As a member of the firm’s Immigration practice group, Lucy helps employers and foreign nationals navigate complex immigration requirements, ensuring timely work authorization and compliance with evolving regulations.
She prepares nonimmigrant employment visa petitions, including H-1B, O-1, L-1, and J-1 classifications. Lucy also assists with employment-based permanent residency processes, such as PERM Labor Certifications and National Interest Waivers.
During law school, Lucy assisted with humanitarian immigration matters such as Asylum, DACA, and Advance Parole through her work with the Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic. Lucy also served in the Asylum and Convention Against Torture Appellate Clinic, where she prepared briefings for immigration matters before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In addition to her clinic work, she was selected to serve as an Honors Fellow and Academic Peer Advisor to assist first-year law students with legal research and writing, lead academic workshops, and provide tutoring.
HONORS & AWARDS
- Cornell Law School
- Charles Evans Hughes Scholarship
- Kasowitz Prize for Excellence in Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy
- CALI Award, Litigation Drafting, Fall 2024; Lawyering, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
