Kari Lucas

Experience

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  International Women's Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  International Law and Human Rights Fellow

  Identified and disseminated global trends concerning women's rights to support advocacy work by civil society organizations at the U.N.'s 49th CEDAW session; spearheaded research, developed materials and assisted in program implementation for regional workshop on national litigation techniques concerning CEDAW; reviewed and edited shadow reports of civil society organizations

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  Covenant House

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Legal Advisor

  Interviewed residents to determine whether they experienced the legal definition of trafficking forCovenant House anti-trafficking study published in May 2013 and provided legal analysis

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  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Summer Associate
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  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2015

  Litigation Associate

  Integral member of four-person team that obtained jury verdict for client after three-week trial; significant drafting experience including trial and summary judgment briefs, mediation statements,discovery requests and objections thereto, petitions for writ of certiorari, motions to dismiss, talking points and answers; researched and developed legal memoranda; suggested document and deposition designations for use in litigation; picked to develop and present “Best Litigation Practices” to incoming associates in Fall 2014Pro Bono ExperienceSupervising attorney and lead associate for three immigration matters including VAWA self-petitions and defensive applications in immigration court; represented domestic violence survivors in divorce proceedings; conducted numerous client interviews and prepared clients for examination in court; implemented improvements to guidance materials for associates as member of Pro Bono Committee Show less

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  Internews Network

  Feb 2016 - Mar 2016

  International Consultant

  Researched and drafted proposals for DRL and UNESCO funded CSO and media projects; updated quarterly reports, edited draft work plans and composed press release for web publication; taught English language skills to local staff

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  Justice Base

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2017

  International Legal Advisor
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  Democracy Reporting International

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Consultant
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  USAID/Tetra Tech DPK Promoting the Rule of Law Project

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2017

  Rule of Law Specialist
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  Freedom House

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  Legal Researcher
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  MyJustice

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Legal Research and Writing Consultant on Access to Justice
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  International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2019

  Trial Observer
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  Save the Children International

  Dec 2017 - Feb 2018

  Advocacy Consultant
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  Justice Base

  Dec 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Myanmar Country Director

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Programme Lead for Fair Trial Rights and Citizenship

    Dec 2017 - Jun 2018
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  Thomson Reuters

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  International Trial Observer
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  UNODC

  Aug 2019 - now

  • Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Associate Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer

    Aug 2019 - Apr 2022