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Chicago is such an exciting city for those committed to public interest work and service. Early this past February I traveled with a great group of individuals to the great city of Chicago for the Midwest Public Interest Career Conference. The trip consists of two days of public interest immersion. In addition to the conference,  Continue Reading »

I recently had the opportunity with three other Mizzou law Students to participate in the 2013 ABA Judicial Clerkship Program in Dallas, Texas from February 7-9, 2013. The trip was a program sponsored by the Career Development Office. The ABA trip to Dallas was an exciting opportunity to learn about what judicial clerks do. Up  Continue Reading »

I had the best time going with the Career Development crew to Chicago.  I joined several other students, Linda Lorenz, and Kate Busch to visit and talk with practicing attorneys in a number of public interest organizations.  Furthermore, I had the opportunity to network with Mizzou Law Alum, all of whom were very interested in  Continue Reading »

I want to let you know how great our Mizzou Law Career Development staff is.  After hearing many of us have an interest in beginning our legal careers in Chicago,  they took the time to plan a weekend trip there for law students.  Along with  staff and students we embarked on our journey to Chicago.  To  Continue Reading »

This summer I had the opportunity to work in the Miami-Dade County Public Defenders Office.  This opportunity was exciting because I had the chance to learn about an area of law I never considered practicing and I would be doing it in a city where I had no contacts.  My purpose for working in Miami  Continue Reading »

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to explore healthcare law in a hospital setting by serving as an administrative intern at Boone Hospital Center. Not only was I able to gain practical experience, I decided that healthcare law is going to shape my career path. My supervising attorney showed me the many facets of  Continue Reading »

 Over the summer I  interned with the Governmental Affairs Division (“GA”)of the Office of the Missouri Attorney General.  GA is the administrative law arm of the AG’s office and handles inter alia the licensing discipline and certification cases. For the most part, I worked on Police Officer Service and Training (POST) cases which are basically  Continue Reading »