Student Spotlights
IILJ Joyce Lowinson Scholar
Tell us about your educational background. What brought you to studying law at NYU?
When doing one of those connect-the-dots paintings, the image never really makes sense until you have all of the dots together. That is…
Tell us what it's been like taking on a new role as editor-in chief of NYU Law Review.
It's been a very exciting whirlwind since I was elected last month. We've already kicked off our articles and online selection process, we're working directly…
What is your favorite part about being an NYU Law student?
In a lot of ways, coming to NYU has felt like finding my way home. I was born in New York City to a Russian mother and German father who’d only recently immigrated to the US, and we…
You graduated from NYU Gallatin with a BA in Politics through Art History, and serve as publicity chair of the Art Law Society. Tell us about your interest in the connection between art and law.
Growing up in an artistic family, I have always been…
Tell us about your experience serving as president of NYU Law’s West Coast Connection program.
Amon Jones ’24
It was an incredibly rewarding experience. I enjoyed connecting people from around the Law School who had a variety of…
You took part in the Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Program (EVC), which offers rising 2Ls funding for summer internships at startups led by NYU Law alumni. Tell us about your experience participating in the program this past summer. …
What are you hoping to learn as a teaching assistant for Professor of Practice Andrew Weissmann and Ryan Goodman, Anne and Joel Ehenkranz Professor of Law, this academic year?
Cara Day ’24
I took National Security Law with…
The Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Program (EVC) offers rising 2Ls funding for summer internships at startups led by NYU Law alumni. Tell us about your experience working at TechGC this past summer.
Elise van den Hoek ’25
I had…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Immigrant Rights Clinic.
My time as a student advocate in the Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) this past year was so rewarding and transformative. IRC uses a…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Kaya Lawrence ’24
Tell us about your experience in the Criminal Defense and Reentry Clinic. (CDRC)
CDRC has been one of the most valuable experiences of my time at NYU Law. While working under the…
Tell us about your experience in the Global Justice Clinic.
Sophie Pu ’24
I 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…
George T. Lowy Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic.
Jonathan Arone ’24
This clinic with Professor Alexis Karteron was an immensely rewarding experience. A fellow 2L and I worked…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Vanessa Holman ’24
Tell 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…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Tell us about your experience in the Immigrant Rights Clinic.
Matthew Escalante ’23
While in law school, I've sought to develop practical lawyering skills and learn about immigrant defense from…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Helina Meressa ’24
Tell 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 ’23
I 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…
Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar
Celine Zhu ’23
Tell 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…
Tell us about your experience in the Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic.
Kristen Brown ’24
The Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic is dedicated to legal advocacy for those who have been harmed by incarceration…
Tell us about your experience in the Racial Justice Clinic.
Lauren May ’24
Through 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…
Tell us about your experience in the Business Transactions Clinic.
Rafael Sondon ’23
As an aspiring real estate transactions attorney, working with the Business Transactions Clinic was the most valuable opportunity throughout my law…