Student Spotlights
Tell us about your experience in the Global Justice Clinic.
Sophie Pu ’24I am from Hong Kong, and having not grown up around lawyers, and certainly not lawyers from the US, I didn’t realize that so much of the first years of law school would be…
George T. Lowy Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic.
Jonathan Arone ’24This clinic with Professor Alexis Karteron was an immensely rewarding experience. A fellow 2L and I worked to…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Vanessa Holman ’24Tell us about your experience in the Racial Justice Clinic.
We studied the complexities of racial dynamics as they relate to criminalization, punishment, and different modes of advocacy…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Immigrant Rights Clinic.
Matthew Escalante ’23While in law school, I've sought to develop practical lawyering skills and learn about immigrant defense from experts in…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Helina Meressa ’24Tell us about your experience in the Immigrant Rights Clinic.
The Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) has been the most formative part of my law school experience thus far. As student…
Tell us about your experience in the Business Transactions Clinic.
Ilya Balabanovsky ’23I am a big believer in learning by doing, and I am convinced that the Business Transaction Clinic is one of the most career-relevant parts of the JD program…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Celine Zhu ’23Tell us about your experience in the Civil Rights Clinic.
The Civil Rights Clinic was by far my favorite educational experience in law school. Not only did I get to work on a range of…
Tell us about your experience in the Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic.
Kristen Brown ’24The Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic is dedicated to legal advocacy for those who have been harmed by incarceration and…
Tell us about your experience in the Racial Justice Clinic.
Lauren May ’24Through the clinic, I've gotten to represent a man seeking parole who had been incarcerated for 30 years, since the age of 18. Over the last several months of preparing…
Tell us about your experience in the Business Transactions Clinic.
Rafael Sondon ’23As an aspiring real estate transactions attorney, working with the Business Transactions Clinic was the most valuable opportunity throughout my law school…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Criminal Defense and Reentry Clinic.
Alijah Futterman ’24CDRC has been the highlight of my law school experience. The clinic has deepened my thinking about what it…
Tell us about your experience in the Regulatory Policy Clinic.
Alex Jonlin ’23The Regulatory Policy Clinic gave me the opportunity to dive into the intersection between law and policy. It was one of the factors that drew me to NYU in the first…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Family Defense Clinic.
Kelsey Brown ’24Working in the Family Defense Clinic this year has been the highlight of my law school experience. As student advocates, we…
NYU Law Dean's Graduate Scholar
What first inspired you to pursue a career in law?
Before law school, I was a paralegal at the New York Legal Assistance Group in the Immigrant Protection Unit. It was such a privilege to work with clients and be a…
AnBryce Scholar
Tell us about your experience as an AnBryce Scholar. How has this scholarship shaped your law school experience or informed your career aspirations?
Being an AnBryce Scholar is unlike anything I have experienced. It’s the…
What do you enjoy about being a NYU Law student?
The people, both students and staff, are my favorite aspect of NYU Law. I am surrounded by incredibly accomplished professionals who care deeply about their work and about the well-being of their…
NYU Law Dean's Graduate Scholar;
Lester R. Bachner Scholar
Mary McNicholas ’24What do you enjoy about being a NYU Law student?
One of my favorite parts of NYU Law is the learning environment. My professors are all so dedicated to teaching and…
Eric and Kimberly George Scholar within the AnBryce Scholarship Program
Jacobson Scholar
Talia Scott ’24What do you enjoy about being a NYU Law student?
I’m a native New Yorker (born and raised in Harlem), so going to law school at NYU Law has…
What do you enjoy about being a NYU Law student?
I know it gets said a lot, but I love the collegiality at NYU Law! When you think about the law school stereotype—or at least when I did—it’s this hyper competitive, best-look-in-your-side mirrors…
Norman Ostrow Memorial Scholar
What first inspired you to pursue a career in law?
In the summer before my junior year of high school, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer just a few miles away from my home. His death was the catalyst of…