Learning Through Experience

Name: Anthony Ciraci Year: Senior Major: Political Science Minor: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts During the Spring Quarter of 2021, I interned at the Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts for my CFS experience. The internship offered a valuable look into the criminal justice system and public…

Protecting Civil Rights at The Walters Law Firm

Name: Isabel Sistachs Year: Junior Majors: Legal Studies, Political Science CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer:  The Walters Law Firm My Chicago Field Studies experience, both at The Walters Law Firm and in the classroom, has been incredibly rewarding thus far. My internship at The Walters Law Firm has been predominantly civil rights focused and I am constantly doing…

Assisting at the State’s Attorney’s Office

Name: Mathilde Year: Junior Majors: Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: State’s Attorney’s Office   Since the very beginning, I knew I wanted to do an internship in the social justice track of CFS. Indeed, my past experiences in NGOs and my future plans to be involved in the implantation of social justice led me…

Building Cases with Kellie Walters of The Walters Law Firm

Name: Elise Year: Junior Majors: Legal Studies, Global Health Studies Minor: Gender and Sexuality Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: The Walters Law Firm Fiery, smart, cool, and compassionate is how I would describe Kellie Walters of The Walters Law Firm. I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to work as her intern for my CFS experience. I remember…

Highlighting the Flexibility of CFS at Saper Law

Name: Blai Year: Junior Major: History CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: Saper Law   My search for an internship was focused on law firms in Chicago. I interviewed with 4 great firms and it was hard to choose one to intern with. My internship has been great so far. I’ve been doing very varied work. This includes…

Learning Self-Discipline at Saper Lawfirm

Name: Jake Year: Senior Major: Political Science / Legal Studies Minor: Theatre CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Recently, I have begun my internship, and honestly, I wasn’t worried if I could handle it. I had worked all summer full time, often much longer hours than would be required for my job at a law firm….

Kathryn at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General

Name: Kathryn Year: Junior Major(s): Political Science Minor(s): French Language CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities The first thing that comes to mind for Chicago Field Studies is, of course, the internship. Without diminishing the magnitude of the experience I had at the Attorney General’s Office, the CFS Humanities class was an absolutely integral component…

Kayla at Spector | Baker

Name: Kayla Year: Senior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities As soon as I tell someone that I am going to law school in the fall, their first reaction is to ask where I am planning on going to school and what type of law I am interested in pursuing. The truth…

Woo Jae Shares How CFS Helped Shape His Career Path

Name: Woo Jae Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Class: Legal Field Studies I initially had a hard time finding internships. CFS really helped me with finding an internship. I also had a hard time practicing for my internship interviews. I cannot tell you how much help the CFS advisors gave me to prepare for the…