A profile of UC Hastings Law student Ritchie Lee
UC HASTINGS LAW — From a young age, Ritchie Lee dreamed of becoming a public defender. Growing up in San Francisco, Lee said he saw his peers unfairly targeted by law enforcement. He said it inspired him to fight against the injustice he saw playing out in his community.
Read More about A profile of UC Hastings Law student Ritchie LeeFordham Law student Chehak Gogia describes experiences as a first-generation student
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Chehak Gogia felt imposter syndrome in her first days as a law student. No one else in her family had graduated from college in the U.S., and many of her classmates were born with advantages that she never had. But she said that over the past three years, she has realized…
Read More about Fordham Law student Chehak Gogia describes experiences as a first-generation studentHarvard Law student William Greenlaw discusses how school prepared him for a career fighting for the underserved
HARVARD LAW TODAY — If life itself is our greatest teacher, then a student who can apply lived experience to classroom learning has the benefit of a superior education. William Greenlaw ’22 not only has these tools, but he is already applying them to the law. Having grown up in what he describes as a working-class family…
Read More about Harvard Law student William Greenlaw discusses how school prepared him for a career fighting for the underservedHoward Law graduate Adisa Omido discusses how law school built upon her passion for law
THE DIG — Kansas native and first-generation Kenyan-American Adisa Omido is graduating Howard University School of Law having founded Howard’s Space Law Society, the first organization of its kind at an HBCU. Following graduation, Omido will join corporate law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C. She sat down with Howard’s…
Read More about Howard Law graduate Adisa Omido discusses how law school built upon her passion for lawUniversity of Iowa Law student Ellen Wiah details her passion for human rights and the law
IOWA LAW NEWS — Two words capture second-year law student Ellen Wiah: motivated and adaptable. With a passion for the law and a determined spirit, Wiah is well on her way to making an impact on the legal profession.
Read More about University of Iowa Law student Ellen Wiah details her passion for human rights and the lawUMass Law student Katelyn Fisher discusses how background in science contributes to her legal education
UMASS LAW — Katelyn Fisher, JD ’22 graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 2019 with a biology major and has excelled as a UMass Law student. She was a member of the UMass Law Review, serving as Lead Editor this year, and interned for Justice Elspeth B. Cypher at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. She worked…
Read More about UMass Law student Katelyn Fisher discusses how background in science contributes to her legal educationIncoming University of Nebraska Law student Isabella Jacobsen discusses decision to pursue law
NEBRASKA TODAY — Isabella Jacobsen, an animal science major who will attend Nebraska Law in the fall, started her own baking business and is part of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship program.
Read More about Incoming University of Nebraska Law student Isabella Jacobsen discusses decision to pursue lawFordham Law announces new fellows in public interest and ethics
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School’s Stein Scholars Program in Public Interest Law and Ethics is designed to cultivate the next generation of public interest lawyers through academic and specialized discussion series, mentorships, and volunteer work with public interest organizations. Selected students with a demonstrated commitment to public interest participate in the academic and…
Read More about Fordham Law announces new fellows in public interest and ethicsHarvard Law student J.V. Langkilde discusses how his family and upbringing inspires his legal aspirations
HARVARD LAW TODAY — For J.V. Langkilde ’22, it’s all about community. “Growing up in American Samoa, I lived near a lot of family,” he says. “We had a plot of land where my mother and her children, her brother and his children, and their sister and their children, all lived. That’s pretty typical for Samoan families…
Read More about Harvard Law student J.V. Langkilde discusses how his family and upbringing inspires his legal aspirationsHarvard Law student Jackson Beard discusses her aspirations in international law
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Jackson Beard ’22 has known she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 14 — and she can recall the exact moment that set her on her path to Harvard Law School and her future career.
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