Cassidy

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Work experience

  • Senior Career Development Specialist

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    2022.10-2024.06(2 years)
    • Met 1:1 with 30+ junior associates on a monthly basis to discuss career interests, active deals, workload management, and goals and development • Provided junior associates with feedback from their supervising attorneys and coached them on how to progress forward• Coordinated and fulfilled staffing requests to meet client needs, development goals, and associate interests on an office-wide basis• Prepared and executed 50+ paged quarterly reports on junior attorney productivity, client assignment-types, feedback, and skillsets• Organized professional development and social events for the Launch program, including Zoom panels, special topics conversations, coffee chats, and lunch & learns• Women of Wilson Affinity Group Liaison and Asian American Affinity Group Member
  • Career Development Specialist

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    2021.06-2022.09(a year)
  • Student Leadership Training Intern

    UC Berkeley Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society
    2020.09-2021.05(9 months)
    • Researched and presented to student teams on using inclusive communication methods to help them deliver constructive feedback to peers• Cold-emailed 60+ industry professionals and organized 3 panels and 30 1:1 coffee chats to increase accessibility for diverse freshman and transfer students seeking advice on career paths in data science
  • Intern

    Center for Data Innovation
    2020.08-2021.05(10 months)
    • Collaborated with the Center Director to coordinate the virtual European Union AI Policy Conference• Drafted the Center’s weekly newsletter by sourcing open datasets and data visualizations, and curating and summarizing 10 articles about developments in AI, machine learning, genomics, and open data
  • President

    Berkeley Legal Studies Association
    2020.06-2021.05(a year)
    • Organized and facilitated the Legal Studies Department’s Legal Studies major information session by inviting professors to present about their upcoming class topics and distribute course syllabi• Consulted with authors and edited 20+ law-related research submissions for content, grammar, and style in preparation for the annual digital publication of the California Legal Studies Journal
  • Contributor, Legal Insights Blog

    LawChamps
    2020.05-2021.05(a year)
    • Collaborated with a Professor of Journalism to edit and publish 15+ blog articles explaining state-specific regulations on family law, housing law, employment law, and business law• Planned virtual attorney panels to address COVID-19-related concerns; increased attendance by 350% through community outreach
  • External Communications Lead | Conference Manager | Vice Chair

    Berkeley Model United Nations
    2018.09-2021.05(3 years)
    • Organized and presented to 50+ domestic and international schools through virtual and in-person information sessions to communicate conference procedures and safety protocols• Researched and wrote a 30+ page educational synopsis for U.S. and international high school students on the manufacturing and trade of illicit substances and identified its implications on a nation’s economy,legal system, agricultural sector, and public health infrastructure• Authored blog posts about current developments in illicit substances and delivered micro lectures oncountry-specific case studies to 300+ students attending the Berkeley Model United Nations conference
  • Research Assistant

    University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
    2020.05-2020.08(4 months)
    Conducted research under Professor Sonia Katyal, Co-Director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology• Investigated 50+ EdTech, LegalTech, and RegTech startups that were sued for intellectual property issues• Analyzed longitudinal data from 1,000+ 10K reports (EDGAR database) in combination with company metadata to determine the frequency and likelihood of public companies rebranding • Collected 100+ terms trademarked by non-native entities from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Secretary

    Berkeley Legal Studies Association
    2019.02-2020.05(a year)
  • JusticeCorps Member

    Bay Area JusticeCorps
    2019.09-2020.05(9 months)
    • Conducted individual appointments in English and Cantonese with 120+ litigants to provide legal information for the completion and filing of 190 court forms about custody, divorce, restraining orders, name change, and small claims at the San Francisco County Superior Courts ACCESS Center• Selected by AmeriCorps as a Segal Education Award recipient for 300 community service hours
  • Immigration Unit Intern

    East Bay Community Law Center
    2019.09-2019.12(4 months)
    • Supported the EBCLC’s Immigration Unit with U-Visa, T-Visa, Special Juvenile Dependency Status case filings, case research, and documentation; specifically drafted a Declaration for Waiver Based on Extreme Hardship• Worked on a client profile piece for the Immigration Unit’s fundraising purposes
  • District Intern, 58th Assembly District

    California State Assembly
    2019.06-2019.08(3 months)
    • Registration Lead for Captain Marvel Summer Movie event with over 1000+ people attendance across 9 cities; decreased wait times by 80% by streamlining online registration and in-person sign-ups• Conducted 10+ constituent case investigations regarding city ordinances and state department regulations• Interacted daily with constituents and community partners by email, phone, and the Legislative Constituents Management System database
  • Co-Chair for Community & Stakeholders Committee | Project Consultant

    Design for Equity Lab
    2019.02-2019.05(4 months)
    • Presented research findings on adaptive-equity oriented pedagogy in STEM class instruction to to the UC Berkeley’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department faculty • Consulted Ghanaian NGO, ER4All, on methods to increase parental involvement in early education
  • Research Extern

    California State University, Fullerton
    2019.01-2019.01
    • Under the guidance of Professor Alexandro Gradilla and alongside three UC Berkeley externs, synthesized and organized data pertaining to the immigrant health paradox in America.
  • Young Athletes & Families Department Intern

    Special Olympics Southern California
    2017.08-2017.11(4 months)
    • Head organizer for the 2017 Fall Games Family Pavilion; this entailed assigning volunteer roles, creating craft projects, and providing a welcoming experience for athletes and parent attendees. • Responsible for data entry, equipment recording for LAUSD school programs, and other tasks as needed by the Young Athletes & Families Department.

Educational experience

  • University of California, Berkeley

    bachelor of arts - legal studies; education
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