Tara Casey

Women’s Justice Caseworker at APPEAL
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(386) 825-5501
Location
IE

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Women’s Justice Caseworker
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Following a yearlong fellowship from Harvard Law School, I began as full time staff at APPEAL in September 2020, retaining my role as women’s justice caseworker.

    • Kaufman Fellow
      • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

      Working as a caseworker in the Women's Justice Initiative at APPEAL (formerly, the Centre for Criminal Appeals). Awarded the Kaufman Fellowship from the Public Service Venture Fund at Harvard Law School to pursue this work.

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Attorney
      • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

      Worked as a student attorney authorised under Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03 to represent clients of the Family Law/Domestic Violence Clinic of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. Advised survivors of domestic violence in their family law cases, drafted pleadings, motions and separation agreements, negotiated with opposing parties and advocated for clients in hearings before the Suffolk County Family and Probate Court. Worked as a student attorney authorised under Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03 to represent clients of the Family Law/Domestic Violence Clinic of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. Advised survivors of domestic violence in their family law cases, drafted pleadings, motions and separation agreements, negotiated with opposing parties and advocated for clients in hearings before the Suffolk County Family and Probate Court.

    • Thomas Addis Emmet Fellow in Public Interest Law
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      Awarded fellowship by FLAC Ireland Awarded fellowship by FLAC Ireland

    • Ireland
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Legal Intern
      • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Capital Punishment Clinic Team Member
      • Jan 2017 - May 2017

      Worked with capital defence lawyers on death row inmates’ post-conviction appeals at direct appeal, state habeas corpus and federal habeas corpus stages and end-stage litigation (after an execution date is set and confirmed). Duties included legal research and writing of memorandums, motions and briefs, visiting and interviewing clients on death row at the Polunsky Unit of Huntsville Prison and interviewing and researching jurors of our clients’ first-instance trials. Worked with capital defence lawyers on death row inmates’ post-conviction appeals at direct appeal, state habeas corpus and federal habeas corpus stages and end-stage litigation (after an execution date is set and confirmed). Duties included legal research and writing of memorandums, motions and briefs, visiting and interviewing clients on death row at the Polunsky Unit of Huntsville Prison and interviewing and researching jurors of our clients’ first-instance trials.

  • Gallagher Shatter Solicitors
    • County Dublin, Ireland
    • Legal Intern
      • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

    • Ireland
    • Law Practice
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Property Department Intern
      • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

Education

  • Harvard Law School
    Master of Laws - LLM
    2018 - 2019
  • University College Dublin
    Bachelor’s Degree, Law International
    2014 - 2018
  • The University of Texas School of Law
    Exchange Student, Law
    2016 - 2017
  • Loreto Abbey Dalkey
    High School
    2008 - 2014

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