Meet Julia lima

Legal Assistant

As a polyglot and the daughter of immigrants, Julia understands the importance of communicating with patience, clarity, and positivity. During her undergraduate career at the University of Southern California, she served as a legal intern at an immigration law firm, where she implemented her commitment to empathetic communication in her work with clients from around the world. Julia has experience translating consultations, drafting forms, and assembling legal documents for a variety of immigration cases, including asylum, VAWA, green cards, and work visas, among others.

Julia earned her Bachelor’s Degree from University of Southern California in 2023, with a major in Law, History, and Culture and a minor in Law and Social Justice from University of Southern California. As a young woman pursuing a legal career, Julia takes great pride in supporting the Blaker & Granet LLP team.

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Introducing Julia Lima, Legal Assistant

Blaker & Granet LLP is pleased to introduce Julia Lima, Legal Assistant. Julia handles a variety of tasks at Blaker & Granet LLP, from drafting documents and forms, to preparing and filing petitions, creating online content, and handling daily mail. Julia is a vital part of the team and takes great pride in supporting the firm’s clients and producing one-of-a-kind social media content. Please continue reading to learn more about Julia.

What is your greatest fear?

- Spiders. Especially big ones with lots of fur. I still vividly remember a dream I had when I was 10 in which a variety of hairy spiders were crawling all over my body and I woke up yelling, “BUGS!”

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

- Talking over or interrupting others. As a child of immigrants and a former shy kid, I know how important empathetic and patient communication is.

What is your current state of mind?
- Pumped!

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

- I’m a Gen Z young adult entering the professional world, so I am constantly trying to train myself to use less filler words, such as “like.”

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

- Feeling fulfilled by genuine, joyful, innocent human connection... or animals (I love my dog).

What is your greatest extravagance?

- I am grateful for having experienced the incredible privilege of traveling around the world.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

- Good food.

Which talent would you most like to have?

- I’d love to be a mental math wizard.

Who are your favorite writers?

- One of my favorite books is The Handmaid’s Tale, so probably Margaret Atwood. And the ever-inspiring, Elizabeth Perlman. bell hooks has also taught me so much.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

- I hope my greatest achievement is yet to come... but recently I celebrated my latest achievement of graduating university!

What is your most treasured possession?

- My photo albums. I’ve been trying to rely less on digital photos and instead put together physical photo albums.

What do you most value in your friends?

- Honesty and the ability to positively motivate others.

What was your first impression of Stephen?

- My first on-Zoom impression was: Respectful and friendly.

What was your first impression of Jacki?

- My first on-Zoom impression was: Kind and upbeat.

What is your favorite restaurant in LA?

- Caló Kitchen in El Segundo for Mexican food, or Luv2eat (right by the new Blaker & Granet LLP office!) for Thai food.

What is your favorite city to visit?

- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio has the natural beauty of the forest, relaxing beaches, fun city life, amazing food, rich culture, and such hospitable people.

What excites you about being on the Blaker & Granet LLP team?

- I love supporting such a distinguished team and learning more about immigration law.