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Cara McClellan

Cara McClellan

Summer Research Fellow

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director and Associate Practice Professor of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic

  • Education

    • Central High School

      2002 - 2006
      Bachelor of Arts (BA)

    • University of Pennsylvania

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Education (MEd) Urban Teaching 4.0

      Master's Thesis "Don't Snitch and the Challenge of Preventing School Violence"

    • Yale University

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Sociology

      Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, Sphere Magazine; Recruiter, Teach for America; Freshman Counselor, African American Cultural Center; Research Assistant; Tutor, New Haven Reads; Mentor, Women and Youth Supporting Each Other; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Word Performance Poetry

    • Yale Law School

      2012 - 2015
      Doctor of Law (JD)

      Activities and Societies: Comments Editor, Yale Law and Policy Review; President, Black Law Students Association; Research Assistant

  • Experience

    • American Bar Foundation

      May 2009 - Aug 2009
      Summer Research Fellow

    • Teach For America

      Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
      English Teacher

    • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

      May 2013 - Jul 2013
      Legal Intern

    • U.S. Department of Justice

      Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
      Legal Intern

    • WilmerHale

      May 2014 - Jul 2014
      Summer Associate

    • United States District Court for the District of Columbia

      Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
      Legal Intern

    • United States District Court

      Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
      Judicial Law Clerk

    • U.S. Court of Appeals

      Sept 2016 - Aug 2017
      Judicial Law Clerk

    • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

      Sept 2017 - Jul 2022

      • Assistant Counsel

        Sept 2019 - Jul 2022

      • Skadden Fellow at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

        Sept 2017 - Sept 2019

    • New York University School of Law

      Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
      Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law

    • University of Pennsylvania

      Jul 2022 - now
      Director and Associate Practice Professor of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic

      The Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law provides students with hands-on experience working in civil rights litigation and policy advocacy around systemic racism.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • New York Bar

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founder

      Issued by My Sister's Keeper Collective on Jan 2015
      My Sister's Keeper CollectiveAssociated with Cara McClellan

    • Advisory Board Member

      Issued by Camp Sojourner / Girls' Leadership Camp on Nov 2015
      Camp Sojourner / Girls' Leadership CampAssociated with Cara McClellan

    • UPPN Connector

      Issued by Urban Philly Professional Network (UPPN) on Jan 2016
      Urban Philly Professional Network (UPPN)Associated with Cara McClellan

    • Advisory Board Member

      Issued by Pennsylvania Lawyers for Youth on Feb 2016
      Pennsylvania Lawyers for YouthAssociated with Cara McClellan

    • Project Manager

      Issued by New Haven Public Schools on Sept 2014
      New Haven Public SchoolsAssociated with Cara McClellan