Career Path of an Attorney at Stubbs Alderton and Markiles
Ani's career journey began with retail experience at Nordstrom, which provided valuable lessons in "customer service, teamwork, and meeting sales goals." Following this, a student assistant role and subsequent promotions within the Anderson School of Management's Edge program at UCLA led to a five-year tenure as program manager, a position Ani maintained concurrently with law school, culminating in a full-time role at Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP.
Customer Service, Teamwork, Project Management, Career Development, Leadership
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Ani Petrosyan
Attorney
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP
UCLA, 2017
Loyola Law School, juris doctor
English
Law
Legal
Honors Student, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Ani's retail experience at Nordstrom provided valuable skills in customer service, teamwork, and meeting sales goals.
2. Ani's participation and subsequent work with the Edge program at UCLA's Anderson School of Management exposed her to executives and senior management, offering valuable networking and career insights.
3. Ani's ability to leverage her experience from the Edge program into a full-time position and subsequent promotion showcases the importance of initiative and career development.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Did you have any internships or jobs before your current role?
In college, I was a transfer student. I started my transfer college years working in retail at Nordstrom Rack. When I moved and transferred to UCLA, I switched to the full Nordstrom store.
It was one of the best experiences I ever had in a retail environment. You learn how to speak to customers, the value of customer service, how to work in a team, collaborate, report to bosses, and meet sales goals.
While at UCLA, I found an opportunity that was more educational than an actual job. I found the Edge program through the Anderson School of Management, which was a three-week intensive course in business management fundamentals. I loved it so much that I got in touch with the program managers.
I asked if I could work with them during my senior year at UCLA. Luckily, they had a position open, and they hired me as a student assistant to help facilitate the same types of programs I had participated in. I spent the year with them, and it was great. I was constantly surrounded by executives and senior-level management.
This involved helping with minor tasks like setting up a break room and getting materials ready. After I graduated from UCLA, I pursued a full-time position in that same office. They hired me the day after graduation as a program coordinator.
I worked in that role for about six months before being promoted to program manager. I worked in that job for about five years, throughout law school and up until the bar exam.
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