“Amanda” Yadong Xu

EDUCATION

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN

Master of Laws, May 2012

GPA:   3.28

 

Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China                                                        

Bachelor of Laws, July 2011

GPA:   3.28 (Ranking top 5 in class)

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

·         “Excellence in Both Character and Scholarship,” 2009-2010 & 2007-2008

·        “Outstanding League member,” 2009-2010

·        “Outstanding Individual,” College Student Summer Social Practice, 2008

·        “Outstanding Student,” 2007-2008

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Benjamin An & Co., P.C., Saint Louis, MO, US – Law Works                                            10/2012-now

·         Draft documents both for Illinoi and Missouri, customize living trusts for our clients and help them fund their living trusts.

·         Do legal researches and educate the team, lead them to set up trusts.

·         Wrote Disclaimer for firm, edit legal articles on Chinese version of firm’s website.

 

Shanghai Li Xiaohua Law Firm – Paralegal                                                                        2/2011-5/2011 

·         Dealt with legal issues and visitors, answered simple legal inquires, wrote some legal documents.

·         Assisted lawyers to investigate evidence, prepared materials for court, copied legal documents, meet with the defendant or the party, delivered copies of judgments to all interested parties.

·         Wrote articles of magazines, disseminated law knowledge for residents of community.

Organized the reception of U.S. Consulate’s visit, and did interpretation for firm.

 

Shanghai Prison of Newly Admitted Prisoner – Document Management                 6/2010-7/2010

·         Organized files, handled daily routines.

·         Assisted guards with the management of prisoners; observed and studied criminal minds.

 

Bai Wanqing Legal studio – Legal Counselor                                                                        9/2009-8/2010

·      Solved problems for visitors on marriage, real estate, inheritance and other civil legal problems.

 

Youth League General Branch - Deputy Secretary/Academic Section Secretary  1/2009-12/2009

·         Planned and organized social and volunteer activities.

·         Helped to construct communities, helped the committees of every class to organize activities.

·         Held academic lectures, organized the competition of theory.

 

People's Court of Changning District, Shanghai – Clerk                                                           6/2009-7/2009

·         Developed legal writing skills by assisting judge with drafting judgments and attending case hearings.

·         Conducted investigation and evidence collection with the judge, collected evidence and analyzed cases, put forward opinions for the case.

·         Coordinated communications between concerned parties including informing them about their rights and obligations and serving indictments.

 

Debate Team – President                                                                                                                  9/2008 – 12/2008   

·         Founded the first debate team in Department of Criminal Justice.

·         Organized the first interclass debate competition and planned other activities during the semester.

 

People's Procuratorate of Xuhui District, Shanghai – Fact Finder                               6/2008-7/2008

·      Assisted with the investigation and evidence collection on detained or bailed suspects, made and served notification of rights and obligations, completed the  interrogation record of the statement of crimes.

·      Reviewed all the files in the past ten years of People's Procuratorate of Xuhui District, compared the cases, and re-organized the files.

LANGUAGES

Chinese and Shanghai, native

English, near-native fluency

Japanese, reading knowledge and simple conversation