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Jessica Dofelmire, a rising 2L and first-generation college student, became interested in litigation law. She was able to further explore this field during the academies program. She is excited to expand her professional network and be a resource for future law students.
William Emery knew ever since he participated in a mock trial at age 12 that he wanted to go to law school. “BYU Law is actually the only school I applied to,” he says.
Oswald “Ozzie” Buhendwa, born and raised in Africa, joined the Church while in Canada and later attended BYU Law School. His experience with ICLRS led him back to Kenya, where he has lobbied for constitutional rights surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryan Cheney actively networks for worldwide religious freedom and plans to advocate for that freedom throughout his professional law career.
“Before I got to law school, I interned at a startup business; I loved and cherished the entrepreneurship spirit there. When I came to law school, I thought I had to let go of the startup dream.”
Last fall, Roan attended an event sponsored by Wheatley Institute featuring legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar, who was on campus to speak at a forum. “I learned from him that to share, I first must acquire,” Roan says.
For Sarah Johns, a 2L student from Huntington Beach, California, attending law school and participating in competitions has improved both her knowledge and her spirituality.
Shubham dreamed about being in this position, and it wouldn’t have happened without God and those who give toward scholarships.
When it came time to apply to law schools, Erin Kitchens Wong submitted her application to only one: BYU. “I knew I could graduate with little or no debt and still qualify for any job that interested me.”
“I can say the donors to the College of Humanities materially changed my life. Because of their contributions, I graduated debt free and worked fewer hours, which created time for me to concentrate on preparing for the Law School Admission Test.”
Mother of nine first considered law school after founding a nonprofit organization that connected families experiencing homelessness to community resources.
Austin Atkinson used his language skills at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Tokyo, Japan, where Elder Gerrit W. Gong and Sister Sharon Eubank spoke.
Three years ago, Christopher Melling had never written a legal brief or attended a religious service of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Trained as a fighter pilot by the United States Marine Corps, Major Melling was ready to take the next step in his life.
Law student got to be mentored by the largest law firm in the United States, as part of the first-ever BYU Law Deals Academy in New York City.
BYU Law student gets valuable mentoring opportunity in New York City, and may lead to opening new doors for the future.
Student takes lessons learned in law classes and is able to immediately help a small city find resolutions to problems while still attending school.
Brianna Rosier arrived at BYU dedicated to a future in public interest; she now enters her final year at law school with an idea of what her future holds.
Providing pro bono legal counsel to refugees in Texas as part of a donation-funded externship was more than an experience-building class project, their efforts may have actually saved lives.
What did you do last summer? In 2015 BYU Law School student Brooke Ellis filed a bill in Congress.
Union, justice, tranquility, defence [sic], welfare, and liberty are words in the preamble of the Constitution of the United States. Their meanings may seem clear to you today, but do you know how they were used in 1787 when the document was written? And does a change in meaning really matter?
A scholarship has made it possible for Moses Khombe to attend BYU so he can return to Malawi and bless the lives of others. He says, "My BYU training has helped me understand how to treat and help each and every person.”
BYU Law School student James Egan recently finished his yearlong fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center (RMIC), an organization that works to prevent and correct wrongful convictions.