I first became involved with the Elder and Health Law Clinic at McGeorge School of Law after taking a class on Elder and Health Law by Professor Melissa Brown. I wanted to get real-world experience assisting clients with estate planning, accessing health care, and any other legal matters that they sought out the clinic
“How I Met Your Mother” was my inspiration for coming to law school
Inspired by the show, “How I Met Your Mother,” Michael Ung, ’23, came to McGeorge School of Law to study Family Law. He was drawn to the McGeorge community because it reminded him of his hometown. Michael is also part of many student organizations on campus.
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Being in McGeorge’s Elder and Health Law Clinic strengthened my legal research and writing, and taught me interpersonal skills
One reason McGeorge School of Law was of great interest to me was its many legal clinics where students operate as certified law students under the supervision of assigned attorneys. The clinics are primarily
The Federal Defender Clinic at McGeorge School of Law has allowed me to develop real-life litigation skills in the courtroom
When I began law school, I committed myself to using the skill set I would develop during my time at McGeorge School of Law to help people. My 1L summer internship at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office solidified my passion for indigent defense work. At that point in my law school journey, I began
The Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic at McGeorge lets me provide inmates a chance at receiving justice
When I was an undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, I attended a Critical Race Theory Seminar hosted by political activist, professor, and author Angela Davis. I learned a great deal about the prison-industrial complex. From there, I became interested in topics ranging from prison conditions, mass incarceration, and other social justice
McGeorge’s Homeless Advocacy Clinic allows me to address the need of those in poverty
Amidst the pandemic in October 2020, I applied for a position with a local non-profit organization in Sacramento called Women’s Empowerment. After three years of working as a legal secretary for a firm that handled landlord-tenant law, I found myself wanting to advocate for the unhoused during a time when housing was and currently still
McGeorge School of Law courses help me in preparation for Washington, D.C.
Haley Summers (they/them) is a second-year law student at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. In this video, Haley Summers, JD ’23, discusses the school’s proximity to the California State Capitol, the Capital Lawyering Concentration, and useful skills they acquired during law school coursework.
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Elder and Health Law Clinic taught me the skills I need to succeed
Working at the Elder and Health Law Clinic at McGeorge School of Law has been my greatest law school experience thus far. I am gaining the confidence and necessary practical skills I need to
Student organizations at McGeorge School of Law allowed me to meet new people I wouldn’t have met before
Mackenzi Christenson is a fourth-year evening student at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. In this video, she talks about McGeorge’s evening program, working in the school’s Immigration Law Clinic, the school’s part-time program, and student organizations at McGeorge.
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Involvement in McGeorge’s Federal Defender Clinic gave me real-life experience helping clients
Humanizing justice-involved individuals is what I have long been most passionate about, especially in this time of mass incarceration. I’m most in my element when I’m at the forefront of decriminalizing mental health conditions, seeking to end collateral consequences,