Edwin Santos
Advocate | Public Speaker | Community Leader
- Role
- Immigration & International Human Rights Paralegal at Grossman Young & Hammond, Llc
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Edwin Santos
Edwin Santos is the proud son of Salvadoran immigrants. He currently works full-time as…
Experience
Immigration & International Human Rights Paralegal
Aug 2024 — Present · Bethesda, MD, US
Manage a caseload of 70+ clients, supporting attorneys in preparing and filing a wide range of immigration matters, including deportation defense, affirmative applications (e.g, asylum, family-based petitions, waivers of inadmissibility, naturalization, adjustment of status), business immigration (investment, performance, and extraordinary ability visas), and international protection requests through INTERPOL (access, deletion, and protection)Conduct legal research, draft client declarations and legal motions, complete government forms, compile exhibits, and maintain accurate internal records to support high-quality, ethical immigration and human rights advocacyIn response to the firm’s growth and lack of documented processes, independently identified operational gaps and took initiative to improve efficiency: developed a centralized case tracking system to streamline paralegal-attorney updates, created the firm’s first paralegal onboarding manual to accelerate new hire readiness, documented case flow procedures to aid standard operating procedures, and reorganized internal resources to enhance document accessibility—resulting in greater scalability, stronger client service, and sustained business growth
Education
School of Public Affairs, American University
Undergraduate Certificate
2021 — 2024
Osbourn Park High School
High School Diploma
2017 — 2021
School of Public Affairs, American University
Undergraduate Certificate
2021 — 2024
University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
2023 — 2023
American University
Master of Public Administration
2024 — 2025
American University
Bachelor of Arts
2021 — 2024
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