Alexis Jade Ferguson

• Conduct intake with potential new clients in matters of both private and federal employment law and schedule consultations with relevant attorneys
• Draft comprehensive timelines, demand letters, retainer agreements, EEOC complaints, witness testimonies, court affidavits, and all other documents deemed pertinent by attorney
• Write articles and informational research-based blogs to be published on firm's website, regarding matters of workplace discrimination and misconduct, especially those pertaining to sexual assault

• Drafted comprehensive case theory memos for active death penalty cases, highlighting grounds for mistrial to establish compelling grounds for relief on appeal
• Researched relevant court cases and socioeconomic inequities in the administration of capital punishment as well as campaigns seeking to end LWOP for disenfranchised youth
• Meet and interfaced with those formerly incarcerated in the state in addition to local politicians invested in criminal justice reform

• Reviewed transcripts and summarized testimony
• Wrote appellate brief for active death penalty case
• Researched post-mortem cases, elucidating issues of racial discrimination and disability injustice

• Assisted attorneys with civil impact litigation combatting sexual harassment in the workplace
• Wrote research-based blogs on LGBTQ+ rights and employment inequalities
• Coded witness testimonies, wrote affidavits, and transcribed whistleblowers' depositions
• Outlined arguments in opposing parties' pleadings and motions for summary judgment
• Acquired proficiency in navigating Lexis and ClearBrief to hyperlink cases and display cited documents for ease of use during court proceedings

• Wrote a comprehensive literature review on the criminalization of girls and gender non-conforming youth of color
• Compiled research for the Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and the Economy Program, exploring the grassroots efforts of marginalized youth

Department of Culture & Politics

• Compiled research on Indigenous justice (i.e., tribal sovereignty, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, fossil fuel extraction, eco-capitalism, and environmental racism)
• Wrote annotated bibliographies and literature reviews which shaped "Legal Geographies," an undergraduate course within the School of Foreign Service

Department of Sociology

• Supported Professor Brian McCabe in formulating arguments for his anticipated book on voucher lotteries and theorizing a "right to housing"
• Submitted research on housing issues (i.e., annotated bibliographies and policy evaluations) to professor for review

Department of African-American Studies

• Formulated comprehensive annotated bibliographies examining Black feminist theory, political power, and music as activism
• Researched racial politics of grief and how environmental displacement and police brutality inform traumas of Black motherhood

• Assisted with organization of conference for academics and community organizers identifying as Black women or femmes
• Managed on-site technical issues and logistics, created a PowerPoint presentation and booklet, and collaborated on outreach efforts
• Wrote a detailed annotated bibliography, exploring Black feminist thought and intersectionality

• One of 2 student representatives selected to review applications to the School of Foreign Service (Class of 2026, Regular Decision cycle)

• One of 6 students selected in the U.S. to help teach and construct courses on mass incarceration, police brutality, and the history of Black resistance, alongside distinguished professors
• Designed guest speaker panels on grassroots organizing as well as healing & reflection circles on the hyper-visibility of anti-Black violence within the media
• Served as academic counselor and mental health resource to queer high school students of color, both proof-reading essays and scheduling one-on-one checkins

• Helped facilitate educational workshops on transformative and restorative justice responses to sexual violence and prison abolition
• Designed informational graphics for social media
• Engaged in discussions around decriminalizing sex work and navigating public gender-based discrimination

• Convened with peers to discuss how best to uplift Black survivors of sexual violence on campus
• Served as a liaison between student body and administration & police department
• Helped organize and facilitate panel on the importance of intersectionality and trauma-informed practices in supporting survivors of color

• Anakbayan D.C. is a chapter of a national organization of Filipino youth organizers and advocates for democracy in the Philippines
• Helped organize rallies and educational discussions on the history of political imprisonment and Filipino resistance against U.S. military intervention
• Performed original spoken word poetry at mass protest and chapter events

• Designed "Know Your Rights" and Time's Up Legal Defense Fund outreach materials, pamphlets, and infographics for social media
• Spearheaded phonebanking and canvassing on minimum wage increases, sexual harassment in the workplace, and wage theft
• Conducted research on the unaffordable housing crisis, landlord abuses, and grassroots efforts to decriminalize sex work across D.C.
• Surveyed low-income service workers throughout D.C. and attended direct actions to forge solidarity with labor unions

• Served as counselor to incoming freshmen committed to social justice
• Organized educational dialogues between students and local grassroots organizations
• Designed and helped lead historical and cultural tours of D.C.