Resume
Sarah L. Monroy, Esq.
Attorney
California Bar Admitted - 2011Witness 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 solicitationDevelopment 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 agenciesBilingual 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 improvementsBilingual 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