Tell me about yourself.
- Became interested in the legal field in College
- JKitta for 2 Years
- Worked on discovery and trial prep - Law School & LWR
- MPA in Support of Motion to Set Aside Info.
- one point away from a perfect score - All for the Family this Summer
- Built on research skills
What is your greatest weakness?
Perfectionist
- A challenge for me, but which worked for me as a legal intern doing trial prep and research, is that i’m detail oriented which sometimes results in me being a perfectionist and getting STUCK IN THE DETAILS and forgetting to take a step back and seeing the bigger picture.
- Impacted my grade my first semester
- Concerned with writing perfect outline, no time to do many practice q’s and essays. - HOWEVER, 2nd semester, careful about balancing my time between managing the details, organizing them in my outline, and having enough time to do practice tests which resulted in me improving my grades and getting onto the dean’s list.
What is your greatest strength?
ADAPTABILITY
- Good at adapting and learning new things quickly
- Law firm, job was different each day, was the only intern
- worked with multiple attorneys & did a variety of different assignments everyday.
- Learned how to thrive in a fast paced environment.
What is your greatest accomplishment?
Dean’s list second semester
What do you like to do outside of law school?
Travel with family
Run
Why are you interested in Keesal?
- National reputation for its business litigation department
- I love that the Sf office SPECIFICALLY is a smaller sized firm
- Suits my work style because it’s what I was exposed to at my previous internship.
- Given more responsibility
- More varied work and more exposure to different practice areas and attorneys
What is the biggest mistake you’ve made?
Not asking for help during my second semester.
However, the next semester reached out to professors.
Resulted in knowing what was expected of me and making it onto the dean’s list.
Who is your biggest hero?
Mom
- had me at young age
- very determined
- always gave me motivational talks
- got my persistence from her
What characteristics are important for this position/an attorney?
- Persistence
- Big work load, long hours, complex cases that are not always favorable to your client, needs to be persistent in order to do well in the long run.
- Collaborative nature
- Encourages different perspectives
- Offers solutions and new ways to handle difficult issues
- Ex. Jkitta they did this a lot, which resulted in finding better ways to handle a complex issue. Which is also why I want to continue working for a smaller firm.
Tell me about a time you took leadership/what experience prepared you to work for a law firm?
- Elected as director of academics for my sorority
- Responsible for girls with different academic backgrounds and learning styles.
- Made a plan catered to each of their needs in order to push them forward to where they needed to be academically
- SKILLS LEARNED HERE ARE SIMILAR TO SKILLS NEEDED IN ATTY CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
- Must establish trust with client by working with client on a one to one basis to understand their needs and their specific circumstances.
How would you build a trusting relationship with a client?
- Show you prioritize them
- Be responsive
- Understand their specific needs and circumstances
- Set proper expectations
What makes you the best candidate for this role? Why should we choose you?
ADAPTABILITY
- Good at adapting and learning new things quickly
- Law firm, job was different each day, was the only intern
- worked with multiple attorneys & did a variety of different assignments everyday.
- Learned how to thrive in a fast paced environment.
What non-legal book
Because we do so much reading in law school, when I do have free time I like to spend it on other things like traveling, hanging out with friends, hiking, etc.
Tell me more about your research project/writing sample and what you enjoyed about it?
- MPA in Support of Motion to Set Aside the Information
- Argued that my client was improperly held to answer for the crime of burglary
- Prosecution provided insufficient evidence to conclude that my client committed burglary because my client lacked burglarious intent and entry
Enjoyed reading through cases until you find the one that makes your clients case.
Enjoyed the process of persuading the judge to reach the result most favorable to my client.
Enjoyed creating the strongest arguments and refuting opposing arguments.
What do you want to do in 10 years
- Pass bar first time
- Be apart of a firm that has a great business litigation, hopefully Keesal
- Become mentor for an associate whose the first in his/her family to be in the legal field.
What did you do last summer in your internship?
Did a lot of research on child custody cases.
Really enjoyed building off of my research skills learned from 1L year and applying it to these cases.
How do you like law school?
Enjoyed my LRW class. Drafted MPA and was one point away from perfect score.
Any questions?
- What kind of training does your firm provide to the summer associates?
- How is the work assigned? Do we get to work with multiple attorneys or one? And how is feedback provided?
- What traits are shared between the best associates at the firm?
- What sets Keesal apart from other firms?
- What made you interested in the law and what was your biggest challenge throughout law school/getting your first legal career in the practice area you were most interested in?
Ideal Job/What do you look for in a firm?
- Collaborative Culture
- Encourages different perspectives and results in solutions and new ways to handle complex issues.
- Transparency with employer
- Benefits both sides when person is transparent with what they need and the other understands what is expected of them. - Smaller firm, like Keesal
- More responsibility
- More varied work
- More opportunity to work with different attorneys
Are your grades a good indicator of your academic abilities?
- My second semester grades are. But more than anything I think the GROWTH FROM FIRST SEM. TO SECOND SEM. IS.
What made you choose GGU?
- Received a full ride scholarship
- Location, I’ve always lived in the bay area and plan on staying here.
- In the middle of a city where theres opportunity to network.
Whats the most important reward you expect from your legal career and from this position.
- Opportunity to try new things in the legal field.
- Learn from experienced attorneys about the field that I want to get into.
- Learn about different ways attorneys tackle complex issues.
How well do you work under pressure?
- Thrive under pressure because did so at John Kitta & Associates.
- One intern and multiple attorneys
Problem you solved
Alpha Phi Director of Academics
