Alina Venick

Experience

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  Tanner's in Suwanee

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2012

  Hostess, Expediter, Cashier

  -Served and interacted with customers.-Frequently handles up to $200 in cash and card. -Monitored restaurant to ensure that the dining, front, and kitchen areas were kept clean. -Worked part time during week prior to leaving for college, continued to work during breaks during college.

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  Cansino Petty & Stribling, LLP

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern

  -Assisted attorneys in small firm focusing on criminal defense and family law. -Explained payment process to clients and scheduled consultations. -Checked for conflicts of interest. -Organized client files, including organizing documents for pre-trial motions, discovery, and payment.

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  William & Mary

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Graduate Fellow

  -Assisted students and visitors at the Reference Desk at the Wolf Law Library. -Edited online materials, assisted students and visitors, and updated faculty contact information in the Office of Policy and Compliance.

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  Atlanta Women for Equality

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Legal Intern

  -Assisted a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing legal assistance to low-income women subjected to discrimination at work or in the education environment through legal research and community outreach. -Researched case law and government guidance for cases relating to the enforcement of Title IX rights and obligations. -Researched case law for relevant court motions. -Collected USG sexual misconduct policies and analyzed the data as part of a study on pre-2011 DCL policies.-Assisted in organizing legal documents, including compiling document citations. Show less

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  University of Georgia Law Public Interest Practicum

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Student Clinician

  -Met with clients at a local soup kitchen and UGA Aspire Clinic to conduct intake. Identified client’s legal issues and researched the issues. Explained remedies & other relevant information to clients. Issues included Landlord-Tenant law, consumer law, lawsuits, debts, estates, and guardianship. -Prepared and presented a community presentation on criminal records restriction.

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  Kaplan Bar Review

  Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Representative
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  Georgia Legal Services Program

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Legal Intern and Equal Justice Works AmeriCorp JD Member

  -Assisted low income clients on various legal issues, including domestic violence, public housing, government benefits, and power of attorney. -Researched case law for Temporary Protective Order hearings. Researched law on subsidized housing, including Section 8, Rural Housing Services Section 515, and housing vouchers. Researched relevant law on government benefits. -Wrote memorandum on legal issues. -Wrote memorandum explaining changes on financial power of attorney in the state of Georgia. -Drafted discovery documents. -Drafted client letters. -Communicated with clients for intake and investigation of facts. -Developed and gave presentation on elder abuse, elder financial exploitation, and consigning debts for housing authority. Developer and gave presentation to Elbert and Hart County Police Departments on mandatory reporting on child and elder abuse, with a focus on elder financial exploitation. Show less

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  Community Health Law Partnership Clinic

  Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Student Clinician

  Assisted clients with immigration and government benefit issues. Prepared and filed U-Visa applications, SNAP and Medicaid applications, and prepared estate planning documents. Assisting clients through a medical-legal partnership. Practice areas include immigration law, government benefits, and estate planning.

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  Family Violence Clinic

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Student Clinician
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  Georgia Legal Services Program

  Jul 2018 - now

  Represented low income clients on legal issues including domestic violence, government benefits, student discipline, housing, nursing home discharges, and estate planning. Litigation experience includes hearings for temporary protective orders, unemployment benefits, dispossessories, and student discipline.Presented oral argument and prepared briefs for the Georgia State Board of Education and Cherokee County Superior Court on issues including dual capacity and the right to closing arguments under the Fourteenth Amendment and Public School Disciplinary Tribunal Act.Trained domestic violence advocates on protective order procedures and certified advocates to assist petitioners under the Family Violence Act. Lead the program’s Race Equity Team subcommittee revising the program’s insulting words policy for the protection of employees. Responsibilities include reviewing other organizations’ policies, preparing drafts, preparing for and leading meetings, and analyzing surveys. Show less

  • Staff Attorney

    Nov 2018 - now

  • Law Assistant

    Jul 2018 - Nov 2018