Resume

Sarah L. Monroy, Esq.

Attorney

California Bar Admitted - 2011

Witness to Guantanamo Project

University of San Francisco School of Law

January 2011 - April 2011

Drafted biographies of Bush administration Guantanamo military personnel. Researched military tribunal hearing documents regarding charges and detention conditions of Guantanamo inmates.

Legal Clerk

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco Branch Office

May 2010 - July 2010

Law Clerk - EEOC Litigation Department and the Regional EEOC Attorney. Drafted and filed in limine motions including Daubert motions and motions opposing summary judgment. Researched the law on U-visas and crimes in California and Arizona. Drafted EEOC U-Visa immigration petition. Conducted client intakes. Prepared deposition questions and assisted during depositions.

Law Clerk

Employment Rights Clinic at USF School of Law

January 2010 - May 2010

Represented clients before federal government agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Labor Commission. Conducted client intakes in English and Spanish. Drafted settlement agreements. Researched and wrote briefs and court filings.

Judicial Clerk

Fair Employment and Housing Commission

June 2009 - October 2009

Presented judicial decision at hearing with FEHA commissioners. Drafted bench memoranda and recommendations on rulings on motions before the judges. Analyzed discrimination cases before the FEHC judges to determine merits and claims. Reviewed FEHA regulations to ensure inclusion of recently issued ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). Researched and prepared memoranda, including in limine motions, evidence admission, jurisdiction and statute of limitations tolling.

Development Assistant and Staff Assistant

Stanford University

April 2006 - July 2008

Conducted research and prepared special reports for the Board of Trustees Assisted with preparation of grant solicitations and reports Researched past and prospective major foundation and corporate donors for solicitation

Development Director

Caminos/Pathways Learning Center

August 2003 - April 2006

Co-led the development team that brought the agency out of a five hundred thousand dollar deficit Drafted and revised applications for new proposals and renewals of grant awards Represented the agency to individual funders, the media, and other non-profit agencies

Bilingual Case Manager and IT Coordinator

Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Francisco and the Peninsula

May 2002 - July 2003

Coordinated interviews and matched mentor and mentee matches Supported mentors and recorded outcomes and progress to further program improvements

Bilingual Family Advocate

La Casa de Las Madres

May 2001 - October 2001

Conducted intake interviews with domestic violence victims and families Connected clients with legal aid, temporary restraining order, protective order, and Violence Against Women Act legal services Participated in temporary restraining order hearings and assisted clients with completing legal forms and attending court