Paulina Fernandez

Paulina Fernandez currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General at the Texas Attorney General's Office, a position held since October 2023, following a tenure as an Attorney Adviser at the U.S. Department of the Interior from February 2023 to August 2023. Prior experience includes working as an Assistant Attorney General at the Texas Attorney General's Office from February 2020 to February 2023 and as a Compliance Analyst at Capco from August 2019 to February 2020. Legal training includes roles as a Law Clerk at Murrar, Oulahan, Rivas, and Hochstatter LLC and summer law clerk positions at Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and the Equal Justice Center. Legal experience began as a Legal Assistant at RAICES, specializing in immigration proceedings. Paulina holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Marquette University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from St. Mary's University.