Talia Attar

Talia Attar

Acting Operations officer, Air Force

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Program Manager

  • Education

    • The Hebrew University

      2009 - 2012
      Master of Arts (MA) Interdisciplinary Program in Management, Policy and Leadership in Education
    • Tel Aviv University

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) East Asian Studies
    • University of Houston Law Center

      2014 - 2015
      Master of Laws (LLM)
    • Tel Aviv University

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Laws (LL.B., JD Equivalent)

      * Awarded Dean's Citation for Distinguished Volunteer Work in 2004 and 2005 for providing legal assistance and establishing student mentoring projects as part of the non-profit organization the Movement against Poverty* Served as student mentor for eight freshman students from low socio-economic backgrounds * Provided pro-bono legal assistance as part of the University's Academic Clinic for Refugees and Asylum Seekers program, including interviewing asylum-seekers to assess their… Show more * Awarded Dean's Citation for Distinguished Volunteer Work in 2004 and 2005 for providing legal assistance and establishing student mentoring projects as part of the non-profit organization the Movement against Poverty* Served as student mentor for eight freshman students from low socio-economic backgrounds * Provided pro-bono legal assistance as part of the University's Academic Clinic for Refugees and Asylum Seekers program, including interviewing asylum-seekers to assess their eligibility for legal protection in Israel and helping them prepare petitions for asylum from the Israeli government Show less

  • Experience

    • Israel Defense Forces

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
      Acting Operations officer, Air Force

      * Acting Operations Officer at the Israeli Air Force Operation Room.

    • The Israeli Movement against Poverty

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008
      Founder and Project Manager

      * Spearheaded the “Community Legal Education Project”, in which law-school students from around the country mentored groups of underprivileged children and teens (some with criminal backgrounds) in about 20 different centers in Israel, on a weekly basis in the fields of law and civil rights* Personally guided a group of children in an inner-city neighborhood in Netanya in the fields of law and civil rights* Created and managed two school learning centers in disadvantaged neighborhoods in south Tel Aviv and Ramle, in which college students provided private tutoring for high-school students from low socio-economic backgrounds* Provided pro bono legal assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals, helping them file petitions in labor court Show less

    • Israeli Ministry of Justice

      Mar 2006 - Jan 2012

      * Represented the State of Israel in incoming and outgoing criminal extradition cases before the Israeli Supreme Court and District Courts in a wide range of offenses. * Managed cases of legal assistance between countries in criminal matters, transfer of prisoners between countries and petitioned foreign countries for the return of abducted children in the context of the Hague Convention. Managed cases of extradition, legal assistance, transfer of prisoners and petitioned foreign countries for the return of abducted children in the context of the Hague Convention * Analyzed and drafted legal opinions on universal jurisdiction in the area of international criminal law* Reviewed and drafted criminal extradition documents as part of legal working group teams

      • Deputy to the State Attorney, Department of International Affairs

        Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
      • Assistant to the State Attorney, Department of International Affairs

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
      • Legal Intern, Department of International Affairs

        Mar 2006 - Mar 2007
    • Israeli-American Council (IAC)

      Aug 2021 - now
      • Eitanim NJ Youth Program Manager

        Nov 2023 - now
      • Youth Leadership Program Facilitator

        Aug 2021 - Dec 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Attorney

      Israel Bar Association