Experience

Cardozo ADR Competition Honor Society

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Problem Editor

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Member of the ADRHS Executive Board; creatively draft general and confidential facts for ADR competitors to use in moots to prepare for local, national, and international competitions. Co-problem editor is Judzia Bryant.

• Staff Editor

  • Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Wrote, researched, and mooted in preparation for the Vis Moot Competition in Vienna, Austria; mooted with ADR teammates to prepare them for their respective competitions



Cardozo School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Gates Scholar Ambassador

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Speak on panels and serve as a mentor to fellow Gates mentees; attend regular Gates Ambassador planning meetings to create programming for Gates students including study breaks, alumni networking opportunities, mentor/mentee meetings, and panel discussions

• Legal Extern in the Visual and Performing Arts Clinic

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Placement in Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)

• Vice President, Black Law Student Association

  • Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  Organized on-campus and off-campus events for Cardozo students; led regular general body meetings for active BLSA members, facilitated BLSA mentorship program; co-created inaugural BLSA sponsorship packet materials

• Teaching Assistant for Professor Moshe Horn

  • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  Class: Trial Advocacy



Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023



Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

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

• Legal Extern

  • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  Scrutinize client intake forms; organize, plan, and research material for student run class hosted for VLA members; transcribe meeting notes in law firm clinic consultations Scrutinize client intake forms; organize, plan, and research material for student run class hosted for VLA members; transcribe meeting notes in law firm clinic consultations



Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

• Austria
• Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Selected Student Competitor

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

  Researched and drafted an objective memo, respondent brief, and claimant brief; mooted with international and local law schools to prepare for annual VIS Competition in Vienna, Austria; presented oral arguments before international arbitrators and students Researched and drafted an objective memo, respondent brief, and claimant brief; mooted with international and local law schools to prepare for annual VIS Competition in Vienna, Austria; presented oral arguments before international arbitrators and students



NBCUniversal

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Worked with the NBCU legal team as part of DWT summer associate secondment Worked with the NBCU legal team as part of DWT summer associate secondment



Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022



Glory Skincare

• United States
• Consumer Goods

• Creative Consultant

  • May 2021 - Nov 2021

  In this position, I worked with Glory Skincare on a consultant basis to pitch blog post ideas and create an extensive social media strategy ahead of the company’s fall product launch. In this position, I worked with Glory Skincare on a consultant basis to pitch blog post ideas and create an extensive social media strategy ahead of the company’s fall product launch.



VICE Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• 2030 Fellow

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  During this year-long fellowship, I created multimedia content that centers the voice of Generation Z on topics including identity, fashion and sustainability. I also worked in editorial on the Refinery29 team in Beauty, Entertainment, and Unbothered (the vertical dedicated to amplifying Black women voices and experiences). At the end of my residency, I produced 50+ stories cumulatively for all three verticals. • Worked as an assistant producer on an original story following a thriving art collective in the Lower East Side called LAAMS that was featured on Vice's Snapchat and Instagram Story Show less



Refinery29, Inc.

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Writer

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  As part of my 2030 Fellowship, I worked in editorial at Refinery29 to: • Conduct features/interviews including interviewing Mary J Blige on her Amazon Video documentary and Jennifer Hudson on her experience playing Aretha Franklin in the movie "Respect." • Write product reviews to help reader make informed decisions about beauty products. This involved communicating and building relationships with brands, writing honest reviews for the platform, and providing fact and science based articles with interviews from dermatologists and estheticians. • Contribute to the Unbothered social media pages including Instagram, Facebook Live events, and the Careers + Creatives FB group • Podcast speaker on the award winning Unbothered podcast, "Go Off, Sis" • Pitch original stories regularly to be published on site Show less



Sydney A Writes

• Blogger

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

  Sydney A. Writes is my blog that focuses on personal essays detailing experiences of being a Caribbean American, navigating relationships both romantic and platonic, skincare, and interviews. I create my own original content and interact with subscribers through the blog's connected Instagram account and subscriber messaging enabled on my website. Sydney A. Writes is my blog that focuses on personal essays detailing experiences of being a Caribbean American, navigating relationships both romantic and platonic, skincare, and interviews. I create my own original content and interact with subscribers through the blog's connected Instagram account and subscriber messaging enabled on my website.



EBONY Media

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Crafted original digital content for the platform's readers and followers • Collaborated with a team of writers to brainstorm pitches for the .com • Engaged with brands that align with Ebony's vision to bring more Black voices and perspectives to the forefront. • Secured exclusive interviews, built connections with Black owned brands to be feature in editorial content, and published stories on a regular basis. • Crafted original digital content for the platform's readers and followers • Collaborated with a team of writers to brainstorm pitches for the .com • Engaged with brands that align with Ebony's vision to bring more Black voices and perspectives to the forefront. • Secured exclusive interviews, built connections with Black owned brands to be feature in editorial content, and published stories on a regular basis.



Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Skadden, Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies Scholar

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  Through this selective scholarship program, I took legal writing classes that included Advanced Legal Analysis, and received Kaplan tutoring leading up to my LSAT test date. I also received mentorship from my program director, Jennifer Light, and several other professors who worked with the program. Through this selective scholarship program, I took legal writing classes that included Advanced Legal Analysis, and received Kaplan tutoring leading up to my LSAT test date. I also received mentorship from my program director, Jennifer Light, and several other professors who worked with the program.



Kevin A Simms Law Office

• New York, NY

• Entertainment Law Office Intern

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  In this position, I read legal cases and outlined facts to understand the technicalities of copyrights, royalty rights, and infringement. I read sample agreements. I listened to original songs as well as the finished masters to try and identify the sampled work. Working with Mr. Simms' instruction has given me clarity on the basics of entertainment law. In this position, I read legal cases and outlined facts to understand the technicalities of copyrights, royalty rights, and infringement. I read sample agreements. I listened to original songs as well as the finished masters to try and identify the sampled work. Working with Mr. Simms' instruction has given me clarity on the basics of entertainment law.



The City College of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  I assisted a fellow at my college with her research project on how classification affects individuals who identify as African American or Black. I read and outlined scholarly articles she chose to support her research and transcribed phone interviews she conducted. I assisted a fellow at my college with her research project on how classification affects individuals who identify as African American or Black. I read and outlined scholarly articles she chose to support her research and transcribed phone interviews she conducted.



The Fresh Air Fund

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Camp Counselor

  • Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  I worked as a camp counselor for ten and eleven-year-old girls at the Fresh Air Fund's Camp ABC. During offseasons, I went upstate with smaller groups of campers from the summer to facilitate games and activities, set up for meals, and make sure the campers were settled on the bus. I worked as a camp counselor for ten and eleven-year-old girls at the Fresh Air Fund's Camp ABC. During offseasons, I went upstate with smaller groups of campers from the summer to facilitate games and activities, set up for meals, and make sure the campers were settled on the bus.



Square Spot Design

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Intern

  • Apr 2016 - Apr 2016