As a Strategic Litigation paralegal, Rachel Gaudreau supports the work of the department’s attorneys who litigate issues related to the misapplication of forensic sciences. Previously, Rachel worked as a paralegal in the Criminal Appeals Bureau at the Legal Aid Society, where she aided attorneys in their appellate and post-conviction representation of indigent New Yorkers. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she first began her work with incarcerated people through a university-led tutoring program.

Rachel remains committed to working zealously on behalf of system-impacted people and building a legal system based on compassion and humanity.