UGOCHUKU NWACHUKU
NEW HAVEN,CT
Summary
A former educator, employing pedagogical principles to legal practice.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Defender
Law Offices of the Public Defender
08.2023 - Current
- Draft motions, orders, and other legal documents to represent indigent clients;
- Appear in magistrate and district courts;
- Conduct daily depositions, interviews, and appointments with witnesses, clients, and other persons relevant to an indigent person's defense;
- Negotiate and build relationships with opposing counsel to address criminal cases;
- Litigate or negotiate scheduled bench and jury trials each week;
Legal Services Intern
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS)
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Delivered presentations on necessary skills and practices for immigrants and refugees acquiring their first jobs in New Haven CT
- Acquired successful employment opportunities and work authorization for approximately a half-dozen newly-arrived immigrants and refugees with in bakeries, restaurants, and stores in the New Haven area
- Prepared and presented regular lectures and meetings for newly-hired immigrants and refugees about navigating workplace etiquette and improving negative work conditions
- Assisted the attorney on staff with all necessary processes, forms, and procedures to acquire green cards for approximately a half-dozen immigrants and refugees
Elementary School Teacher
Cold Spring School
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Taught science, reading, vocabulary, math, and extracurricular activities to first grade students
- Create new guided reading curriculum for reading instruction
- Taught all subject areas to sixth grade students
- Created new grammar and math curriculum based on the pedagogical principles of imaginative inquiry
Elementary School Teacher
KIPP Academy Lynn Elementary
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Taught science, reading, vocabulary, math, and extracurricular activities to first grade students
- Create new guided reading curriculum for reading instruction
- Taught all subject areas to sixth grade students
- Created new grammar and math curriculum based on the pedagogical principles of imaginative inquiry
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS -
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
MASTER OF ARTS - Rhetoric
TRINITY COLLEGE
JURIS DOCTOR -
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
Skills
Spanish Language - Legal Professional Fluency
Current and Up-To-Date Admission, by the Supreme Court of New Mexico, to the New Mexico State Bar
Officepreferences
- 1, Las Cruces Office
- 2, Other Rural Office
Timeline
Public Defender
Law Offices of the Public Defender
08.2023 - Current
Elementary School Teacher
Cold Spring School
01.2018 - 01.2019
Elementary School Teacher
KIPP Academy Lynn Elementary
01.2017 - 01.2018
Legal Services Intern
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS)
01.2010 - 01.2012
BACHELOR OF ARTS -
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
MASTER OF ARTS - Rhetoric
TRINITY COLLEGE
JURIS DOCTOR -
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
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