Why Am I Interested In Pursuing Law

Growing up as a child of immigrants, I have witnessed tremendous amount of interpersonal and structural violence immigrants faced. In my professional career, I aspire to defend others who do not have a voice and who do not have the privilege to fight for their communities due to structural constraints like immigration status and legal status. Subsequently, I would like to become a judge after a few years and then become senator to have a greater impact on change within our country. I want to create an impact that contributes to more than just my community as I understand that there are communities like my own across the United States. This nation ⸺as well as my local communities and state government⸺ is in desperate need for people to take

Hello, my name is Alan Davis; I’m currently a senior here at FGCU. I am a double major in Legal Studies and Criminal Justice with a minor in Philosophy. I plan on going to law school after this year I haven’t decided on one law school in particular yet. I hope to learn how to connect everything that I have learned throughout my time at FGCU in this class and become better prepared for the professional world.

I am intrigued by the bio + program since I believe I would benefit from the sciences I need for MED and in the university. Even if I have not taken any of the classes listed below. I am an outstanding student and I am also a fast learner, and a hands on learner, which I believe, would help me succeed in this program and the career I am interested in. The career I’m interested in is either a general surgeon or a pediatric surgeon because I would love to change the lives of people. This program would impact my college preparation by helping me learn good study methods. Which I believe would help me benefit from it and it would also help succeed in MED school and college. Some skills I believe would help me in this program is that I’m very organized

My desire and urge to advocate, as well as the above events and experiences all contribute to my interest in attending law school. I understand the decision to obtain my legal education is not one to be made on a whim. And so, the decision to go to law school is, in itself, not just a career choice for me, but a life goal fueled and propelled by my passion. It is pertinent to know that I thrive on the adversarial nature of law practice and hard work.

I am not a traditional law school applicant. I am a 33 year-old Hispanic mother of three boys, aged fourteen, eleven, and ten. I am a first generation born U.S. citizen as my mother immigrated to the United States from a war-torn El Salvador in 1979 when a family friend smuggled her out of the country. They fled from atrocities committed by the Salvadorian military-led government. My father emigrated from Argentina in the 1960’s evading social and political unrest and in search of a better economic future. My parents divorced in 1984, leaving my then four-year old brother and my two-year old self to be raised in a single parent-home spearheaded by my mother. I have never met a stronger or more hardworking woman. Having only completed the eight-grade and not speaking any English my mother cleaned houses and would babysit for a living. Work was a part of our lives. Most of my childhood memories are centered on accompanying my mother to work. By the age of nine, I could comfortably translate for my mother as I could clean a house and help care for a child. At the age of fourteen I as working as a weekend babysitter myself. As a child witnessing my mother’s struggle, it engrained within me a deep sense of responsibility and a yearning to help.

Before starting at my current position at Joyce & Associates, an immigration law firm in Boston, I had long considered a career in law. Growing up, I was engaged by family and school debates about public policy and government. In college, I found my constitutional law courses challenging and exciting. Nonetheless, it wasn’t until I began working with clients like Sandra that I became convinced that a career in law is the right choice for me. Playing my part as a legal assistant in various immigration cases, I have been able to witness how a career in immigration advocacy is both intellectually stimulating and personally fulfilling. I have seen the importance of well-articulated arguments and even creativity in arguing a client’s eligibility

I am not a traditional law school applicant. I am a 33 year-old Hispanic mother of three boys, aged fourteen, eleven, and ten. I was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. My mother immigrated to the United States from a war-torn El Salvador in 1979. A family friend smuggled her out of the country as they fled from continued atrocities committed by the Salvadorian military-led government. Having only completed the eight-grade and not speaking any English my mother cleaned houses and babysat for a living. By 1984, she was a divorced single mother to my then four-year old brother and my two-year old self. I have never met a stronger and more hardworking woman. Work has always been a part of our lives. For as long as I can remember, I accompanied my mother to work. By the age of nine, I could comfortably translate for my mother as I could clean a house and help care for a child. By fourteen, I was a weekend babysitter. I inherited a strong work ethic from my mother. As a child seeing my mother’s struggle, it also engrained in me a deep sense of responsibility and a yearning to help.

Earning a law degree, coupled with my passion for serving others, I will be able to fulfill my deepest desire of serving those whose voices are not heard. I plan to use my law degree to create policy in favor of those that are underprivileged. My concerns for the poor will find new practical forms of expression as I learn jurisprudence; furthermore, I intend to shape my legal education with the firm commitment that I will not allow my thoughts and objections to go unheard. If accepted, I expect that the greatest intellectual leap of my life awaits me at [Insert Law School here]. Given the education and opportunities provided by [LAW SCHOOL NAME HERE], I intend that my resolutions are not ones that will pass with the day, but determinations which are rooted in a lifetime of

Illegal immigrants constantly live in fear of deportation and persecution. I want to be an attorney because I have seen firsthand how a parent getting deported from America can tear a family apart. Families may suffer from economic instability when the person who is the primary source of income is deported. Children who are born here, yet have parents who are here illegally are forced into the foster care system when their parents are deported. This can cause adolescents to lose focus in school, cause depression, and make them go down the wrong path. Coming from a family of immigrants, being a first generation citizen, and having family members who were previously illegal immigrants makes me much more of aware of the endeavors every immigrant family has to go. The effects that deportation can have on a family last a lifetime. If anything, seeing how my family and other Hispanic members of my community fight to work towards their dreams, whether it be by coming to America to better their children’s life, or just working towards a goal, makes me work even harder towards my dream of becoming an immigration

The LSAT is designed to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school: the reading and comprehension of complex texts with accuracy and insight; the organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it; the ability to think critically; and the analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and arguments of

I want to take this opportunity to explain to the admissions committee why I believe my LSAT score does not represent my potential to excel in Law school. Due to the high costs of LSAT courses, I chose to self-study for the LSAT. I diligently studied and believed that I would attain a high LSAT score. However, my LSAT score does not depict my study efforts. I was expecting to receive a higher score, but unfortunately, that was not the case, in part because I had to leave the exam room during the third section to tend to a minor health issue.

Since I was 11 years old, I knew that I wanted to go to law school. When I finally started college, I majored on Criminal Justice thinking that that was what I needed to study to prepare for law school, but after many conversations with professors, advisors, including attorneys, I decided to change my major to Liberal Arts instead. As a Spanish speaking individual, I realized that in order to reach my goal of preparing for law school, I needed to improve my English. Since then, I have taken courses that I believe has helped me to improve my English. Since I started college, I have been planning my pathway to law school. This is why, when I was the Student Trustee in my second year of college, I contacted our First District Attorney Paul Caccaviello to see if I could do a work study at his office. I was able to work with him for two semesters. I would read

When I wear my Pre-Law Fraternity sweatshirt as I walk into my business class of 600 students, I get an undeserving odd look from my peers. I am surrounded by students strutting in their consulting club windbreakers, Google t-shirts, and backpacks that say Haas Undergraduate Student. I am one of three in my class of six hundred that has aspirations of going to law school. I plan to earn my law degree in order to pursue a career as a forensic accountant, which also receives an undeserving ‘what?’ from the same peers.

Law is of fundamental importance to our country, as well as shaping our modern evolving society. I felt that doing a Law degree can be both satisfying and help society in the future by

I want to study law in order to assist people who are faced with inequity, while also developing a thorough comprehension of the laws that seperate us from anarchy by expanding on my knowledge and skills of analysis, criticism, reasoning, verbal and written communication.