The path that led me to pursue my vocation as an attorney started seven years ago. After graduating from high school, I enrolled at California State University, Northridge, while I was working at Macy’s as a sales representative. I was also working with an investor to expand my solely owned men’s retail sneaker business and with another investor to open a boutique restaurant. It had always been my intent to be an entrepreneur and I wanted to waste no time in setting these ideas into action. However, I had to redirect this ambition when my father became ill. He suffered three heart attacks from 2007-2009 and was taken to the emergency room every three to four months for heart complications. Compounding our troubles was the nationwide recession, which had a profound effect on my father’s job as a real estate agent. I had to step into the role of breadwinner and caretaker, an overwhelming task for any 18 year old. My academics suffered, but I was able to take care of my family at this difficult time and I was able to see that my mother, 12 year old brother and father were provided for financially and emotionally.
To be honest, I resented my new responsibilities within my family. Until that point, my plan in life was to fulfill my satisfactions, not my family’s, and I could not decide which the right path was for me given the added pressure. Ironically, it was a run-in with the law that solidified and confirmed my life and career goals. The events that led to this end are so baffling that a detailed explanation is warranted and I have provided one in the Arrest Addendum attached.
I was fortunate that my attorney, who is well respected, allowed me to work very closely with him throughout the entire process, providing lear...
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...ing at the Law Offices of Gevork Chilingaryan, which is entirely criminal law. My passion and dedication to this goal has not wavered and after being trained by esteemed attorneys and speaking to alumni, I am certain I am on the right path.
My serious interest in Loyola Law School is generated by its quality of education, especially the hands-on style of teaching. Also, its thriving history of diversity, the inviting attitude of everyone on campus, and my fraternity. My fraternity shares close fundamentals to the Jesuits, which I taught about, even using the Jesuit motto as one of our themes. I look forward to being trained by Professors Laurie Levenson, Samuel Pillsbury, and Stanley Goldman. The faculty members I met, and alumni I know, have shown me this welcoming attitude and supportive environment and for that reason Loyola Law School is my first choice.
I would appreciate an opportunity to attend your university to help fulfill my aspiration of becoming a eminent sports attorney. Growing up a native Houstonian, I have always been enamored with studying law at the University of Houston knowing of all the prestige it proudly displays. I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, but I didn’t know exactly how I wanted to carve my niche in the legal world.
I am the product of divorced parents, poverty stricken environments, and a blended family, but I refuse to let that dictate the outcome of my life. At the age of ten, I had to assume the role of a fatherly figure to my three siblings, so I missed out on the typical childhood most would have had. I grew up in neighborhoods where gangs and criminal acts of violence were a pervasive occurrence, but I resiliently did not allow the peer pressures of others to force me to conform to their way of life. By the age of 15, I received my worker 's permit, and that allowed me the ability to help my mother financially in the absence of my father’s income. I worked the maximum amount of hours I could while balancing my academics and extracurricular school activities. I was a scholar athlete and triathlete in high school, and although I continuously faced much adversity, I still managed to be accepted to the University of California State, Bakersfield after I graduated from high school in 2005. Sadly, after
...nality, talents, training, organization, attention to detail, attributes, and love of helping others. It would be a pleasure and honor to have the opportunity to be accepted into your law school.
One-L, by Scott Turow, outlines the experience of attending Harvard Law School as a first year law-student. Turow weaves his experiences with those around him, and intertwines the professors of Harvard law, as well as their lectures. Initially, Turow enters Harvard law in a bit of disarray and awe. As a world of hornbooks, treatises, law-reviews, group studies, and legal terminology unfold beyond comprehension; Turow is confronted with the task of maintaining sanity. Time appears to be the most important variable, as Turow begins to study for contracts, torts, property, civil procedure, and criminal law; because time is so precious, one key-highlight for law-students is to balance family. Moreover, Turow is part of section-1, and two of his
Every day in the world many people wake up doing things to help others, but there’s at least 3 million people in the criminal law field (Careers in Criminal Justice,2014) that risk there life to help others and make the world a safer place. Whether you choose to purse a desk jobs or a front line job in the criminal law field there are many challenges people are faced with. Some of the challenges consist of being assaulted, exposed to life threatening things, and being alone in life. It takes a lot to choose a career when you know there are many challenges, but doing so because it benefits others.
