I have always had an interest in the criminal justice field, but my greatest influence was in the eighth grade when a police officer, Michael Owens, gave me my first ever West Virginia Legal Codes book. By giving me this book, he influenced me a lot. He showed me that I could do anything I set my mind and that he believed in me, just by giving me a simple book. Since then, I have committed to my decision of becoming a lawyer and is why I now take Criminal Justice courses at my local technical school.
Shortly after graduation I decided to move to New York City to explore career options. However I remained open to a career in law. Moving to New York City presented challenges, some of which brought me to realize my advocacy potential. When I first moved to New York City I transferred job locations with my current employer Jenny Craig and pursued modeling. I had non-exclusive contracts with multiple agencies and
Recognizing the important role that law serves in an integrated modern society and acknowledging the influence of legal professionals on individuals, institutions, and government; I aspire to become a lawyer to help facilitate a progressive path to universal peace and enjoyment for all and to ensure the protection of the individual’s universal rights and access to public goods, particularly in America and my native Caribbean. While I acknowledge the potential financial benefits inherent in the practice of law, the exigency to pursue this field is a personal challenge and genuinely altruistic. Despite souring optimism, reality suggests it is improbable for any one individual to right all of society’s wrongs. I am not concerned, however, with the results of my efforts in future endeavors. For me, the courage, candor, and excellence of my efforts are more central to my self-fulfillment than the legacy deriving from it.
I am currently working as an LPN rooming patients in an OB/GYN clinic. My job includes taking vitals, updating medical records as necessary, preparing exam rooms for the providers, administering injections and medications per order, and recording signs and symptoms for the providers. I work along side the providers and midwives assisting with procedures. I place OB patients on the non-stress testing machines and educate patients on topics such as breastfeeding, maintaining a healthy pregnancy, etc. Working here, I 've been able to witness many situations that drive me to want to succeed as a doctor, such as being able to assist patients who are in active labor or empowering patients to take better care of their health.
Throughout middle school, I developed a strong interest in law, which I never lost. Because of this, I began doing extensive research on the qualifications and prospective career pathways in law, and this sparked my interest in becoming a City Attorney. Due to my growing passion, I started taking several classes through the Northwest Iowa Community College to get a jump start on my education. Since then, I've studied a variety of psychology courses along with others like Social Issues, Introduction to Political Science, and Introduction to Criminal Justice. These classes have taught me an immense amount about our political systems, and I will be able to apply my newly-found knowledge in my future endeavors.
Having lived in the area for over 25 years, I am deeply rooted in the business and social networks. I take the greatest of pride in being friendly, when possible. Yet, I have the natural competitive nature, passion for real estate, and ability to be aggressive, when necessary, to help every client get the best deal and terms. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, I am fluent in both Spanish and English. At age seven, I moved to Miami.
What I plan to do with this degree is to hold a career in a work setting as a paralegal, lawyer, assistant, or even in a subcontractor work field. I came to this conclusion while looking for internships and jobs that aligned with what I love to do. In the first 3-5 years after graduating, I see myself working as a paralegal or a legal assistant. Since obtaining an internship job, such as being a subcontractor for the DOI, I have learned a lot about how an MLS can help bump up my applications in pursuing avenues of legal assistance. And a bump in my knowledge in the legal field overall.
I always had this dream of being a Corporate Lawyer since age five. My senior year I made the decision not to attend Clark Atlanta University and to attend Gordon State College. The people around me mentioned that becoming a lawyer would be hard work and several more years of school. I got asked several times “Are you sure this is what you want to spend the rest of your life doing?” That answer still remains unknown until this day.
My career goal is to one day become a lawyer. My road on this career path began when I attended Queensborough Community College majoring in Criminal Justice. At the time my aspirations was having a career in law enforcement. After receiving my associate degree, I continued my education at SUNY Old Westbury majoring in Criminology. It is here, where I learned more about criminality from a systematic perspective; but also from a sociological view.
Professional Disclosure Statement Michelle A. Stahl, MA Center for Counseling and Psychological Services Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269) 387-5105 This document is designed to inform you of my background and to ensure that you fully understand the components of our professional relationship. Because your understanding is important to me, I invite and encourage you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have with me before the group begins. Education I am a first year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Western Michigan University. I earned my Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University in 2013.
If I enter the law profession, I can choose to become a corporate lawyer, tax lawyer, and even a judge in the future. In other words, one major reason behind my interest in becoming a lawyer is that the profession encompasses a lot of aspects in society which would more or less broaden my horizons and provide me with a deeper perspective of the law. The profession would mainly mold me into a highly flexible person who is knowledgeable in a lot of
I am applying for the Research Analyst position at Business Insider in New York City, an opening I learned of through LinkedIn’s explore page. I am applying because I am drawn to Business Insider’s storied success in the data-driven business news space, and specifically with its application of innovative research to offer their users a competitive, meaningful edge. As I am currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in economics and philosophy at Pace University, I believe my divergent studies and experience offer a unique, applicable perspective towards data analysis and research. Economics helps me analyze and interpret data, and provides the tools to produce pragmatic solutions. For my economic thesis, I analyzed The Effect Terrorism and Refugee Populations have on Western European Tourism Revenue, and it was because of the skills I learned in my economics courses that I could grasp previous literature, choose acute variables for my equations, and interpret my results.
I would like to end up as a judge of some time career-wise. More immediately, I see myself working a government job while in law school. A government job would hopefully get me good connections for a future career as either a prosecutor or defender. The law career is interesting to me because it is a little bit of every subject. There is a performance aspect to it, especially when considering the public speaking component.
I perform best when I am challenged, and law is a career that will always challenge me to develop my knowledge and think outside the box. I appreciate how a career in law would expose me to a range of diverse practice areas and clients, and how I can apply the skills and structures developed at university to different problems I face. I firmly believe that Chapman Tripp would be the ideal place for me to develop my law career. The culture of the firm encourages its employees to challenge themselves in a dynamic way, but appreciates the value of respect, integrity and collaboration. I want to work at Chapman Tripp because I want the opportunity to work at the best firm, with the best people, and in an environment where I am challenged and encouraged.
For my job shadowing experience I went to Eversheds, it is a corporate law firm and their offices in Johannesburg are in Melrose Arch. I chose to job shadow at a law firm as I had an aptitude test done by Professor Nel who comes highly recommended, one of the top choices to pursue as a career, was law. My strengths are in languages and my ability to connect and speak to people of all ages. Being a lawyer would include me having to have face-to-face interaction with clients, and I will be able to use these skills to my advantage as a lawyer. In this law firm, there are many different types of lawyers.
