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Employer Name
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University of
New Mexico School of Law |
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Job Title
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Law Student/Law
Clerk |
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Major and
Class |
BA Latin American Studies-1999 |
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Additional education
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University of
New Mexio School of Law
Juris Doctorate-will graduate in May 2008 |
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Briefly describe what you do
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Through the
State Bar of New Mexico Summer Clerk Program, I work at the State of
New Mexico Risk Management Division's Legal Bureau. They are the
entity that handles all lawsuits against the state and state
employees. I am writing memos, motions, etc. |
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What are the key skills, abilities, and personal
qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?
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Knowledge of financial markets, theory, history
and regulatory environment. Also requires the ability to present to
diverse audiences, including financial advisors, investment
committees, public seminars, etc. Finally, selling skills and
territory/expense management are necessary. |
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What other jobs have you had?
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Accenture
(formerly Andersen Consulting): Business Process Analyst (1999-2001)
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Trinity
University: International Student Advisor (2002-2004)
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University of
Southern California Alumni Association: Alumni Program Coordinator
(2004-2005)
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What are the key skills, abilities, and
personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?
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The most common
quality needed to succeed in my vastly different professions is the
ability to learn quickly, which is one of the best by-products of
Trinity's liberal arts and common curriculum focus. In all of those
experiences I had to learn a great deal. |
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What do you enjoy most about your current
position?
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I have enjoyed
the intellectual stimulation of the first year of law school. While
the reading workload was amazing, I enjoyed learning about the many
areas of the legal profession, and am excited to put that knowledge
to use in my first clerkship experience. |
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Most important/valuable lesson or activity in
college that impacted your career
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I would have to
say that TigerTV was pretty important in my career so far as it
allowed me to become very comfortable speaking in many different
public settings, whether it be in small groups or in front of
hundreds of people. |
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What advice for someone entering this field?
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Consulting: Be
ready to work long hours and maybe travel. But don't expect that
travel to be like study abroad or a vacation: I went to Frankfurt
and Vienna three times before I saw anything beyond the airports,
hotels and client sites. |
Questions?
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E-mail your questions to
askalumni@trinity.edu
Put the name of the alumni you wish to
contact in the subject line, then type your question. |
