Emily Milnes

Emily Milnes

U.S. Immigration Law Trainer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief of Staff at Libertas Council

  • Education

    • Pepperdine University School of Public Policy

      2019 - 2021
      Master of Public Policy (MPP) International Relations & National Security; Public Policy & Dispute Resolution, Straus Institute
    • Pepperdine Caruso Law

      2023 - 2023
      Master of Laws - LLM Dispute Resolution
    • Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy

      2009 - 2013
      Juris Doctor (J.D.) Cum Laude
    • University of Washington

      2005 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts - BA English Literature and History
  • Experience

    • United Farm Workers

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      U.S. Immigration Law Trainer
    • Eaton and Associates

      Jan 2015 - Mar 2022
      Attorney; Policy & Operations Manager
    • International Justice Mission

      Jun 2017 - Apr 2018
      Training and Development Fellow; IJM Uganda National Office
    • Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2021
      Professor, Legal Research & Writing
    • Pepperdine University School of Public Policy

      Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
      • Editor-in-Chief of the Pepperdine Policy Review; Office of the Dean

        Apr 2020 - Apr 2021
      • Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Wilfred M. McClay

        Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
    • Pepperdine University School of Public Policy

      Mar 2022 - Aug 2024
      Director of Recruitment and Program Relations
    • Libertas Council

      Sept 2024 - now
      Chief of Staff
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Pro Bono Attorney Training

      Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST)
      Jun 2016
    • Licensed Attorney

      State Bar of California
      Dec 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Emily Milnes
      Excellence for the Future Award: Negotiation Theory and Practice CALI Dec 2020
    • Awarded to Emily Milnes
      English Honors Program University of Washington Jun 2007 Completed a three-quarter, cohort-based, senior-year program, worked closely with UW professors in independent study and research, and drafted senior seminar thesis: “The Blakean Eye: A Synthesis of Visions External with Visions Internal within the Visual Culture of Romanticism.”
    • Awarded to Emily Milnes
      President's Medal Recipient Wenatchee Valley College Jun 2004 Awarded for academic excellence and leadership.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • International Development; Program Design; Research - Africa, Europe

      Issued by International Justice Mission on Jun 2017
      International Justice MissionAssociated with Emily Milnes
    • Immigration Consultant; Panelist

      Issued by Immigrant Justice Collaborative of Kern County on Jan 2016
      Immigrant Justice Collaborative of Kern CountyAssociated with Emily Milnes
    • Legal Research for U.S. asylum cases - Latin America, Africa, Middle East

      Issued by Northwest Immigrant Rights Project on Aug 2014
      Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectAssociated with Emily Milnes
    • Human Trafficking Legal Research Intern

      Issued by Washington Engage on Aug 2013
      Washington EngageAssociated with Emily Milnes