Mariam Fakhreddine
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Defender Intern
Washtenaw County Public Defender's Office
Ypsilanti, MI
09.2024 - Current
- Communicated with clients and collected information to research cases and prepare settlement offers.
- Observed Misdemeanor Court
- Reviewing conflict checks for the weekly dockets
- Researching cases
- Helping with calls to clients about court dates
Eastern Michigan REC IM
08.2023 - Current
- Customer service skills
- Answering phones
- Directing students to the correct areas
- Checking in students and items to students
- Signing up memberships.
Opinion Writer
Eastern Echo
08.2022 - Current
- Developed journalism writing skills
- Paying attention to detail
- Opinion writer
- Movie Reviewer
- Understanding how to write nonbias articles
- Having time management for deadlines.
Research Intern
Turnup Actvisim
Remote
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Short term due to studying for the LSAT exam
- Completed research, compiled data, and assisted in timely reporting.
- Attended meetings and presentations to learn project details.
- Research on criminal justice reform, reproductive rights, defendant rights, etc.
- Attended voter registration events and helped with people registering to vote
- Attended speaker events
Sales Associate
TJ Maxx & Homegoods
North Olmsted, OH
12.2017 - 01.2023
- Managed inventory and stock
- Trained incoming employees on the sales floor and jewelry
- Remained calm and professional in stressful circumstances when dealing with unhappy customers
- Experience with CRM and MPOS software
- Worked collaboratively with a team of sales associates.
Social Marketing Recruiter
Cutco
Cleveland, OH
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Developed strong verbal and written communication skills
- Networked and acquired team of incoming employees
- Communicating with executives via phone in a highly professional manner
- Prescreened potential applicants for minimum qualifications
- Increased placements by more than 20 percent year over year.
Education
Political Science - Public Law and Judicial Politics
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI04.2025
Skills
- Active listening
- Basic math and money-handling skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Time management skills
- Journalism Writing
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer service
- Presentation skills
- Analytical skills
- Critical Thinking
- Legal writing skills
- Legal Research Skills
Accomplishments
- Member of Honors College
- Member of The National Political Science Honors Society
- Member of Mock Trial
- Member of the Muslim Student Association
- Member of Eastern Echo
- Awarded Most Popular Opinion Article Writer
- Awarded Most Popular Article: 40,952 views
- Dean's List Fall Semester 2021-2023 Winter Semester 2021-2024
- Emerald Scholarship Recipient
Timeline
Public Defender Intern
Washtenaw County Public Defender's Office
09.2024 - Current
Research Intern
Turnup Actvisim
06.2024 - 07.2024
Eastern Michigan REC IM
08.2023 - Current
Opinion Writer
Eastern Echo
08.2022 - Current
Social Marketing Recruiter
Cutco
08.2021 - 01.2022
Sales Associate
TJ Maxx & Homegoods
12.2017 - 01.2023
Political Science - Public Law and Judicial Politics
Eastern Michigan University