Haub Law have been instrumental in helping me with my career, for which I will be forever grateful.
You are very involved in the Advocacy Program, how has that experience been? The professors and coaches in the Advocacy Program run by Professor Lou Fasulo have had a real impact on my life. Not only have they made me a better advocate, but also they’ve made me a stronger person. I started my advocacy experience winning the 1L moot competition. And since then, under the guidance of talented coaches, I have advanced in every moot or mock trial competition I have competed in. In April of 2021, my Vis team broke records by advancing for the first time in 13 years, and then advancing for the first time ever to the top 10% out of almost 400 international teams. In April 2022, I was a member of the Haub Law Trial Advocacy team that placed first in the Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition, hosted by Inter American University. It was an amazing experience. The Competition was held in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. After two plus years of virtual competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first in-person competition for the Haub Law team competitors. It was a very bittersweet moment, as we received a standing ovation we also came to realize this would be the last time most of our team competed under the guidance of our fantastic coaches and in the advocacy program. I am also honored to say that the School has awarded me with the Keith Sullivan Award for Exemplary, Outstanding, and Professional Performance in Advocacy Competitions. This award truly means so much to me since Advocacy played such a big role in my coming to Pace and throughout my time as a law student here as well. I am so fortunate to have been involved in such a wonderful program and so thankful for the guidance of my professors and coaches throughout my time in law school. I have gained lifelong mentors and made lifelong friends through my teammates.
How did the pandemic affect your law school experience? Being an international student attending law school during the COVID-19 pandemic was a real challenge. At times, I had to stay with friends due to the pandemic, I had to take final exams from Singapore, and for the most part I did not see my family for three years. The students, staff, and professors at Haub Law tried their best to help me through it and I am so appreciative for that.
What are your plans post-graduation? I am going to be taking the New York State Bar Exam and then working for the New York City Law Department. I am very excited to start my legal career.
What made you want to pursue a position with the New York City Law Department and what do you hope to learn? Georgia Pestana began her career at the New York City Law Department and climbed the ladder to the very top. Sylvia Hinds-Radix had an incredible career as a judge before being elected as New York City’s corporation counsel. The Law Department was and is led by inspiring women and I hope to follow in their footsteps. I will be working in the juvenile prosecution unit and I hope to learn about and implement more rehabilitative programs for the youth in our City.
What advice would you give a current law student looking back at your experience? The advice I give to all my dean’s scholar students is always make sure you don’t compare yourself to your classmates. If you are determined you will pass the bar, get a job, and meet your goals—everything else that happens in law school is just noise that will distract you from that goal. n
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Yankwitt LLP Establishes Scholarship at Haub Law The newly established Yankwitt LLP Immediate Impact Scholarship will be awarded to an incoming first year student who expresses an interest in social justice and demonstrates financial need.
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