Name: Claudia Year: Junior Major: Communication Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies This quarter I am interning at a small civil rights law office called The Blake Horwitz Law Firm. Despite having spent less than two weeks at the internship so far, I have already become fully immersed in the work the firm is doing….
Tag: Legal Studies
A Life-Changing Opportunity
Name: Kelsey Year: Junior Major: Psychology, Legal Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies My internship at the Heartland Alliance Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement and Placement project has been, however stereotypical this sounds, truly life-changing. From my first day, both the broad expertise of my supervisors and the mission of the organization were incredibly clear. My…
Erica Shares What She Learned From Her Internship and Classroom Experience
Name: Erica Year: Senior Major/Minor: Psychology/Legal Studies CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health The internship search process was made especially easy with the help of CFS staff. They connected me with a former CFS student who was pursuing a career in my area of interest. Through this connection I received an interview and was…
Melissa On Her Journey to a Legal Career
Name: Melissa Year: Junior Major(s)/Minor: Economics, Legal Studies/French CFS Concentration: Legal Field Studies I joined LFS to try to get more practical experience in the legal field before deciding to apply to law school. I had already interned one summer at a mid-sized law firm in Chicago that did an arrangement of transactional and litigation,…
Allison Shares What She Has Gained Through Her CFS Experience
Name: Allison Year: Senior Majors: English Literature and Legal Studies CFS Concentration: Legal Field Studies I decided to participate in Chicago Field Studies after hearing extremely positive reviews from my friends and classmates, and talking to CFS representatives early on in my senior year. I knew I wanted to do something fun and different with…
Jorene Talks About Her Experiences at Her Internship at the Chicago Appleseed Fund
Name: Jorene Year: Senior Major: Environmental Science CFS Program: Legal Field Studies When working in public interest, one existential crisis inevitably crops up: “Why am I doing this?” The crisis came pretty early for me at my internship at the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, where I conduct legal and policy research on ways to…
Crystal Shares Her CFS Experience at the Center on Wrongful Convictions
Name: Crystal Senior Major: Political Science CFS Concentration: Legal Field Studies Do you know how many innocent people have been executed? Why would you confess to a murder you didn’t commit? How does one adjust to society after 20 years of imprisonment for a wrongful conviction? This quarter, I am figuring out the answers to…
Tracy on Week 4 of her Spring 2014 Internship
Name: Tracy Year: Junior Major: Psychology, Legal Studies Minor: Gender Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Four weeks ago, I began working at the Center on Wrongful Convictions. Since then, I’ve become friends with the rest of my team, attended conferences and symposiums with Supreme Court journalists and counselors, taken many Instagram pictures of the…
Meet CFS Alum: Johanna
Name: Johanna Current Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minor: Legal Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Participating in Legal Chicago Field Studies is the best way I could have spent my summer. The class was wonderful, we were able to take the class at the law school and go on several field trips, from a private tour of Northwestern’s Law School…