Rigzin Dolma

Effectively conducted and drafted declaration for marriage-based green card application Successfully conducted and file declaration and form to support waiver (form I-601, Application for waiver of grounds of inadmissibility, and I-601A, Application for provisional unlawful presence waiver) Prepared and filed form I-360 (VAWA self-petitions) for vulnerable immigrant clients, including drafting comprehensive personal declarations and supporting documentation

Immigration Legal Assistant - THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT JOBE - San Francisco, California

(2025-04)

• Effectively conducted and drafted declaration for marriage-based green card application
• Successfully conducted and file declaration and form to support waiver (form I-601, Application for waiver of grounds of inadmissibility, and I-601A, Application for provisional unlawful presence waiver)
• Prepared and filed form I-360 (VAWA self-petitions) for vulnerable immigrant clients, including drafting comprehensive personal declarations and supporting documentation
• Drafted and file forms with USCIS, including family petitions (I-130), application for naturalizations (N-400), application to register permanent residence (I-485) and application for certificate of citizenship (N-600)
• Successfully drafted and filed motions before the Immigration Court (EOIR)
• Managed Immigration Court motion practice, including drafting motions for administrative closure, termination, recalendar and substitution of counsel

Law Clerk - SWAGAT USA - Chicago, Illinois

(2024-10 - 2024-11)

• Successfully filed FOIA requests with EOIR and USCIS
• Drafted legal memo on asylum claim, affidavit and successfully conducted country conditions research
• Submitted a Senatorial Inquiry to address the delay in clients I-765 application for employment authorization
• Conducted statement meetings with Hindi-speaking clients and drafted statement for T visa applications and marriage based green card
• Managed caseloads and e-filing for guardianship cases in the probate division of the county for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status case
• Accomplished playing a key role in preparing declarations for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) guardianship cases
• Drafted and file forms with USCIS, including family petitions (I-130), adjustment of status (I-485), work permits (I-765), T nonimmigrant status (I-914), advance permission to enter as a nonimmigrant (I-192), special immigrant (I-360), asylum (I-589), application for travel documents (I-131), petition to remove conditions on residence (I-751) and petition for nonimmigrant worker (I-129)

Internship - TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER - Baltimore, MD

(2024-06 - 2024-07)

• Drafted legal memo on asylum claim and successfully conducted country conditions research including down syndrome treatment and sexual assault in Colombia and anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda and treatment to LGBTQ+ community
• Submitted a Senatorial Inquiry to address the delay in clients I-765 application for employment authorization

Externship, International Program - NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS - Washington D.C.

(2024-01 - 2024-04)

• Researched judicial issues in rule of law, such as the reappointment of judges and prosecutors, the electoral process and judicial matters
• Drafted memorandum of understanding, program agenda and partnership contract for judicial training with Philippines judicial academy
• Presented power point presentation on judicial independence, vetting and appointment issues in Central America
• Wrote Moldova advancing legal writing and research program success story

Judicial clerkship - TIBETAN SUPREME JUSTICE COMMISSION - Himachal Pradesh, India

(2020-01 - 2023-07)

• Conducted legal research in the landmark case involving impeachment of the three Tibetan Supreme Justice Commissioners
• Represented an Attorney on the behalf of Tibetan government in exile in the Tenzin vs Himachal Pradesh criminal case in the High Court
• Reviewed the report on democratic processes of the Central Tibetan Administration initiated by the National Democratic Institute
• Conducted legal research and analysis for judge's preparing for civil trials and hearings
• Researched and drafted guidelines for prevention, prohibition, and redress for sex and gender-based violence for Tibetans in exile

Advocate under Supreme Court Senior Counsel Rajiv Dutta - INDIAN LAW ASSOCIATES - Delhi, India

(2019-09 - 2019-10)

• Drafted pleading for the recovery of funds, written statements in defamation case, and evidentiary affidavits
• Assisted senior lawyers with legal research in preparing for trials on civil and criminal

Master of Laws - International Legal Studies - GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER (2024-05)

Master of Laws - American Legal Studies - WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL (2021-05)

Bachelors of Laws - JSS LAW COLLEGE (2018-05)