Gabriella Dos Santos

Experience

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  AGU - Advocacia-Geral da União

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Intern

  Procuradoria Seccional da União em Petrolina-PE PSU/PNZ - AGU (social security department)Legal analysis of medical reports to identify if the claimants would be entitled to a social security benefit. Research on Brazilian jurisprudence on the topic. Drafting reports and legal opinions, after careful case-by-case analysis, to be submitted to the local Federal Court. Administrative assistance on case record management.Skills: legal support; legal research; writing skills; case record assistance; commitment to continuous learning.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- Responsible for the initial analysis of all cases which dealt with accident-related and illness issues, given my research and analytical skills;- As I became familiar with the legal requirements and procedures of the process of analysis, all the medical reports in that department would first come to my scrutiny. I would, then, divide them by ‘’acceptance’’ or ‘’no acceptance’’ to be reviewed by the supervisor. Show less

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  Tribunal Regional Federal da 5ª Região

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2012

  Legal Officer (Civil Servant) at a Brazilian Federal Court. Assisting in the Court's hearings and trials; working on both physical and virtual cases; drafting decisions, orders and reports. Overall, I dealt with tax law, civil law, criminal law, and social security law.Skills: legal research and advice; legal writing; accountability; planning and organizing.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• A compilation of guidelines for standardization of the decisions in the Court. The guideline enabled the Court to expedite the issuance of its decisions and still being used to date; • Met the goal of reducing the number of cases dealt by the Court in the tax law field 2010 - 2012. Methods applied: reviewing old cases, identifying the reason for the delay in their process; joining cases with the same parties-object; collaborating with the Office of the Prosecutor and the defendants' legal counsel on steps to be taken to expedite the processes. Show less

  • Legal Officer

    Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Intern

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
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  Families residences

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2014

  Childcare Worker

  In pursuit of developing an international law career, I challenged myself and decided to move abroad in order to learn English. It was the first time I had left home and travelled abroad. I do not come from a wealthy family and did not have the opportunity to do it earlier in my career. However, as a determined and motivated person, I planned to take this step in my life and I am glad I have done it. In Ireland, I would daily attend an English course in the morning and take care of children for the rest of the day. This was enough to keep me financially supported during my time there. It was an incredible experience not only for my language skills, but also for international cultural awareness. Moreover, I had the opportunity to travel to several countries, when I was exposed to different languages and cultural backgrounds. In the end, I was able to sit for the official Cambridge language assessment and got its certificate - CAE (advanced level of English) -, which was later useful to apply for a Master course abroad.Skills: commitment to continuous learning; creativity; planning & organizing; respect for diversity Show less

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  OAB/RJ

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2017

  Legal Counsel

  Legal consultancy. Legal research and analysis; dealing with a range of litigation matters.ACCOMPLISHMENT:Nominated a Member of the Commission of International Law in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 2016- 2018

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  Rio 2016 - Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos

  Jun 2016 - Sept 2016

  Bilingual Coordinator

  Responsible for supervising the daily operations of the Ticketing Box Office for the Olympic Games (Rio 2016). Scheduling and supervising the front line team of employees serving the Box Office windows; supervision of the allocation of seats; follow-up on customers' inquiries. Responsible for dealing with customer service issues and producing monthly financial and statistical reports and various administrative activities associated with the ticket sales.Skills: leadership; managing performance; communication; problem solving; client orientation; teamwork.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Constantly met daily goals on the number of ticket sales;• Overall customer satisfaction;• As an acknowledgment of my distinct work, I was also assigned to be part of the team for the Paralympic Games. Show less

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  Yázigi

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  English Second Language Tutor

  Planning classes, keeping track of students' performance, interacting with parents and school staff, and keeping up to date with developments in the teaching field.Skills: planning & organizing; communication; building trust; commitment to continuous learning; client orientation.

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  International Criminal Court

  Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

  Visiting Professional

  Support to the Chambers Working Group (CWG) in relation to the Case Law Database (CLD) Project. The Project aimed at creating a database of the Court’s jurisprudence.Duties and Responsibilities:1. Conduct in-depth legal analysis of the Court’s judgments, decisions, opinions and orders, and identify and extract key legal findings. It also included the identification of relative levels of jurisprudential importance;2. Identify relevant legal keywords for legal findings;3. Identify relationships between related judgments, decisions, opinions and orders;4. Collect, organise, and collate other assorted metadata fields for legal findings;5. Participate in meetings and substantive discussions on issues arising in the CLD Project;6. Assist in the development of other language versions of the CLD;7. Cite-check and edit documents; and8. Conduct research and provide reports on legal questions from the Chambers.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• As an acknowledgment of my professional competence, I was the only Visiting Professional assigned to review the analysis of other team members and finalise the project. For that, the ICC extended my contract twice to collaborate with the publication of the project and the training of the Chambers’ staff on how to use the database electronic tool;• I was part of the team responsible for the testing phase of the Case Law Database software. Show less

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  United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)

  May 2020 - Jul 2020

  Intern

  Office of the Prosecutor - Appeals and Legal advisory.- Conducting legal research and analysis on current and previous cases, also related to other international tribunals;- Assisting with internal projects;- Participating in meetings and substantive discussions on issues arising in assigned trials.

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  International Criminal Court

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2023

  Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV)- Assist in drafting legal memoranda and produce researches on a wide range of complex legal issues;- Prepare factual background documents on the situations and cases before the Court;- Prepare legal opinions;- Assist the Principal Counsel when she appears before a Chamber on specific issues;- Assist the Principal Counsel during the proceedings where she will be required to act on behalf of victims or legal representatives of victims;- Perform other tasks as instructed by the Principal Counsel or Counsel* Among the Court's pool of speakers and give presentations to visitors and delegations on a regular basis at the HQ Show less Pre-Trial, Trial and Appeals Chambers- Assisting with conducting in-depth legal research and analysis of questions of international criminal law, public international law and other areas of law as appropriate;- Assisting the Chamber in the drafting process of legal memoranda, judgments, decisions and orders;- Participating in meetings and substantive discussions on issues arising in assigned trials;- Cite checking and editing documents.* Focal point to the Chambers - Case Law Database Show less

  • Associate Legal Officer

    Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Assistant Legal Officer

    Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
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  Center for International Legal Cooperation

  Feb 2024 - Feb 2025

  Project Officer

  Providing support to the Netherlands-MENA Partnership - Shiraka training programme as well as programmes in Suriname. The projects focus on the rule of law by providing training to officials such as Judges, Prosecutors and legislators. Main support to the following Shiraka programme: Administration of Justice, Communicating with the Public and Legislation.In the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the trainings contribute to SDG 16: "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels". Show less