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Smita Ghosh

Smita Ghosh

Paralegal/Research Associate

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Appellate Counsel at Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC)

  • Education

    • University of Pennsylvania

      2013 - 2020
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Legal History

      Activities and Societies: Annenberg History Fellow, 2012-2013 Benjamin Franklin Fellow, 2013-2017 Cromwell Foundation Fellowship, 2015-2016 Dissertation: “Losing our Borders”: The Long History of Immigration Detention Teaching: “American South from the Colonial Encounter to the Civil War,” Dr. Stephanie McCurry“America in the 1960s,” Dr. Thomas Sugrue.Summer LLM Education Program, Law School Graduate Programs Office

    • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

      2010 - 2014
      Doctor of Law - JD Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: 200+ Hours of Pro Bono legal work Associate Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law Vol. 14 Recipient, Earl Warren Legal Training Program Scholarship, 2010-12 Case Manager, Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) Research Editor, Civil Rights Law Project (CLRP) Research Assistant, Prof. Serena Mayeri (Employment Discrimination)

    • Swarthmore College

      2002 - 2006
      Bachelor's degree HISTORY High Honors

  • Experience

    • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

      Apr 2007 - May 2010
      Paralegal/Research Associate

    • MANKO | GOLD | KATCHER | FOX LLP

      May 2011 - Aug 2011
      Summer Associate Law Clerk

    • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

      May 2012 - Aug 2012
      Summer Associate Law Clerk

      Researched and wrote memoranda on legal questions including implied certification under the False Claims Act (FCA) and the obligations of expert witnesses to share data. Worked extensively on several pro bono cases, including an asylum application and a constitutional claim against a City authority.

    • Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center

      Aug 2012 - Aug 2012
      Summer Associate Law Clerk

      Interviewed and corresponded with clients in and out of detention. Prepared appeal of refugee denial to BIA. Prepared applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applicants.

    • District of Connecticut

      Sept 2016 - Sept 2017
      Judicial Law Clerk

      Law Clerk to Judge Victor Bolden.Conducted legal research in connection with civil and criminal cases in federal district court; drafted rulings on a variety of dispositive and non-dispositive motions; prepared jury instructions, voir dire, sentencing scripts, and other materials in connection with court proceedings; coordinated the recruitment and hiring of legal interns

    • United States Sentencing Commission

      Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
      Supreme Court Fellow

      Supreme Court Fellow at the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC).Assisted Sentencing Commission staff with legal and policy research while preparing research paper for publication and presentation at Judicial Conference of the United States. Drafted guidance on Sessions v. Dimaya, role-in-offense sentencing, and the categorical approach.

    • Berke-Weiss Law PLLC

      Sept 2018 - now
      Of Counsel/Legal Advisor

      Draft research memos and advise on federal employment law issues.

    • Georgetown University Law Center

      Sept 2018 - Apr 2021
      Law Research Fellow

      Teaching: “Immigration Policy Across the Branches”; Special Topics in Immigration Law (with Patrick Glen)Works in Progress: Research project on Jordan v. DeGeorge and the void for vagueness doctrine; research on history of immigration detention.

    • Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC)

      Apr 2021 - now
      Appellate Counsel

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Member

      New York State Bar Association
      Mar 2018