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Christopher Forrester

Portland,OR

Overview

8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Fellow

Global Law Alliance
Portland, OR
08.2020 - Current
  • Researched and analyzed international and domestic law.
  • Worked collaboratively on projects to examine effects of foreign and domestic environmental laws on wildlife trade.
  • Analyzed specific environmental laws and how these laws relate to rights of citizens and indigenous people.
  • Examined effects of hydroelectric power generation on communities and indigenous peoples.

Student

International Environmental Law Project
Portland, OR
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Worked collaboratively on a database for treaty violations and outcomes.
  • Clinic group reviewed each other’s work product.
  • Worked on comparative analysis of treaties and organizations of their identification of threatened and endangered species.
  • Analyzed foreign laws related to clinic projects.

Intern

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
San Diego, CA
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Performed analysis of more than fifty resolutions in force to examine for consistency between resolutions and the Convention.
  • Analysis of overlap area between IATTC and Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission convention areas.

Intern

State of Oregon Legislative Research and Policy Office
Salem, OR
06.2018 - 08.2021
  • Summer intern for judiciary committee.
  • Attended work group meetings for House and Senate bill proposals.
  • Researched legal issues related to work group meetings.
  • Researched legal issues for House and Senate judiciary members.

Education

LLM – Environmental, Natural Resource, and Energy -

Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, OR
08.2020 - Current

Juris Doctor -

Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, OR
08.2017 - 05.2020

Masters of Education -

Portland State University
Portland, OR
03.2003 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Portland State University
Portland, OR
09.1999 - 03.2003

Skills

Legal Research

Legal writing

Analytical skills

Written communication

Hobbies

Enjoy traveling with my family, most recently in Italy.

Avid cyclist. Ride to the Law School most days of the week and competed in a Gran Fondo in Italy.

Working to master the art of making traditional paella.

Timeline

Legal Fellow

Global Law Alliance
08.2020 - Current

LLM – Environmental, Natural Resource, and Energy -

Lewis & Clark Law School
08.2020 - Current

Student

International Environmental Law Project
08.2019 - 04.2020

Intern

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
06.2019 - 07.2019

Intern

State of Oregon Legislative Research and Policy Office
06.2018 - 08.2021

Juris Doctor -

Lewis & Clark Law School
08.2017 - 05.2020

Masters of Education -

Portland State University
03.2003 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Portland State University
09.1999 - 03.2003
Christopher Forrester