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…
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Featured Alum: Kaasha Benjamin
Name: Kaasha Benjamin CFS Concentration & Year: Legal Field Studies- Spring 2012 Internship: John Howard Association- DOJJ intern Major /Minor: Political Science/Business Institutions Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: School: University of Pittsburgh School of Law- 3rd yr. law student Job: Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh- Legal Intern Describe your CFS internship and how it…
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…
Greg on his Internship in Legal Aid at CARPLS
Name: Gregory Junior Major: History CFS Program: Legal Field Studies A couple of weeks ago I began interning at CARPLS- a legal aid organization that provides assistance to low-income Cook County residents confronted with everyday legal issues. In that time, I have conducted a study investigating the effectiveness of one of CARPLS’ services, sat in…
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: Yuri
Name: Yuri Current Year: Junior Major: Journalism & History Minor: Economics CFS Program: Legal Field Studies I enjoyed going to class at the law school and interning four days a week. I had a great experience at the office, and I learned a lot about the criminal justice system. From class time, I was able…
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…
Meet CFS Alum: Isabella
Name: Isabella Current Year: Senior Major: History CFS Program: Legal Field Studies The program is a phenomenal opportunity for those trying to decide what they want to do in the future. You are immersed in a professional environment that will give you the exact idea of what it would be like to be a lawyer…