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Ema Rochela Figueroa

Ema Rochela Figueroa

Dartmouth

Summary

Motivated student completing graduate degree in international relations and war. Well-trained in current and historical geopolitics. Ready to use education to positively impact activities. Excellent relationship-building, analytical, and communication skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Assistant

Metcalf & Company
05.2023 - 08.2024
  • Facilitate Communication in Multinational litigation: Coordinated communication between clients, foreign stakeholders, and opposing lawyers. Drafted letters in many languages and make sure that discussions were productive and quick in order to move cases forward. Helped bring about successful agreements
  • Collaboration with International Legal Teams: Helped with the pleading and motion preparation for a cross-border litigation case with complicated jurisdictional issues Maintain case files with attention to detail and collaborated with multinational legal teams
  • Provide Insights on Maritime Regulations: Performed continuous research on modifications to maritime laws and regulations, offering insightful analyses that improved the legal team’s capacity to negotiate changing legal terrain. Helped customers by providing compliance advice and making sure that international marine standards were followed.
  • Provide Important Assistance in High-Stakes Marine Salvage Cases: Contributed significantly to a maritime salvage case involving a distressed vessel. Cooperated with marine specialists, carried out in-depth legal study on maritime salvage regulations, and helped create legal papers. Helped bring the situation to a satisfactory conclusion and ensured that our customer would benefit from the salvage operations.

Legal Intern

Metcalf & Company
06.2023 - 09.2023
  • Presented Insight on Contemporary Contract Laws: carried out legal study on modifications to common and civil contract law, offering insightful analysis that improved the legal team’s capacity to handle changing legal environments. Helped clients by offering proactive contract strategy advice and making sure they complied with the most recent legal requirements
  • Crucial Contributor in the Settlement of Coverage Conflicts: played a key part in helping an insurance company settle a difficult coverage issue. Worked with insurance specialists and conducted in-depth legal study on insurance laws and policy requirements. Protected the client’s interests and avoided any liabilities by helping to write legal papers and contributing to a successful resolution
  • Crucial Position in the Effective Settlement of Freight Disputes: played a key part in helping a transportation company settle a complicated freight dispute. Carried out a great deal of legal study on transportation-related legislation, worked with professionals in the field, and helped create legal papers. Helped bring about a successful conclusion, defending the client’s interests and preserving goodwill among all parties involved.

Student Advisor for Online Learning

Centre for Learning and Teaching, Dalhousie University
10.2020 - 03.2022
  • Successfully promoted and carried out the implementation of assistive technologies, improving the educational experience for students with impairments
  • Collaborated with instructors to get student input on the content and delivery of online courses
  • Collaborated extensively with academic staff to determine areas that needed enhancement for online courses
  • Introduced educational concepts that improved student achievement and engagement
  • Oversaw programs to collect input from remote learners, aiding in the creation of regulations that enhanced the overall quality of the online education process.
  • Developed strategies for improving student engagement in class activities and discussions.
  • Served as a liaison between faculty members and departments in order to resolve any conflicts or discrepancies quickly.
  • Remote

Education

Master of Arts - International Relations And War

King's College London
London, UK
06-2026

Bachelor of Arts - Law, Justice, and Society

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
06-2023

LANGUAGES

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
French (Professional)
Professional Working

Timeline

Legal Intern

Metcalf & Company
06.2023 - 09.2023

Legal Assistant

Metcalf & Company
05.2023 - 08.2024

Student Advisor for Online Learning

Centre for Learning and Teaching, Dalhousie University
10.2020 - 03.2022

Master of Arts - International Relations And War

King's College London

Bachelor of Arts - Law, Justice, and Society

Dalhousie University

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