Vivian Isaboke is a Juris Doctor candidate at Rutgers Law School expected to graduate in May 2020. She has extensive experience in public interest law, human rights law, and international law. She is fluent in Gusii, Swahili, and has worked on international projects in Africa and North America. Her career has focused on advocacy, research, and legal work related to public policy, civil rights, and human rights.

1. VIVIAN ISABOKE
Jersey City, NJ • Tel: 201-234-1318 • VivianBIsaboke@gmail.com
EDUCATION
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL, Newark, NJ
Juris Doctor Candidate May 2020
Honors: The Arthur Kinoy & Morton Stavis Public Interest Law Fellowship
The People’s Electric Civil & Human Rights Program 2019-2020
Journal: Rutgers International Law & Human Rights Journal, Founder and Senior Commentary Editor
Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy, Managing Articles Editor
Moot Court: Rutgers Law International Alternative Dispute Resolution Team, Assistant Coach
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court, Oralist
Assistantships: Executive Research Assistant for Susan Feathers, Dean for Pro Bono and Public Interest Law
Faculty Research Assistant for Jean-Marc Coicaud, Professor of Law and Global Affairs
Relevant Courses: Advanced Legal Research, Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure:
Investigations, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Torts, Contracts, Foreign and Comparative Law
International Legal Research, Human Rights Seminar, International Alternative Dispute Resolution,
International Human Rights, Introduction to International Law, and Legal Research and Writing I & II
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS - MEDIATOR ACADEMY, London, UK January 2020
Certificate, Commercial Mediation
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science May 2015
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha - National Political Science Honor Society
Activities: Rutgers University Program Board, President of Administration
Relevant Courses: America and the World, American National Government, American Political Theory,
American Public Policy, Comparative Politics: United States and South Africa, Early Political Theory,
Government and Politics of Latin America, Introduction to Comparative Politics,
Modern Political Theory, National Public Opinion, Problems in International Relations,
Quantitive and Qualitative Research Methods
THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR INTERNSHIPS & SEMINARS, Washington, DC Spring 2014
Certificate, International Affairs and Foreign Policy
Honors: William Burke Leadership Award and Diversity Leaders Award
EXPERIENCE
LAW DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ELIZABETH, Elizabeth, NJ
Legal Intern September 2019 – Current
Summer Law Clerk Summer 2018
• Work with various departments of the city to assist in developing lawful and sound policies and procedures, and assist
in developing and implementing compliance mechanisms, as appropriate
• Research legal issues and provide written and verbal recommendations or memoranda or the City Council, Department
Heads, Committees, Commissions and Boards
• Review compliance of tenants and contractors with lease and contractual requirements; develop, recommend, and
implement enforcement options
THE NEW YORK CITY LAW DEPARTMENT, New York, NY
Summer Honors Intern Summer 2019
• Successfully argued motions in the First Judicial District of the New York Supreme Court
• Drafted a variety of litigation-related documents, such as affirmative motions, responses to demands for discovery,
deposition reports, privilege logs, bills of particulars, and responses to compliance conference stipulations
• Conducted depositions, defending City witnesses and deposing adversarial witnesses
• Observed compliance conferences, preliminary conferences, oral arguments, settlement conferences, and other portions
of trials
RUTGERS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC, Newark, NJ
Student Attorney Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
• Participated in all aspects of clinical work from legal research to drafting, pleadings, and briefs
• Wrote portions of amicus brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit relating to First
Amendment rights of immigrants

2. • Drafted a Memorandum of Understanding on Institutional Cooperation between Rutgers Law School and the Inter-
American Commission for Human Rights
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL, New York, NY
Program Associate June 2016 – January 2017
• Organized and facilitated on- and off-site workshops and meetings, including international forums and panels with the
United Nations, African Union and other multilateral, regional, and national policymaking institutions
• Assisted with the selection process for committee members, including maintaining a database of potential committee
members and related correspondence
• Worked on drafting program reports, revision of proposals for research grants, and the revision of grantee reports
related to the dissemination of research findings of grant recipients.
• Served as social media manager and photographer for the African Peacebuilding Network’s social media platform,
Kujenga Amani
• Served as international rapporteur and organizer for program workshops and meetings for the following international
events:
o Forum on the Lessons Learned from the Experiences of the Economic Community of West African States and Inter-
Governmental Authority on Development
o Individual Research Grant Training Workshop I: Fieldwork Research Methods
o China-Africa Peace and Security Research Cluster Fellowship Capstone Seminar
o Report Launch of the High-Level Roundtable on Multi-Stakeholder Responses to the Ebola Virus Database,
o Collaborative Working Group Grant Training Workshop I: Field Research Methods
o Regional Forum on Developmental Regionalism, Peace, and Economic Transformation in Southern Africa
o African Peacebuilding Network and Institute for Democracy, Governance, Peace and Development in Africa’s Regional
Proposal Writing Workshop for Central Africa
ARC OF ESSEX COUNTY, Livingston, NJ
Program Manager May 2014 – August 2016
• Ensured the well-being of program participants by providing assistance, guidance, support, supervision, and training to
Assistant Program Administrators and residential staff
• Developed, modified, and recommend necessary amendments of service plans to support coordinators and case
managers
• Acted as liaison, advocate, and coordinator for program participants’ involvement in support groups, self-advocacy,
vocational programming, transportation services, integrated community activities, and recreation
• Ensured that the quality of program participants met all regulatory standards and promoted the philosophy of the agency
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
RUTGERS CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION LAW, POLICY, AND JUSTICE, Newark, NJ
Legal Volunteer Fall 2019
• Assisted clients of the Rutgers Law School Immigration Rights Clinic with their U.S Citizenship Application Forms
(N-400)
THE VOTER ASSISTANCE PROJECT, Newark, NJ
Student Attorney Spring 2019
• Provided legal representation to Essex County voters wrongfully turned away from polling places by interviewing and
representing them before a Superior Court judge
PUBLICATIONS
Isaboke, V., & Sparacio, J. (2019) “When Should the State Disenfranchise Convicted Criminals?” The Star-Ledger
Isaboke, V., et. al., (2019) “Opposing Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education’s Proposed Changes to Title IX”
Women’s Rights Law Reporter 40 (Issue 3/4)
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
AFRICA: Abuja, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya; Kisii, Kenya;
Cape Town, South Africa; Ezulwini, Swaziland; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
NORTH AMERICA: Toronto, Canada; Mississauga, Canada
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in Gusii (Kisii) and Swahili