Saira
Saira TV News Producer-Turned Lawyer-Turned Novelist

Female
35 years old
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
United States



Last Login: 6/25/2009
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    Saira's Interests
GeneralTalking, eating, talking about eating, reading, writing, movies, christmas
Musicrefraining.
Moviesthe royal tenenbaums, elf, dave, capote, i'm gonna git you sucka, the pianist, legally blond, mean girls, bad santa
TelevisionDexter, Weeds, Big Love, Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, Entourage, Girlfriends
Booksinterpreter of maladies, supreme conflict, the dissident, the monkey wrench gang, lunar park, middlesex, running with scissors, naked, russian debutante's handbook, the chosen, the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay, mysteries of pittsburgh, the hours, thank you for smoking
Heroesmeryl streep, michael chabon, michael c. hall, reggie hayes

     Saira's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Hometown:Richmond, Virginia
Zodiac Sign:Gemini
Education:Grad / professional school

   Saira's Schools
New York University
New York, NY
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Major: Juris Doctor
 

2000 to 2002
University Of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: American Studies/History
 

1992 to 1996
Trinity Episcopal School
Richmond, VA
Graduated: 1992
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1987 to 1992

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Publishing - Writer - Novelist




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   Saira's Blurbs
About me:
I was (a) a tv new producer before (b) going to Georgetown Law (first year)/New York University Law (transferred my 2L) after which I (c) clerked for a federal court of appeals judge. Now, I am a writer and my first book -- Chambermaid - a comic novel about (b) and (c) will be published by Grove Press in June 2007. I live in New York but am prone to spending an inordinate -- and somewhat creepy - amount of time with my parents in Richmond, Virginia. Oh yes -- I also toyed with being a libertarian once.... didn't take. As an aside -- the new photo is courtesy of the illustrious Hillery Stone. Here's a little info about Chambermaid. Or check out my website at www.sairarao.com. ___________________________________________________________ The devil holds a gavel... in this wickedly entertaining debut novel about a young attorney's eventful year clerking for a federal judge. Sheila Raj is a recent graduate of a top-ten law school with dreams of working for the ACLU. When she lands a coveted yearlong federal clerkship with the legal goddess Judge Helga Friedman, she cannot help but think that her life is destined for jurisprudential greatness. But law school did not prepare Sheila for the power-hungry sociopath who greets her on her first day; nor for Her Honor's secretaries - Roy, who moonlights as a medieval bar called Felemid McDowell, and Janet, who pets the Pound Puppies draped over her computer when she's not thumping her Bible. Only when she is assigned to a high-profile death-penalty case does Sheila realize she has to survive the year as Friedman's chambermaid, because it's not just has sanity, but actual lives that hang in the balance. With Chambermaid, debut novelist Saira Rao breaks the code of silence surrounding the clerkship - that most lofty and untouchable rite of passage for so many young lawyers - and boldly takes us into the mysterious world of the third branch of the U.S. government, where the leaders are not elected and can never be fired. With its biting wit and laught-out-loud humor, this novel will change everything you think you know how great lawyers, and great judges, are made.
Who I'd like to meet:
Saira would like to meet writers, tv news producers, law students, law clerks, lawyers and - gasp! - judges so long as none of them are (a) humorless, (b) libertarians or (c) humorless libertarians.

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Jun 30 2009 2:11 AM

hope you're having an absolutely fabulous summertime
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Jun 10 2009 8:17 PM

Happy Birthday!

Hope your birthday is all you dream of and more!

Kind regards,

Cyrus :-)
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Mar 21 2009 5:27 PM

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Jan 1 2009 1:16 AM


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Oct 2 2008 12:32 PM

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Hey Saira, I just adopted bubbles! But it needs a play date... will you be my play date?

Brenda

Brenda



Jun 12 2008 7:10 PM

Happy Birthday, Saira!
Annette Blair

Annette Blair



Jun 12 2008 5:11 PM

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Lo



Jun 12 2008 6:20 AM

Happy, happy birthday, Saira!!!

And many, many more, my friend.


Happy, happy birthday!!!

cheers and much love,
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Elizabeth

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Jun 10 2008 1:15 AM

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday tooooo Yoooou. Haaaapppppy Birrrrrrrrrrrthdaaaay, Haaaapppppppy Birthhhhhdaaaaaay, Happy Birrrrrttthhhdaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooooo Yooooooooooooooooooooou!
Celebrate and dance with gusto. Drink good wine or have (chocolate) whatever. And CAKE! Don’t forget the CAKE!!!

~Elizabeth
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Jun 9 2008 5:57 PM

Happy birthday!

Hope your birthday is all you dream of and more!

Cyrus :-)
Inger

Inger Garcia



Jun 9 2008 2:57 AM

Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy your wondrous day! Know that as my friend, I wish you the absolute best!

And remember to think of me when election time comes around!

~~Inger Garcia, Esq. (Future City Commissioner)

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Inger

Inger Garcia



May 28 2008 4:16 AM

Hey there friend, I know we have a lot of similiar interests as I read on your profile. I am an attorney, and I want to write novels, and go into politics, and my husband is an actor, so he falls into your film category! So, we have alot in common.
Saying all of that, I want to say I am glad we became friends!
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Apr 11 2008 3:14 PM

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Terry Lynn Taylor



Apr 4 2008 1:33 PM

Hi Saira,

I sent you an email updating you on what's going on. I hope things are going terrific with you. I was thinking about you today and wanted to say "Hi"!

Have a wonderful Friday and terrific weekend.

Terry
Terry from VA

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Feb 14 2008 2:40 PM

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Hi Saira,

I wanted to send you a Valentine's greeting! I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

You are a special and dear friend to me! I am thinking about you on this special day!

Love and hugs,
Terry
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Dec 25 2007 2:55 PM


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Merry Christmas Saira,

I hope you have a wonderful and Blessed Christmas Day with family and friends!

From my house to yours have a very "Merry Christmas!

Love to you,
Terry
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Dec 23 2007 10:34 PM

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Love,
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