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Akua N. Asare-Konadu

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Akua N. Asare-Konadu

Before enrolling in law school, Akua worked as a legislative assistant to Washington State Senator Rebecca Saldana.

She has also worked as a session aide, a legislative fellow, a state senate and federal house intern, and a regional field director for a U.S. Senate campaign.

While in law school, Akua worked as a judicial extern for the Hon. Steven C. Gonzalez and as a summer associate for a West Coast law firm. She also served as the managing editor of the Seattle Journal for Social Justice.

Before joining Perkins Coie, Akua completed a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Barbara A. Madsen of the Washington State Supreme Court.

Education & Credentials

Education

  • Seattle University School of Law, J.D., Managing Editor, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 2020
  • University of Washington, B.A., Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, 2015

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington

Related Employment

  • The Defender Initiative, Seattle, WA, Research Assistant to Professor Robert C. Boruchowitz, 2018-2020
  • Washington State Supreme Court, Olympia, WA, Extern to the Hon. Steven C. González, 2019
  • Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR, Summer Associate, 2018, 2019
  • People for Patty Murray, Vancouver, WA, Regional Field Director, 2016
  • United States House of Representatives, Lacey, WA, Intern to Congressman Denny Heck, 2014
  • Washington State Senate, Olympia, WA, Legislative Assistant to Senator Rebecca Saldaña, 2016-2017; Session Aide to Senator Pramila Jayapal, 2016; Legislative Fellow to Senator David Frockt, 2015; Intern to Senator Bob Hasegawa, 2013

Clerkships

  • Hon. Barbara Madsen, State Supreme Court of Washington

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate Law; Technology Law, 2023-2025

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