Natalie Lerner

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Law Clerk

Pronouns: she/they

Natalie is a rising 3L at Lewis & Clark Law School. During law school, she has interned at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Catholic Charities of Oregon, and the CLEAR Clinic, which is part of Oregon’s Universal Representation program for immigrants in removal proceedings. Prior to law school, she worked in advocacy and organizing with an immigration coalition in Oregon and as a paralegal supporting detained families in Dilley, Texas. Currently, she organizes with the Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective, which accompanies and mobilizes homeless asylum seekers in Oregon and advocates for just housing policy for asylum seekers and for all. When not working, Natalie loves to garden, play soccer, and attempt to train her rascally dog.

Education

Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D. Candidate 2025

Brown University, B.A. in Ethnic Studies & Latin American and Caribbean Studies, summa cum laude

Languages: English, Spanish