Law Clerk for the City of Chicago

Nancy Wang

*** * ******** **., *******, IL ***** 314-***-**** adhylp@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Juris Doctor, UIC John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL (May 2020)

• Member, Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA)

• Student Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (Education Division)

• Member, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Master of Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, University of Missouri at St. Louis St. Louis, MO (May 2015)

Bachelor of Business Administration, English, Shih Chien University Taipei, Taiwan (June 2013)

• Administrative Support, Office of International Affairs

• Award of Excellence, 2012 National Japanese Speech Competition Experience

City of Chicago (Law Department) Chicago, IL

Law Clerk, November 2019 – Present

• Drafted violation letters and sent out to notify homeowners of building code violations.

• Drafted complaints requesting temporary or permanent injunctions to address and fix building code violations.

• Drafted summons, affidavits, and notices for pending court action for service of process.

• Assisted city attorneys at building code violation hearings during settlement discussions on resolving building violations.

• Researched and drafted legal memoranda, including nuisances, property (taking) claims, and demolition.

• Reviewed receiver’s petition, performed extensive research on topics relevant to receivership compensation and attorney fees, and drafted memoranda on objections to the receivership’s reports.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (Education Division) Chicago, IL Student Representative, August 2019 – Present

• Planned cultural event in order to promote learning of Chinese language and cultural enrichment.

• Provided information about the consular service, news about Taiwan, economic and trade, culture, and career fairs to students.

• Worked with and communicated to division regarding U.S. policy and news and provided accurate and timely information to international students to ensure compliance. Circuit Court of Cook County (Domestic Violence Court/ Surety Bond Court) Chicago, IL Judicial Extern, June 2019 – August 2019

• Provided assistance to pro se litigants with their petition forms.

• Reviewed petitions to ensure all of the required information in petitions comply with the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, Stalking No Contact Act, and Civil Procedure.

• Compiled the civil sureties handbook, distributing the handbook throughout the various departments in Cook County that rely and use bonds.

• Prepared the court orders necessary to authorize the bond companies to do business in Cook County.

Megumi Preschool (Seattle/Bellevue District) Seattle, WA Pre-K/Kindergarten Lead Teacher, August 2015 – June 2017

• Helped students improve skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in kindergarten topics and texts in Japanese.

• Translated school monthly newspaper from Japanese to English

• Coordinated communication between students and the school administration in order to create an effective and culturally-sensitive learning environment. St. Louis Language Immersion Schools (The Chinese School) St. Louis, MO Kindergarten Teaching Assistant, September 2014 – April 2015

• Helped students learn Chinese vocabulary and assisted the lead teacher in improving the fluency level for students in Chinese.

• Created monthly academic status reports based on in-depth student evaluations. Shinewave International Incorporation Taipei, Taiwan English-Mandarin Chinese Translator, July 2012 – October 2012

• Completed translation and review tasks for localization projects and assisted project Managers.

• Participated in localization projects such as “Office Downloads Translation,” “Lytro Translation,” “Windows Phone,” “Apollo Translation,” “Skype Translation,” “Autodesk Translation,” and “Sajan Translation.”

Languages and Skills

• Familiar with legal research platforms (Westlaw and LexisNexis)

• Native Fluency in Mandarin Chinese

• Proficient in English

• Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N3

Volunteer Work

• Teaching English to adult immigrants at Chinese Information and Service Center in Seattle, Washington.

• Teaching English to adult ESL learner at ELS Language Centers in St. Louis, Missouri.

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