schedule interviews via videoconference or in-person meetings ● Collaborated with attorneys and legal staff to calendar interviews and follow-up dates ● Facilitated and maintained background process with third-party vendor through continuous communication and follow up ● Created, maintained, and sent out various recruiting reports and spreadsheets Used: LinkedIn Recruiter, Taleo, Handshake, Hireview, ATS, Excel, Google Suite, Zoom Show less ● Supported Legal Recruiting Director with answering all candidate inquiries and concerns through various mediums such as emails, text messages, and phone calls ● Monitored and encouraged candidates throughout the digital screening process ● Provided administrative support with candidate searching and interview coordination ● Contacted applicants to schedule interviews via videoconference or in-person meetings ● Collaborated with attorneys and legal staff to calendar interviews and… Show more ● Supported Legal Recruiting Director with answering all candidate inquiries and concerns through various mediums such as emails, text messages, and phone calls ● Monitored and encouraged candidates throughout the digital screening process ● Provided administrative support with candidate searching and interview coordination ● Contacted applicants to schedule interviews via videoconference or in-person meetings ● Collaborated with attorneys and legal staff to calendar interviews and follow-up dates ● Facilitated and maintained background process with third-party vendor through continuous communication and follow up ● Created, maintained, and sent out various recruiting reports and spreadsheets Used: LinkedIn Recruiter, Taleo, Handshake, Hireview, ATS, Excel, Google Suite, Zoom Show less

    • United States
    • Administration of Justice
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Legal Fellow
      • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

      ● Provided legal information to self-represented litigants ● Assisted individuals with court paperwork completion ● Conducted research and document organization for Judges and Clerks ● Communicated judgment decisions to litigants and remained ethical and moral to respect confidentiality; occasionally translated in Hindi or Gujarati ● Provided legal information to self-represented litigants ● Assisted individuals with court paperwork completion ● Conducted research and document organization for Judges and Clerks ● Communicated judgment decisions to litigants and remained ethical and moral to respect confidentiality; occasionally translated in Hindi or Gujarati

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Council: Commuter at Large
      • Mar 2018 - Jan 2019

      ● Strived to give voice, community, and opportunities to commuter and off-campus students through advocacy, programs, and philanthropy ● In-depth knowledge of budgeting, consensus building, and fundraising practices ● Successfully worked in teams to develop, promote, and conduct a variety of extracurricular programs for students

    • Sustainability Council Events Chair
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

      ● Seamlessly planned and executed events, both professional (e.g., conferences and meetings) and social (e.g., fundraising, mixers) ● Developed effective social networking outreach and managed radio and print ad campaigns to promote events, and established modeling tactics to effectively reach UCSD students ● Conducted internal and external research to find ways to make UCSD more sustainable through flexible approaches

    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Accountant
      • May 2017 - Aug 2017

      ● Rapidly adapted to new technologies and possessed expertise with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and a broad range of statistical software ● Meticulously reconciled daily credit card charges of various donors by imputing and gathering corresponding documentation of each transaction; financial statement analysis ● Assisted in managing accounts payables and receivables, including communicating with vendors regarding invoices, and correcting misreported data entries ● Rapidly adapted to new technologies and possessed expertise with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and a broad range of statistical software ● Meticulously reconciled daily credit card charges of various donors by imputing and gathering corresponding documentation of each transaction; financial statement analysis ● Assisted in managing accounts payables and receivables, including communicating with vendors regarding invoices, and correcting misreported data entries

    • Accounting and Finance Intern
      • Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

      ● Data entry of cash receipts and charge-backs, applying them accurately to customer accounts Process and file daily deposits and reports ● Maintain and verify daily Accounts Receivable spreadsheets ● Establish working relationships with various departments on orders/shipments ● Data entry of cash receipts and charge-backs, applying them accurately to customer accounts Process and file daily deposits and reports ● Maintain and verify daily Accounts Receivable spreadsheets ● Establish working relationships with various departments on orders/shipments

    • United Kingdom
    • Information Services
    • Finance Intern
      • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

      ● Supported Financial Advisors with servicing 10 to 15 clients a day ● Participated in client and advisor meetings that discussed various financial plans and investments ● Analyzed, evaluated, and assisted in the financial status of clients and execution of their financial and investment requests ● Supported Financial Advisors with servicing 10 to 15 clients a day ● Participated in client and advisor meetings that discussed various financial plans and investments ● Analyzed, evaluated, and assisted in the financial status of clients and execution of their financial and investment requests

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teacher
      • Feb 2015 - Sep 2015

      • Taught English and Math courses and aided in homework help • Developed innovative approaches that were repeatedly held up as model standard for daycare goals in areas including technology integration across the curriculum, experiential learning, literacy and diversity • Taught English and Math courses and aided in homework help • Developed innovative approaches that were repeatedly held up as model standard for daycare goals in areas including technology integration across the curriculum, experiential learning, literacy and diversity

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Outreach Coordinator
      • Sep 2014 - May 2015

      ● Conducted research regarding the negative impacts the farming industry has on our environment ● Created and presented visual and PowerPoint presentations to various businesses ● Passed out flyers regarding upcoming events, and activities ● Conducted research regarding the negative impacts the farming industry has on our environment ● Created and presented visual and PowerPoint presentations to various businesses ● Passed out flyers regarding upcoming events, and activities

Education

  • California Western School of Law
    Doctor of Law - JD
    2023 - 2025
  • UC San Diego
    Bachelor's degree, International Business & Political Science- Data Analytics
    2015 - 2019
  • Irvington High School
    2011 - 2015

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