Last updated on: 12/6/2017 | Author: ProCon.org

Annie Lai, JD Biography

Title:
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at the University of California at Irvine (UCI)
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Government Allow Immigrants Who Are Here Illegally to Become US Citizens?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Dec. 6, 2017.

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with advanced degrees in fields relevant to immigration. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to immigration.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Co-Director, Immigrant Rights Clinic, University of California at Irvine (UCI), fall 2013-present
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, UCI, July 2013-present
  • Clinical Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School, July 2012-June 2013
  • Robert M. Cover Clinical Teaching Fellow, Yale Law School, July 2011-June 2013
  • Racial Justice Fellow, ACLU of Arizona, Sep. 2008-Sep. 2009
  • Law Clerk for the Honorable James C. Francis IV, Southern District of New York, Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008
  • Staff attorney, Urban Justice Center, Sep. 2006-Aug. 2007
  • Migrant and Refugee Rights Portfolio Consultant, The Ford Foundation, Sep. 2006-Aug. 2007
  • Legal intern, Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (Jakarta, Indonesia), July-Aug. 2005
  • Legal intern, Brennan Center for Justice, May-June 2005
  • Legal intern, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, The Hague, June-Aug. 2004
Education:
  • JD, cum laude, New York University School of Law, 2006
  • BA, summa cum laude, Duke University, Public Policy Studies, 2002
Other:
  • Twitter handle: @annie_lai1
Quoted in:
  1. Are Sanctuary Jurisdictions Good Policy?