Fordham University School of Law

The financial support from EJA allowed me to dedicate my summer to working full time at a public interest clinic. Clinics like [Lincoln Square Legal Services] provide incredible support and assistance to low-income clients and without financial support from organizations like EJA, it would be incredibly difficult to attract students to this kind of work. I am extremely grateful to EJA for supporting students who wish to pursue public-interest work

Like many others in the wake of George Floyd’s death I have been thinking a lot about systematic racism and the inequalities that exist in our society. In the past two weeks at Legal Aid, I have seen the direct effects of our current system on my clients, especially in regard to determinations of child safety and subsequent removals. I am so excited for the opportunity this summer to learn firsthand how I can use my future law degree to help in dismantling this biased system.

I am grateful to Equal Justice America for helping me financially with the fellowship that allowed me to do the public interest work I am most passionate about while living in New York City. The experiences I had [at Fordham University School of Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic] were affirming that I am in the correct field, and that there is work that I find meaningful within it. Thank you for everything.