Laura Malfavón Álvarez

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Legal Program Associate

Pronouns: she/her/ella

Laura contributes to CGRS’s technical assistance program as program manager for the country conditions program, coordinating the research and development of country conditions material. Laura also manages the intern and volunteer program. Additionally, Laura contributes to CGRS's litigation program by providing litigation and case-specific support.

Prior to joining CGRS, Laura worked as a paralegal for an immigration law firm in San Francisco, primarily working on asylum cases. Prior to graduating from UC Berkeley, Laura had worked as a part-time as a legal intern for the same immigration law firm.

Education

University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in Legal Studies and Political Science

Languages: Spanish, English