Freelance Lawyer enrolled at the Costa Rica Bar Association. Driven and detailed oriented professional with over a decade of experience working in the legal field; proficient in government and legal affairs, consular, telecommunications and employment law. Native Spanish speaker and proficient in English.
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FREELANCE COSTA RICAN LAWYER •May 2023 - Present
-Advise clients on Costa Rican law: government affairs, labor and family cases.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF COSTA RICA IN NEW YORK
CONSULAR ASSOCIATE •July 2021 - May 2023
Legal:
-Respond all legal inquiries from users.
-Prepared pleadings and written hearing from the Costa Rican Courts of Justice.
-Review complex cases and legal documents in Spanish and translation to English.
-Contracts preparation and review for notarization.
-Update regulation and process provide for the Consulate.
-Responsible for negotiations between the Costa Rican Consulate and USCIS.
-Authorized immigration agent:
· Qualify and process short- and long-term visas, such as student visas, researcher, business, transit, tourism, employee, investor, telework, etc.
· Coordinate with USCIS officers travel documents for incarcerated Costa Ricans.
· Provide entry requirements to Costa Rica to users of all nationalities.
· Operate Costa Rica Immigration system and equipment.
-Responsible for the entire passport process at the Consulate:
· Examine evidence of citizenship and requirements submitted with passport applications or emergency travel documents.
· Process passport applications in the Costa Rican Immigration system.
· Archive applications files in digital systems.
· Contact applicants to request necessary documents.
SUPERINTENDENCY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS (SUTEL), COSTA RICA
Lawyer •January 2015 - July 2019
-Act as principal mediation attorney in the Sutel Conciliation Center.
-Support Human Resources in labor matters.
-Experience in negotiating legal contracts.
-Manage telecommunication services complaints from customers against operators.
-Work on creation of new telecommunication regulation, investigating LATAM law.
-Review the bills on telecommunications sent it to Sutel for consultation.
-Manage the approval process for telecommunications marketing contracts services.
-Handle inquiries made by other public entities, review regulatory projects with effects on
telecommunications.
-Responsible to handle requests from the Ombudsman's Office and Courts of Justice.
-Represent the institution in the Regulations and quality improvement Authority.
-Conduct legal research to resolve complex cases.
-Integrate the Committee for Regulatory Improvement of the Government of Costa Rica.
-Drafting, negotiation and legal advice of documents, contracts, and agreements.
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND PEACE, LEGAL OFFICE, COSTA RICA
Lawyer •June 2014 - December 2014
Responsible to handle employees administrative sanctioning procedures, such as workplace and sexual harassment.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, LEGAL AFFAIRS DIVISION, COSTA RICA.
Lawyer •October 2013 - June 2014
Administrative Contracting Area:
- Contracts reviews.
- Review and manage the deal execution process for public tenders.
- Resolution for payment claims and invoices.
Regulatory Area:
- Representation and advice in the Ministry ethics commission.
- Legal criteria elaboration.
- Bill’s revision and guidelines elaboration.
- Serve on assigned Committees such as Ethics Commission of the Ministry.
- Appeals.
- Administrative litigation hearings and requests from the Ombudsman's Office.
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Master in Consumer Law•Graduated in 2019
University of Costa Rica
Bachelor Law Degree•Graduated in 2013