My first exposure to the criminal justice system was while in high school when I was fortunate to be chosen for an internship with a District Judge John Vance in Dallas, Texas. Judge Vance made certain I had a rich and varied experience. He had me to sit in on several high profile cases in his court and to participate in preparing cases for trial with a prosecutor and defense attorney. In addition, he encouraged me to visit other courtrooms and courthouses to observe the proceedings. This along with him coordinating visits at local jails and law enforcement agencies gave me a broad and well-rounded perspective of the criminal justice system. I recall fondly, sitting in on closing arguments at the federal courthouse; the prosecutors practiced
Throughout my four years in high school I have been fortunate enough to fulfill many of my aspirations and my thirst for knowledge. One goal that I would like to achieve is to become an international attorney. I have aligned my involvement in specific academic and extra-curricular activities to aid me preparing for the long road between my present situation and the day I pass the bar exam. Through my high school activities I have learned three virtues that I have deemed necessary to achieve my goal, passion, self-discipline, and perseverance.
I ended up joining the group of more individuals that wanted to be the hero that one day would ‘save the day.’ Not in the sense of being that one superhero that every little kid looks up to, but knowing that I wanted to be part of a team that helped bring justice to each family that has lost someone. Most of my family is working or has worked in the criminal justice field from state troopers and prison guards to probation officers. So it’s almost like I 'm destined to do this kind of thing. I feel like I have to carry on the family’s pattern with going into law
Hatch, Scott A., Hatch, Lisa Zimmer. Paralegal Career For Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub., 2006. Print.
Gaining an in-depth knowledge of the criminal justice system, throughout my Bachelors program has been exciting as much as an eye opener. Some of the subjects were ones that I did not expect. There were also, ones that had no idea how ignorant I was on the subject.
Growing up in a country where girls are constantly advised to be doctors, nurses, educators, and any other profession except law enforcement motivated me even further in accomplishing just that. Even as a little girl I simply could not ignore the violence, corruption, and inequality that affected my country; I wanted to fight the violence that brought misery to many, and bring justice to those who desperately deserved it. My goals of pursuing a career in criminal justice were constantly struck down and criticized throughout the years. However, once an impossible dream became a reality when I immigrated to the United States, the land of opportunity. Though my hope was restored, living and adapting to an unfamiliar environment with no family or support proved to be yet another obstacle. Witnessing my parents struggle to adapt, feeling helpless, and confused to provide us a better life has been an immense source of inspiration that drives me to seize every opportunity as it were my last.
My major is Paralegal Studies and I expect to graduate with an Associates of Arts degree in December of this year. Many years ago, as an investigator for both a private company and a county agency, I was introduced to the legal field. Recently, I was awarded the opportunity to attend college, so I decided I wanted to reenter the legal profession as a paralegal. The paralegal profession appeals to me, because I enjoy the processes of developing a case, as well as its legal aspects. A paralegal is involved in a case from the beginning to the end; from the initial client interview to assisting the attorney during the client’s trial or the settlement process. My goal is to become a paralegal for a solo practitioner or a small firm in my local area who represent clients in different areas of the law.
Coming out of my senior high school was one of the most difficult tasks I 've been given up to this point in my life. I was overwhelmed, excited, sad, busy, and uncertain of the near impending future. The past 13 years of my life I had been studying, practicing, playing, and working my way towards a brighter future. I could see the future in front of me, it was as if I could reach out and touch it. It was almost like getting a shot at the doctors, I knew it was what was best for me but I was terrified anyway. But I pushed aside my fears and on August 8, 2015, I set foot on a college campus, my home for the next four years. I knew why I was there though; I came to college in order to channel the love I have for my country into the motivation necessary to take the next step up the ladder towards a constitutional law degree, a degree I’ll use to protect this country and the people who reside in it. But to truly understand why I came to college, I have to start at the beginning.
The problem was I didn't have a clue to what kind of business to start. I tried some of everything to realize my dream. I started an entertainment agency...it failed. I tried a half of a dozen of multi-level marketing ventures...failed. In 2,006 a good friend and I founded the Real Talk Foundation. It was a mentoring organization for at-risk youth males aged 15-17. We were successful at reaching out to the youth, but the lack of experience caused the business to fold after a few years. While I had the passion, I didn’t have the working knowledge on how to operate a nonprofit organization. I must admit that being a part of those young men lives was some of the most fulfilling experience. After the guys in the group graduated from high school, I decided to take time to get my master’s degree and restructure the organization. I was two semesters from graduating when my life took a sharp right turn sending my life in another direction. I was caught me completely off guard. I came back from vacation and was promptly served with a pink slip. I lost my job in the midst of most severe recession in the country’s history. The weakening economy caused the unemployment rate to soar historical rates. Like everybody, I started to feel the pressure to find a job with more money going out than coming in. By 2010, the recession reached full strength and I found myself penniless, destitute and homeless. My life was shattered in to tiny
My interest in public interest law, nonprofit advocacy, and social justice began at a very young age. My passion was influenced by my upbringing, as well as my journey down a path different from what my family and culture envisioned. It is this same divergent path that has led me to me to pursue the legal profession today.