Arwen Swink came to the Law Office of Robert B. Jobe as a summer associate with a passion for refugee protection and human rights. She graduated cum laude from the University of California at Hastings in May of 2006. At Hastings, Arwen was the Supervising Editor for Hastings International Law Journal, which published her first note, "Queer Refuge: A Review of the Role of Country Conditions Analysis in Asylum Adjudications for Members of Sexual Minorities" in Winter, 2005. Arwen also served as co-chair of Outlaw, Hastings' LGBT organization, and as a member of the campus chapter of the NLG.

Arwen graduated summa cum laude from California State University, San Marcos with a double major in Spanish and Social Sciences. As an undergraduate, Arwen participated in a study abroad program at La Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain, and co-taught an introductory Women's Studies course. Arwen first became interested in immigration law while clerking for Casa Cornelia Law Center, in her hometown of San Diego. She pursued this interest with the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), where she advocated for equality of treatment for the gender-based asylum claims of women, families, and members of sexual minorities. While working with CGRS, Arwen co-authored "Advisory: Asylum Claims Based on Past Female Genital Cutting." This article was published by Interpreter Releases in February, 2006.

During her tenure with the Law Office of Robert B. Jobe, Arwen has focused primarily on asylum cases – at all levels – and on appellate work. She has authored numerous successful motions and appellate briefs to Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has conducted oral argument before the Ninth Circuit on several occasions. Recently, Arwen and Robert obtained reversal of Board precedent which provided the Department of Homeland Security an effective veto over motions to reopen filed pursuant to Matter of Velarde-Pacheco, 23 I&N Dec. 253, 256 (BIA 2002) (allowing individuals to move to reopen their case in order to apply for adjustment of status, notwithstanding the pendency of a visa petition). See Ahmed v. Mukasey, 548 F.3d 768 (9th Cir. 2008).

Fluent in Spanish, Arwen loves both domestic and international travel. She is also a huge fan of cooking, monkeys, and pirates.