Daniela C. Curiel
Paralegal and Florida International University (FIU) Alumna
Bachelor of Arts in Economics at FIU
Bachelor of Arts in English at FIU
About
This Website serves as an electronic portfolio to introduce myself to my academic community and legal field affiliates and provide a few references as to my abilities and academic interests throughout my professional career.
My name is Daniela C. Curiel. I am attending St. Thomas University Law School to earn a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in Business Law. This degree will help me to pursue a career in business law and commercial litigation matters. In Spring 2020, I graduated from Florida International University (FIU) summa cum laude with two Bachelor's degrees, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a specialization in International Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts in English, with a specialization in Writing and Rhetoric. I also earned a certificate in Pre-law and Professional Values, and FIU awarded me a Certified Student Leader Program Medal.
I began my professional legal experience at the age of 18, by shadowing attorneys until I found an employment opportunity at Brill and Rinaldi, The Law Firm. I continued my employment as a legal assistant until I gained the necessary experience to transfer into a corporate law paralegal position at The Law Offices of Levi Williams, P.A., where I continued to work for over a year. I am regularly involved in non-profit leadership work, including my active membership in the local planning committee for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and other numerous involvements in fundraising for non-profit events. I speak fluent English and Spanish, and I am proficient in French, as I have studied the language abroad. My interests include researching economic and legal matters and remaining informed on current legal and business developments.
Please contact me for more information.
My name is Daniela C. Curiel. I am attending St. Thomas University Law School to earn a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in Business Law. This degree will help me to pursue a career in business law and commercial litigation matters. In Spring 2020, I graduated from Florida International University (FIU) summa cum laude with two Bachelor's degrees, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a specialization in International Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts in English, with a specialization in Writing and Rhetoric. I also earned a certificate in Pre-law and Professional Values, and FIU awarded me a Certified Student Leader Program Medal.
I began my professional legal experience at the age of 18, by shadowing attorneys until I found an employment opportunity at Brill and Rinaldi, The Law Firm. I continued my employment as a legal assistant until I gained the necessary experience to transfer into a corporate law paralegal position at The Law Offices of Levi Williams, P.A., where I continued to work for over a year. I am regularly involved in non-profit leadership work, including my active membership in the local planning committee for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and other numerous involvements in fundraising for non-profit events. I speak fluent English and Spanish, and I am proficient in French, as I have studied the language abroad. My interests include researching economic and legal matters and remaining informed on current legal and business developments.
Please contact me for more information.
Testimonials
Articles and Compositions
This was a final essay for my Introduction to Wring Studies class, ENC 3334. See attached. .
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The core of any legal writing portfolio is the memo and the brief. It show the ability to analyze case law and organize a piece of legal writing. Although these documents are normally produced during my first year of law school, I fortunately had the opportunity to write legal memos and briefs in my legal writing class.
Read MoreImpression & Impact - Global Learning Event at FIU
I attended the European Union- Caribbean Relations Revisited Conference on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. In this conference, European, Caribbean, and United States Experts sat down to discuss the relations between the EU and the Afro-Caribbean. The panel included Hon. Linda Diane Mackey, Counsel General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in Miami; Alexander Bruno, Ph.D. Student in Political Science, Patsy Lewis, Ph.D., Director for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Brown University; Her Excellency June Soomer, Ph.D., and more. The panel explored contemporary issues in bilateral relations. This included the impact of Brexit, climate change, and post-Cotonou development partnership. Most of the conversation revolved around politics, economic, and social impact from between both regions. The Caribbean Community was also analyzed as a Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. They covered past, present and future of these relations and they also highlighted the post-colonial and critical perspectives of this topic.
One pivotal discussion of the conference was when Dr. Lewis discussed the EU developing and funding the Caribbean Free Trade Association or CARIFTA, as well as CARICOM, the Caribbean Community and Common Market, in 2000 and how it was supposed to act as an important trade agreement for the economic development in the Caribbean region. She argued that CARICOM acted as a handcuff to the exploitation of resources in the Caribbean. This directly related to how My Issues in Global Literature Professor, Dr. Bentley Baker, discussed the exploitation of resources though free-trade agreements in developing countries. Dr. Lewis said, “trade is the base of economic development. We are currently stretching raw materials, mineral oil, and agriculture supply in the Caribbean countries.” This is a topic we discussed in class relating free-trade there are repercussions to these sorts of agreements which could either make or break a country or continent. Dr. Lewis also discussed Dominican Republic and Ghana’s trade with the EU calling it deceitful and using the term “market accessibility on paper.” Dr. Bentley Baker discussed how free-trade could potentially resist certain countries into mass production of items that exploit the resources of certain countries under the trade deal.
Study abroad Angers, France - photos
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F.A.Q
How long have you been working in the law field?
Since 2016
Why do you want to be an attorney?
By immigrating to America, I realized how incredibly important a lawful justice system is to a country. As a lawyer, I plan to assemble a team that will make an impact, defend others for the better and improves our society so it can have the sustainability it needs for people to receive justice. I became attracted to the corporate and commercial law branches because I enjoy international economics in its ability to predict the effects of economic activities and producer and consumer preferences on a global level.
What do you enjoy most about working in the law field?
I love everything about the field. I enjoy being able to witness the way a firm operates since indeed, a firm is the sum of its parts. A good team will get you anywhere and I enjoy becoming a part of that team effort to witness the end product in the end.
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- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
