1. Nikolas Nelson
3115 Helms Street, No. 301 | Austin, Texas 78705 | (918-812-9733) | nikolasjnelson@gmail.com
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
J.D. expected May 2016
2L GPA: 3.84
Cumulative GPA: 3.60 (A+ in Contracts, As in Business Associations, Evidence, and Criminal Procedure)
◆Proficiency in Spanish (can perform intake interviews in Spanish)
◆Anne Townes and Browne B. Rice Jr. Scholarship (3 year, full tuition and stipend)
◆Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy, Managing Editor (scheduled Fall 2015 – Spring 2016)
◆Texas Honor Society, State Bar of Texas 1L Summer Intern Scholarship 2014
◆Mentor for IE Pre-Graduate Internship Program (Fall 2014)
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
GPA: 4.0 summa cum laude/176 LSAT
B.A. in Religious Studies; Minor in Spanish, May 2013
◆National Merit Scholar; Presidential Scholar; Global Pioneer Scholarship
◆Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Work Experience
The Honorable Scott Field, Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, Third District (Internship Fall 2015)
USAA Insurance in San Antonio (7/13/15 – 8/24/15)
◆Legal research and writing for the Regulatory Department
Adams & Graham, LLP in Harlingen, TX (5/25/15 – 7/03/15)
◆Assisting with third party insurance claims
Texas Office of the Attorney General Prosecutions Division (Spring: 1/22/15 – 5/04/15)
◆Legal research and writing, contacting clients, reviewing evidence
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Eagle Pass, TX (completed 5/22/14 – 7/30/14)
◆Observed court proceedings, drafted discovery motions, performed legal research, and interviewed
clients (in Spanish)
Armbrecht Jackson LLP Mobile, Al
◆Courier from 5/13/13-8/13/13
Study Abroad
Puntarenas, Costa Rica: University Studies Abroad Consortium
◆Studied Spanish culture & language in an immersion program Spring 2013
◆Internship with Mama Elsa's Guardería (Immersion experience from Feb 2013 – April 2013 where I
supervised children, developed activities, and submitted a 10 page research paper in Spanish)
Pune, India: Alliance for Global Education
◆Studied international development Spring 2011
◆Internship with Parvati Swayamrojgar (spent 90 hours interviewing loan participants and compiling
research findings to prepare a report on the effectiveness of the microloan program)
Prepared on July 6th
, 2015