Brenda Mendez

I will be graduating from NYU School of Law in May of 2025. I'm relocating to the El Paso, TX area with my wife. I'm interested in a large variety of public interest law, mostly in immigration, criminal legal, and legislative policy work. 

Professor Barry E. Friedman, New York University School of Law, New York, NY

Research Assistant, August 2024 - December 2024

Assisted with drafting a law review article about the 4th Amendment implications of data surveillance. 

Professor Trace M. Maddox, New York University School of Law, New York, NY

Teaching Assistant, August 2024 - May 2025 

Assist the instruction of a section of NYU’s first-year Lawyering course. 

Venable LLP, Washington, DC 

Summer Associate, May 2024 - July 2024 

Prepared legal research memoranda supporting active litigation for the Investigations and White Collar Defense, Energy, Commercial Litigation, and Financial Services groups. Tracked data privacy legislation for the Data Privacy group.

Center for Public Research and Leadership, Columbia University, New York, NY 

Graduate Consultant, January 2024 - May 2024 

Completed rigorous coursework focused on governance design, school system transformation, and leadership. Worked on a legal research team examining how collective bargaining agreements can improve school systems and teaching, with a focus on innovative school staffing. Drafted sample contract language. 

The Office of U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Washington, DC 

Summer Law Clerk, June 2023 - August 2023 

Assisted the Senator’s Judiciary Committee staffers in preparing Senator Booker for hearings. Conducted research on pending legislation, particularly on immigration and criminal legal system related issues. Drafted memoranda making recommendations for potential co-sponsorships and evaluating judicial nominees.

Office of Undergraduate Admissions, New York University, New York, NY 

Training Supervisor, August 2020 - August 2022; Admissions Ambassador, January 2019 - August 2022 

Created training materials and conducted bi-monthly trainings for cohort of 150 Admissions Ambassadors. Supervised shifts and assisted with coordinating admissions events. 

The Office of U.S. Congressman Thomas R. Suozzi, Washington, DC 

Legislative Intern, June 2021 - August 2021 

United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

Undergraduate Intern, Natural Resources Section, January 2020 - March 2020 

The Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, New York, NY

Undergraduate Intern, June 2019 - August 2019

New York University School Of Law, New York, NY 

J.D. Candidate, May 2025 

Honors:            College of Arts and Science-NYU School of Law Pathway Scholarship (full merit scholarship) 

Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center, Women’s Leadership Fellow 

Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, Managing Editor 

Activities:         Latinx Law Students Association, Admissions Chair, 3L Representative 

First Generation Pre-Orientation Program, Orientation Leader 

New York University, New York, NY 

B.A. in Politics and Social and Cultural Analysis with Honors, magna cum laude, May 2022 

Honors:            Phi Beta Kappa, University Honors Scholar 

Thesis:             “Legislating La Doméstica: Reimagining Policy for the Domestic Labor Industry"