ANGELICA D.

MERIDA
4330 Toland Way, Los Angeles, California 90041 | Home:323-474-6942, Cell:323-304-2502 | Anmerida@gmail.com
BAR ADMISSION
California State Bar, 2013
United States District Court, Central District of California, 2013
EDUCATION
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA
Juris Doctor Graduate, May 2013
Director, Community Affairs, Student Bar Association, 2011 – 2012
Recipient of Recognition, Public Service Program, May 2013
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts, Theater (major) & Latin American Studies (minor), September 2010
Dean’s Honor List: Fall 2009, Spring 2010
Participant, Education Abroad Program, UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archeology, Cuzco, Peru, July – August 2009
EXPERIENCE
BMG CHRYSALIS US, Los Angeles, CA
Associate, Business & Legal Affairs, July 2014 – Present
Coordinator, Business and Legal Affairs, June 2012 – June 2014
Drafting and negotiating various agreements including administration, copublishing, subpublishing, joint venture, and acquisition
agreements; manage legal matters for the production music catalogs owned by the company; researching, tracking, and analyzing
contract terms, copyright infringements claims and reversions; clearing estate matters for account setup; assisting artists and artists’
counsel with inquiries; assist colleagues from different territories with U.S. territorial matters
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA
Entertainment Practicum Student Associate – Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute, January 2013 – May 2013
Drafted, negotiated, and analyzed contracts for low budget independent films including crew deal memos, composer agreements,
master/synch licenses, translation licenses, among other types of agreements in a 12 person legal team; researched international
copyright and royalty structures; interfaced with clients to answer queries and explain complex legal issues.
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA
Interpreter for Immigration Law Clinic, August 2012 – May 2013
Interpreted in-person client meetings and interviews for clinic staff and student practitioners; translated official documents for
inclusion in immigration applications; conducted phone intake interviews for potential new clients
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant to Professor Silvia Faerman, August 2011 – August 2012
Researched jurisprudence for a new class taught by professor on international and comparative trademark law; performed
comparative research in various international jurisdictions, primarily BRIC countries and countries with developed IP law
LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE – Teen|LA PROJECT, Los Angeles, CA
Law Clerk, May 2011 – August 2011
Interviewed teen and adult clients seeking family law services; prepared family law and immigration pleadings, memos, and court
forms; accompanied self-represented clients to court; represented Center at outreach presentations and information meetings
UCLA HISTORY DEPARTMENT, Los Angeles, CA
Front Desk Secretary, January 2009 – June 2010
Prepared course and research material for faculty; performed public relation duties; organized key catalog for efficient inventory use
HAMMER MUSEUM, Los Angeles, CA
Development Department Assistant, October 2007 – June 2008
Researched possible funding sources; indexed and transferred event and confidential donor archives to digital form
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent Spanish
AWARDS
2012-2013 Mexican American Bar Foundation’s NBC Universal/Telemundo Scholarship Recipient
3rd Place in Southwestern’s Negotiation Honors Program’s Upper Division Intramural Competition 2012
2011- 2012 Public Interest Summer Law Grant & Dino Hirsh Memorial Scholarship Recipient