Rebecca Landau

Experience

• Associate Attorney

  Fragomen Worldwide

  March 2016 – Present (1 month)London, United Kingdom

• Contract Attorney - U.S. Business Immigration

  Law Offices of Michael L. Work

  November 2015 – March 2016 (5 months)

  Responsible for a high volume of employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant petitions including E-1/E-2, L-1, O-1, H-1B, EB-1, and EB-2 applications and petitions. Perform case analysis, handle client communications, draft forms and petitions, and respond to Request for Evidences. Review administrative and paralegal work product.

• Associate Attorney - U.S. Business Immigration

  Kan-Tor & Acco (Israel)

  November 2014 – October 2015 (1 year)

  Responsible for a high volume of E-1, H-1B, L-1, L-1 Blanket, and EB-1 visa applications and petitions filed with the U.S. Consular sections in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and USCIS. Managed cases for the department’s largest clients, conducted consultations, performed case analysis, handled client communications, drafted forms and petitions, and prepared clients for consular interviews. Reviewed paralegal and administrative staff work product.

• Associate Attorney - U.S. Business Immigration

  Law Offices of Michael L. Work

  August 2013 – September 2014 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for a high volume of employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant petitions for foreign nationals in the entertainment industry. This included O-1, H-1B, EB-1, and EB-2 applications and petitions. Performed case analysis, handled client communications, drafted forms and petitions, responded to Request for Evidences, accompanied clients to USCIS interviews, and regularly communicated with clients in Spanish.

• Legal Intern

  U.S. Dep't of Justice, Exec. Office of Immigration Review, Miami Immig. Ct & Krome Detention Center

  January 2013 – April 2013 (4 months)

  Assisted the immigration judges and judicial law clerks in drafting orders and decisions.

• Legal Intern

  U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement

  August 2012 – December 2012 (5 months)

  Assisted in the preparation of removal cases. Prepared for master calendar hearings, and drafted motions and briefs.

• Summer Associate

  Bardavid Law

  May 2012 – August 2012 (4 months)Greater New York City Area

  Assisted in the preparation of the defense of removal cases. Primarily drafted appellate briefs for asylum cases to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

• Legal Intern

  FIU College of Law, Immigrant Children's Justice Clinic

  January 2012 – April 2012 (4 months)

  Assisted representing unaccompanied minors by preparing dependency petitions and Special Immigrant Juvenile visa applications through conducting client interviews and legal research, and drafting memoranda.

• Legal Intern

  Marrero Bozorgi, P.L.

  August 2011 – December 2011 (5 months)

  Conducted legal research, drafted motions and memoranda, and reviewed and analyzed discovery documents for state criminal and federal white-collar criminal cases.
  
  *Also was a Legal Intern January 2012 through April 2012.

• Research Assistant to Professor Manuel Gomez

  Florida International University College of Law

  March 2011 – December 2011 (10 months)

  Conducted research on debt-collection agency practices around the world for International law professor.

• Summer Legal Intern, Immigration Department

  Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York

  June 2011 – July 2011 (2 months)

  Conducted legal research and drafted briefs, motions, and client declarations for the defense of removal proceedings, immigrant waiver cases, and family petitions.
  
  *Also was a Legal Intern during December 2011.

• Intern

  Americans for Immigrant Justice

  June 2009 – August 2009 (3 months)

  Assisted drafting human trafficking visa applications, translated legal documents and conducted interviews in Spanish.

• Intern

  Salinas Legal y Tributario, S.A.

  January 2009 – April 2009 (4 months)Valencia Area, Spain

  Conducted legal research, attended court hearings, assisted Spanish attorneys with the analysis of documents and the translation of legal documents from Spanish to English.

• Intern for the International Affairs Liaison

  Executive Office of the Governor, Office of Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development

  August 2008 – December 2008 (5 months)

  Created informational briefs on visiting foreign officials for Governor Crist and conducted research for think-tank projects regarding Florida’s economy and international business development.

• Intern

  Gunster, Yoakley, & Stewart, P.A.

  June 2008 – August 2008 (3 months)

  Assisted the Immigration Practice Group by working on PowerPoint presentations used to train employers in Employment Eligibility Verification compliance, assisted in organizing data, and catalogued client files.

Skills

• Legal Writing
• Legal Research
• International Law
• Spanish
• Westlaw
• Immigration Law
• Legal Documents
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• Social Media
• Microsoft Excel
• Law Logix
• US Business Immigration Law
• Business English
• English
• Lexis Nexis

Education

• Florida International University - College of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2010 – 2013

  Activities and Societies: Honors: Dean's List – Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012 Study Abroad: FIU College of Law Study Abroad Program, Seville, Spain, Summer 2011

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Concentration in Spanish, Minor in Psychology, 3.84

  2007 – 2010

  Activities and Societies: Honors: Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa International Affairs Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient Study Abroad: FSU Study Abroad Program, Valencia, Spain, Spring 2009 Human Rights Program, Hague, Netherlands / Strasbourg, France, June 2008

Organizations

• American Immigration Lawyers Association

  Starting October 2014

  Rome District Chapter

• American Women Lawyers in London

  Starting May 2015

• International Bar Association

  Starting September 2015

• American Bar Association

  Starting September 2015

Volunteer Experience & Causes

Languages

• English

• Spanish