Oscar Alvarado

Reviewed outputs from an AI program and legal sources for rigor. Identified reproducible failure points and collaborated with the team via Slack.

Drafted complaints for federal labor and employment litigation, including FLSA and Title VII/New York and New York City Human Rights Law, and California PAGA. Contacted clients for additional information and drafted memoranda on legal strategy and research.

Appeared in EOIR proceedings and represented clients in individual and master calendar hearings. Drafted motions for termination/administrative closure and assisted with client intakes for removal defense, asylum, and family-based immigration matters, including PERM applications and adjustment of status.

Drafted complaints for federal labor and employment litigation, including FLSA and Title VII/New York and New York City Human Rights Law. Used Westlaw, reviewed documents, and contacted clients to support complaint drafting.

Drafted motions, replies, demand letters, and complaints in federal and state court, and appeared in both. Vetted potential plaintiffs for wage and hour and discrimination claims and defended depositions.

Represented plaintiffs in FLSA and Title VII/NYCHRL actions, including hearings, mediations, and arbitrations. Drafted pleadings and conducted depositions, and handled matters before the EEOC and NYCCHR, including drafting settlement agreements.

Handled employment-related matters including discovery and e-discovery, defended depositions, and participated in mediations. Researched and drafted FLSA settlement agreements, drafted Title VII/NYLL complaints, interviewed clients, and represented clients in court appearances including preliminary conferences; enforced default judgments.

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on Title VII and LGBTQ+ workers, the New York State Paid Family Leave Law, and the New York Labor Law. Conducted client intake interviews, represented clients in unemployment insurance hearings, and conducted workshops regarding workers’ legal rights in Spanish.

Represented low-income clients in removal proceedings and filed forms of relief for deportation proceedings involving crimes involving moral turpitude and sale of controlled substances. Interviewed asylum seekers and researched and drafted memoranda on asylum, visas, and deportation relief.

Researched and drafted memoranda on fair employment, immigration, and housing cases. Drafted U and T visa applications (and accompanying visas), prepared clients for meetings with agencies including the New York State Department of Labor, reviewed collective bargaining agreements, and interviewed clients in Spanish.

Interviewed migrants, including unaccompanied minors from Central America, and assisted with applications for U and T visas. Helped prepare requests for asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status applications.

Earned a J.D. in Law from NYU School of Law, graduating in May 2018.

Earned a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Miami, graduating in May 2014.