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Overview
Work History
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Skills
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Leadership And Extracurriculars
Legal Experience
Hobbies
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Sarah Rose Smith

Summary

Bilingual law graduate interested in cybersecurity and privacy, immigration law, civil law, litigation, human rights advocacy, constitutional law, legislation, policy, writing, research and journalism.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Correspondence Analyst

Department of Justice, Government of Canada
10.2024 - Current
  • Process correspondence from the Minister of Justice
  • Manage email boxes and determine and identify delicate subjects
  • Collaborate with security to determine correspondence subjects and contents, routing to appropriate sectors
  • Search and analyze subsequent matches; summarize contents; classify correspondence
  • Scan and insert documents into the system
  • Work collaboratively, consulting with supervisors and editors

Journalism Intern

KentLive
06.2023 - 07.2023
  • Wrote content for the online regional newspaper (Mirror Group/Reach PLC), including vox pops, identity pieces, police reports, investigative pieces, feature pieces, and real estate pieces
  • Pitched stories to a team of journalists/editors

Patron Services Associate

National Arts Centre
12.2018 - 06.2022
  • Provided bilingual client service (phone, email, in-person) for long-term and new patrons
  • Maintained confidentiality, used discretion and professionalism, and focused on customer retention
  • Performed administrative activities related to event promotions and ticket sales
  • Managed priorities daily in a high-customer flow environment

Research Associate

Know History
02.2018 - 09.2018
  • Conducted genealogical and historical research using archival records and databases
  • Responsible for record storage and management
  • Contracted to the Metis Nation of Ontario
  • Provided research for the company's podcast, Notice History
  • Classified information and maintained confidentiality

Educator/Interpreter

National Gallery of Canada
04.2017 - 09.2017
  • Provided bilingual education and interpretive services, including guided tours
  • Supervised summer camps and delivered programming
  • Distributed and assisted with client satisfaction surveys

Guide Interpreter

Veterans Affairs Canada
08.2016 - 12.2016
  • Provided bilingual historical interpretation of World War I to international visitors
  • Consolidated historical research for public presentation
  • Presided as MC at Remembrance Day ceremonies and conducted VIP tours

Reception Services

Department of Western Economic Diversification
08.2016 - 12.2016
  • Provided administrative and reception services
  • Prepared and posted schedules, searched databases, and gathered/summarized information for department-wide briefings
  • Provided liaison support, received visitors, answered calls, and responded to emails

Research Assistant

McGill University
09.2014 - 05.2016
  • Prepared publications for Oxford University Press, including data collection, entry, and organization
  • Searched databases, online resources, and archives; drafted and mailed work; and created a digital filing system
  • Managed research materials and carefully compared manuscripts to transcripts
  • Demonstrated self-directed time management

Education

LLB with Honours - International Humanitarian Law, Introduction to Contract and Tort, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data, Regulation of Surveillance/Platform Surveillance Capitalism, Public Law 2

University of Kent
Canterbury, England
01.2024

Digital Humanities Short Course - Digital humanities, coding, web design, social humanities, networking, new research methods

University of Oxford
Oxford, England
01.2017

Bachelor of Arts - History, Psychology, Art History

McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
01.2016

Foundation Year Programme -

King's College
Halifax
01.2013

Skills

  • Strong analytical skills
  • Information gathering
  • Research
  • Proofreading
  • Written correspondence
  • Verbal communication
  • Microsoft office
  • Document preparation
  • Customer inquiries
  • File management
  • Digital filing
  • Confidentiality
  • Teamwork
  • Customer service

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
German
Elementary

Leadership And Extracurriculars

  • Treasurer, Human Rights Law Society, Canterbury, Kent, 09/23 - 04/24
  • Vice-President, Empowering Womxn in Law, Canterbury, Kent, 09/22 - 06/23
  • Social Minister and Equity Officer, Canadian Law Society, Canterbury, Kent, 09/22 - 06/24

Legal Experience

  • Participant, Immigration and Asylum Moot, Antwerp, Belgium, 03/24
  • Participant, National Mediation Competition, Edinburgh, Scotland, 01/24
  • Collaborator, Kent Law Clinic, Canterbury, Kent, 09/22 - 04/24
  • Clerk, HHJ Davies Canterbury Combined Court, Canterbury, Kent, 10/23
  • Intern, Invicta Law, Kent, 09/23
  • Shadow, Devereux Chambers, London, England, 06/23
  • Presenter, Kent Law School Graduate Conference, Canterbury, Kent, 02/23
  • Intern, Crown Prosecution Service, Maidstone, Kent, 04/23
  • Clerk, Outdoor Clerking Scheme, Maidstone, Kent, PRESENT
  • Participant, Negotiation Prize, London, England, 02/23
  • Participant, Canadian Law Society Moot, Canterbury, Kent, 02/23

Hobbies

Photography, history, writing, travel, films

Timeline

Correspondence Analyst

Department of Justice, Government of Canada
10.2024 - Current

Journalism Intern

KentLive
06.2023 - 07.2023

Patron Services Associate

National Arts Centre
12.2018 - 06.2022

Research Associate

Know History
02.2018 - 09.2018

Educator/Interpreter

National Gallery of Canada
04.2017 - 09.2017

Guide Interpreter

Veterans Affairs Canada
08.2016 - 12.2016

Reception Services

Department of Western Economic Diversification
08.2016 - 12.2016

Research Assistant

McGill University
09.2014 - 05.2016

LLB with Honours - International Humanitarian Law, Introduction to Contract and Tort, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data, Regulation of Surveillance/Platform Surveillance Capitalism, Public Law 2

University of Kent

Digital Humanities Short Course - Digital humanities, coding, web design, social humanities, networking, new research methods

University of Oxford

Bachelor of Arts - History, Psychology, Art History

McGill University

Foundation Year Programme -

King's College
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