Career Path of a Lawyer at Latham & Watkins
Shawna's passion for law began with high school and continued through four years on the college mock trial team, culminating in an undergraduate internship at a bankruptcy law firm. This experience, along with a post-undergraduate LSAT preparation and law school at UCLA, led to their current position at Latham & Watkins after applying for "different legal jobs".
Mock Trial, Legal Internships, Law School, Career Path Planning, Gap Year
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Shawna Strecker
Lawyer/Associate
Latham & Watkins
University of California Los Angeles, 2018
UCLA School of Law; Juris Doctorate
History, Art History
Law
Legal
Video Highlights
1. Participated in Mock Trial team in high school and college, sparking interest in law.
2. Completed an internship in a bankruptcy law firm during undergrad.
3. Took a gap year to prepare for and apply to law school (UCLA).
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college?
What about any internships or jobs you had before your current role?
Of course. One of the main things that brought me to my legal career in college was being on the mock trial team for all four years. I had joined the mock trial team in high school, and that initially sparked my interest in the legal world. I continued with it for all four years of college.
I also had an internship in undergrad, going into my senior year, at a small legal office. It was a bankruptcy law firm.
After that, I took a gap year before going to law school. During that year, I studied for the LSAT, applied for law school, and got into UCLA Law, where I continued my legal education.
During my time at UCLA Law, I was applying for different legal jobs and finally ended up where I am now.
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