Mariana Freitas Gutfreind

• Conduct the information gathering process for legal discovery and preparing such documents to be exchanged between both parties
• Carefully prepare bill summaries to be used during the discovery process and to strengthen our client's case
• Engaged in client intake processes, demonstrating effective communication and active listening skills

• Active participant in the country's first multidisciplinary investigative reporting course using open source intelligence (OSINT) under the guidance of Dr. Prof. Alexa Koenig and Prof. David Barstow
• Developed upper level research skills and improved teamwork abilities through conducting research and elaborating weekly memos summarizing findings as part of a team composed mainly of graduate students
• Acquired expertise in OSINT tools and data collection methods, encompassing skills like fact-checking, interviewing sources and performing satellite geolocation

• Active participant in Hillel's community service fellowship grounded in Jewish values
• Dedicated involvement with weekly meetings to share about our community service projects in a team with other Repair the World fellows, exploring the role of Judaism in building a better world for all
• Volunteer at Dorothy Day House weekly throughout the school year, preparing and delivering food to the Berkeley unhoused population

• Under attorney supervision, prepared immigration cases to be sent to USCIS, organizing exhibits and arguments to present evidence on behalf of clients
• Filed out immigration forms and scheduled embassy/USCIS interviews, assisting with all steps of the process to obtain a U.S. visa
• Organized the firm's calendar by scheduling appointments and important deadlines
• Communicated with clients through phone, email, and WhatsApp message, answering their questions and collecting evidence to support their case

• Performed legal research, analyzing facts and case law to draft possible defenses for clients
• Performed any research task to be useful for attorneys when making their case

• Tackled emergency situations of physical/emotional nature concerning asylum-seekers who just arrived in France
• Distributed food/clothing donations to asylum-seekers/refugees in informal camps
• Assisted asylum-seekers with their procedure to establish themselves in France

• Organized and promote events to increase awareness about Latin American culture and solidarity, such as dance and language workshops and informative stands on campus
• Organized weekly newsletters about issues that are currently pressing to Latin America

• Assisted teachers in their daily activities
• Led English and French classes
• Fully substituted teachers in their agenda

Conducted the following as a member of my high school's volunteering club:

• Feb 2017 - June 2019: leader of weekly artistic workshops for children from 8-13 years old at Pao dos Pobres Orphanage
• Feb 2018 - Dec 2018: leader of biweekly art workshops for children in preschool age at Casa de Nazare Orphanage
• Feb 2019 - June 2019: leader of biweekly conversation circles between seniors and other students at SPAAN Nursing Home
• Feb 2019 - June 2019: biweekly took care of sheltered dogs at ARPA Animal Shelter, through walking, cleaning, and petting them
• March 2020 - May 2021: during the COVID-19 pandemic, organized the gathering of donations at school and distributed them to the above named institutions

• Led conversation circles between seniors and other exchange students, as a continuation of my community service journey while studying abroad for a semester in the U.S.