NWJP could not function without our fabulous volunteers and law clerks. Currently, we are grateful to have support from law clerks Nathaniel Belachew, Christina Sailler, Jessica Gutierrez, and Sarah Osborn. We also have two lawyers assisting us right now: Kabita Parajuli and Trent Taylor.
This is a uniquely challenging time to be a law clerk or volunteer lawyer, but this team has adapted amazingly well, and has been a huge help.
Nathaniel Belachew (he/him/his)
Hi! My name is Nathaniel Belachew and I'm entering my third year at Willamette University College of Law. My primary interests while enrolled at law school have been employment law, immigration law, and constitutional law. My hobbies outside of law school include hiking, cooking, and going to concerts. I'm very excited to be a part of the Northwest Workers' Justice Project as a law clerk.
Christina Sailler (they/them/their)
Christina Sailler just completed their first year at the University of Oregon School of Law, and they are
excited to be back home in Portland, Oregon to join the team at NWJP. Prior to law school, Christina worked in organized labor with the Oregon Nurses Association and they are looking forward to continuing to advocate workers' rights as a summer law clerk with NWJP.
Jessica Guttierez (she/her/hers)
I am a rising 3L at Lewis & Clark Law School. I was born and raised in Dallas, TX by immigrant parents. My experience as a child of immigrants has led me to focus on immigrant rights. I am excited to be part of NWJP for the summer because I know they are committed to providing legal support to immigrant communities facing discrimination.
Sarah Osborn (she/her/hers)
Sarah Osborn is a returning law clerk for NWJP and an incoming third-year student at Oregon Law. She is passionate about workers' rights and wants to practice plaintiff-side litigation after law school. In her education, she has been involved in promoting fair access to justice for LGBTQ individuals and taking coursework in civil rights, labor law, and alternative dispute resolution strategies. Her favorite things to do when she's not a law student are hiking with her two dogs and practicing yoga.
Kabita Parajuli (she/her/hers)
Kabita Parajuli moved to Portland from California, where she completed her law degree as a member of UCLA Law School's Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. She is a fellow at Jobs With Justice Portland and the Harvard Law School Clean Slate Program, an effort to reshape labor law. She is interested in the law as a way to support social movement work for racial and economic justice.
Trent Taylor (he/him/his)
Trent Taylor is a volunteer attorney who began volunteering as an attorney with NWJP last month. Trent is a well experienced attorney with nearly ten years of litigation experience. Over his career, he has concentrated his practice on representing low-income workers in wage and hour and employment discrimination litigation. In addition, Trent has considerable experience in representing unions and their constituents in arbitrations and contract negotiations. He is licensed to practice in the states of Oregon, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas and Missouri. He has also appeared as counsel before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. and Sixth Circuits
Along his professional work, Trent has been active in organizing and contributing to different workers centers. While in Louisville, Kentucky, Trent co-founded Service Workers for Justice, an advocacy and resource group for restaurant employees. While in Columbus, Ohio, he co-founded and served as a board member for the Central Ohio Workers Center. In recognition of these and other related efforts, Trent was named the 2019 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center. He is fluent in Spanish and highly proficient in Arabic. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music and watching his hometown St. Louis Cardinals.