YONIQUE MYRIE
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Attorney/ Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow
Nationalities Service Center
09.2024 - Current
- Provide direct legal representation to low-income and vulnerable immigrant clients in matters including asylum, removal defense, family-based petitions, and humanitarian relief
- Represent clients before U.S. Immigration Courts, USCIS, and related agencies, including preparation for hearings, interviews, and filings
- Conduct legal screenings, client consultations, and case strategy development
- Draft and file motions, briefs, affidavits, and evidentiary submissions in compliance with court and agency requirements
Housing Organizer
Germantown Residents of Economic Alternatives Together (GREAT)
12.2023 - Current
- Conduct community outreach and intake to identify housing concerns including affordability, eviction, and tenants’ rights, and connected residents to legal and social services.
- Collaborate with the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities and partner organizations to advance housing justice campaigns and influence city policy.
- Synthesized resident feedback, legal research, and housing policy analysis into actionable recommendations for advocacy and planning.
- Developed and distributed educational materials and newsletters summarizing updates in housing law, zoning, and equitable development.
- Applied a housing justice and equity framework to both direct advocacy and systemic reform, demonstrating leadership, discretion, and commitment to community empowerment.
Intern
Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Conducted client intake, legal screenings, and case assessments.
- Assisted low-income clients with the process of probate and/or any other legal procedures to resolve their tangled title property.
- Provided community education on the topics of estate planning, probate, and tangled titles.
Income Maintenance Caseworker
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
05.2017 - 05.2022
- Interviewed clients to determine eligibility for assistance.
- Made referrals to appropriate resources within the community.
- Helped clients in locating employment opportunities.
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Services
12.2016 - 05.2017
- Carried out lesson plan instructions from the classroom teacher
- Created lesson plans in absence of a prepared lesson.
- Took attendance according to school procedure.
- Assigned homework according to teacher’s lesson plans.
Assistant Language Teacher
Kyoto Municipal Board of Education
10.2009 - 06.2013
- Assisted Japanese teachers in foreign language classes taught in elementary, junior and/or senior high schools.
- Supervised foreign language activities, during or after school in elementary schools, junior and/or senior high schools.
- Prepared class materials for teaching a foreign language.
Timeline
Staff Attorney/ Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow
Nationalities Service Center
09.2024 - Current
Housing Organizer
Germantown Residents of Economic Alternatives Together (GREAT)
12.2023 - Current
Intern
Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia
09.2023 - 05.2024
Income Maintenance Caseworker
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
05.2017 - 05.2022
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Services
12.2016 - 05.2017
Assistant Language Teacher
Kyoto Municipal Board of Education
10.2009 - 06.2013