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Last fall, I was honored to attend a networking event at Quarles & Brady LLP in Milwaukee, WI through Marquette University Law School. There, I met exceptional attorneys who were welcoming to all the students. That event has left me with a desire to work for such a respected and professional company, like Quarles & Brady LLP. Growing up, I was introduced to the importance of a dependable legal team in conversations with my family in Brazil. My uncle runs a labor & employment and business law firm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His firm primarily focuses on labor & employment law, which he believes is an imperative area of law to practice, due to its connection with societal needs. As a child, I always found his legal stories interesting and he always articulated how rewarding it is to work in law. …show more content…

It is my intent to practice in the labor & employment or business law area, and I have carefully crafted my career path towards this goal. Quarles’ connection with Marquette University Law School and Milwaukee has made the firm admirable throughout the area. I appreciate that Quarles’ offers its summer associates a unique opportunity to learn, and I want you to know that I will be completely focused and driven to deliver work that is thoroughly researched, accurately analyzed and useful in its application. As a first-year law student at Marquette University Law School, I am actively searching for experience involving labor & employment or business law, but I am open to any opportunity at Quarles & Brady. I welcome an invitation to meet with you and further discuss my qualifications for and interests in this