Maria Fernanda del Rosario C.
Bilingual Legal Writer & Immigration Support Specialist | Declarations
Bilingual Attorney (Venezuela, U.S. LL.M.) | Immigration & Refugee Law | VAWA, Asylum, U-Visa & T-Visa Interviewer & Declaration Writer | Mexico-Based | Experienced Legal Assistant for American Law Firms | About: I am a bilingual Venezuelan attorney with an LL.M. in U.S. Law (Brigham Young University) and 12+ years of experience in immigration and refugee law. I specialize in drafting declarations, affidavits, hardship statements, and legal narratives for VAWA, Asylum, U-Visa, and T-Visa cases for U.S. immigration attorneys. I completed the Global Legal Certification Program (GLCP) with the Wynter Immigration Law Academy (WILA), a professional training program focused on U.S. immigration workflows, case preparation, humanitarian case strategy, and client-facing processes. This certification has strengthened my understanding of U.S. immigration filings and improved my ability to collaborate efficiently with American law firms. From 2023–2025, I worked with the U.S. law firm JJ Moore LLC as a trauma-informed interviewer and declaration writer, conducting more than 800 bilingual (EN/ES) client interviews and converting them into structured, persuasive, and USCIS-ready declarations. I also served as Senior Legal Advisor for the Colombian Consulate in Venezuela, supporting vulnerable and displaced populations across Latin America. Services for U.S. Immigration Firms: • USCIS-ready declaration drafting • Personal statements & affidavits • Extreme hardship statements for waivers • Trauma-informed interviewing (English/Spanish) • Client prep & questionnaires for VAWA, Asylum, U-Visa, T-Visa • Bilingual legal interpretation & cultural context narratives Professional Strengths: • Trauma-informed interviewing • Culturally sensitive legal narratives • Accurate bilingual writing (EN/ES) • Remote collaboration with U.S. immigration attorneys • Knowledge of humanitarian immigration case strategy My goal is to help attorneys strengthen filings with accurate, persuasive, and humanizing client narratives that reflect both legal elements and lived experience. Available for project-based and ongoing collaboration.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $6.1k
Billed in all: $58,276$58k
$6.1k in the last 6 months
Across 4 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
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