RABEA CHAUDHRY

Hello!

I graduated from law school in 2023, completed a judicial clerkship last fall, and recently sat for the bar exam. I am currently looking for a legal job--whether a law clerk or an entry-level associate position, I am open and eager to grow in my career. 

Judicial Law Clerk, Newark, NJ (August 2023 – August 2024) 

Law Clerk to The Honorable Avion M. Benjamin, Essex Superior Court Criminal Division & Essex Civil Presiding Judge 

Brown & Connery, Westmont, NJ (May 2022 – April 2023)

Law Clerk Worked with attorneys on various legal matters (Labor and Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Government Litigation, Estate Planning and Administration, etc.), attend client meetings, various hearings, depositions, etc.                                                                                                                                                                                  

Judicial Externship, U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas (January 2022 – April 2022)

Intern Clerk to The Honorable David S. Morales                                                                          Assisted law clerks with legal research, writing memos for judge, writing summary judgement opinions, researched federal class action and expert witness requirements, etc.

Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ (June 2021 – 2021)                                                                             In-House Legal Iintern – Legal, Ethics & Business Integrity (LEBI)                                         Rotated Compliance and Consumer Health Care Departments, contributed to attorney-client work product, engaged in legal research and writing, worked on grant writing for the National Institute of Health, shadowed national and international lawyers throughout the global legal department, presented a final project to the legal team on North American pharmaceutical compliance regulations, etc. 

Arcia Law Firm, Miramar, FL (Summer 2018) 

Legal Intern 

Performed legal research, organized attorney’s exhibits, and managed billable hours. 

Florida Immigration Law Counsel, Miramar, FL (Summer 2018) 

Legal Intern 

Submitted clientele forms to USCIS, communicated with USCIS for immigration applications’ statuses, collected court and police records on potential clients, organized clients’ files, and helped write attorney’s contract.

Rutgers Law School, Camden, NJ
J.D., May 2023
GPA: 3.308 (Dean’s List, Spring Semester 2023)
Activities: Asian/Pacific-American Law Students Association; Muslim Law Students Association; Employment and Labor Law Association; South Asian Law Students Association; Minority Student Program; Journal of Law and Religion, Lead Notes Editor (2022-2023); Ahmadiyya Muslim Lawyers Association; New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association; Child and Family Law Advocacy Clinic
 

Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL
B.A., Law & Society and Environmental Studies, December 2019
GPA: 3.7
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Activities: Moot Court, Mock Trial, Undergraduate Thesis: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Water Wars: A Gateway to Peace