Eden Klein

Experience

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  Desert East Animal Hospital

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2015

  Veterinary Assistant

  Managed and organized lab files; ran and processed blood tests; and performed and processed x-rays; communicated with and followed up with clients; cleaned, bathed and fed boarding animals.

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  The Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2017

  Student Researcher

  Created, lead, managed, and designed holistic transboundary binational aerospace, energy, and mining asset maps comprised of research, universities, and industrial enterprises in the Paso del Norte Region; liaised effectively across time zones, cultures, and disciplines with a German mapping firm to create web face for maps; gathered relevant information on cluster mapping, then wrote a comprehensive analysis on international and domestic cluster maps; produced reports regarding all research findings; read advanced literature in the fields of Economics, Philosophy, and English Grammar. Show less

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  City of El Paso- City Attorney’s Office

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Legal Intern

  Conducted legal research in areas of discretionary funds, city council affairs, and other municipal legal responsibilities; updated city charter, ordinances, and handbooks in city council binder as needed; worked with databases such as ProLaw and Unicode in order to conduct legal research; drafted a document that will act as a guidance in the use of discretionary funds; performed due diligence checks on local businesses.

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  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Collegiate Advisory Board Member

  One of ten students selected from UTEP to prepare and present economic research for local industries; attend conferences about economic research in the border area and Mexico

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  Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Legal Intern

  Assisted in writing and filing Motions to Continue and Motions to Close Proceedings; drafted memos on various legal researches such as Petty Offense Exceptions and European Union asylum laws; revised the accuracy of citations of documents.

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  United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Judicial Intern

  The Honorable Frank Montalvo, District Judge May 2018-June 2018Researched and made recommendations for rulings on motions; drafted, edited, and filed orders with law clerks’ and Judge’s supervision; observed pretrial proceedings, trials, and sentencings; consulted with Judge and law clerks on rulings.The Honorable Miguel A. Torres, Magistrate Judge July 2018-August 2018Researched for recommendations on motions; observe pretrial proceedings; consult with Judge and law clerks on rulings; drafted opinion on appeal from administrative courts with law clerk’s and Judge’s supervision. Show less

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  ACLU of Texas

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Legal Intern

  Worked predominantly on border issues and impact litigation; wrote legal and legislative memos on immigrant’s rights, rights while in custody, and first and fourth amendment rights, and border rights in general; interviewed asylum seekers.

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  Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

  Jan 2020 - now

  Practice focuses on serving survivors of domestic violence, LGBTQ+ folks in their name and gender marker corrections, folks seeking expunctions, and foster youth in litigation and administrative advocacy. Additionally, process intakes from partner domestic violence shelters in El Paso area as Shelter Attorney under DOJ VAWA grant. *Staff Attorney pending bar results come December 2020.Primary practice with the Family Law/Domestic Violence team, secondary practice with the Foster Youth Justice Project. Some work with FEMA/FOIA research and immigration law in the family setting. Assisted with litigation preparation for cases before the Texas Supreme Court; researched Medicaid issues; complied data on bonds and loans the City of El Paso has taken; drafted counsel and advice letters for applicants.

  • Staff Attorney

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Law Clerk*

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Legal Intern

    Jan 2020 - May 2020