Ava’s Advice: Securing the Law Internship
By Ava Halovatch, Pre-Law Peer Advisor
Finding an internship in law during your undergraduate years is daunting. Since we do not yet have the knowledge and experience of law students, it can be difficult to market ourselves and get involved.
Ava’s Advice: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
By Ava Halovatch, Pre-Law Peer Advisor
As pre-law students, we tend to put an enormous amount of pressure on ourselves to succeed and match up to our peers. It is easy to get caught up in the comparison game, and I learned just how heavy that burden could be early on.
Ava’s Takeaways: The Law Fair at UConn
By Ava Halovatch, Pre-Law Peer Advisor
Deciding on a law school can be a difficult decision. With about 198 law schools in the United States alone, it can become overwhelming, especially when you have limited exposure to the many different options. That is the exact reason that we host the Law Fair at UConn.
Inside the U.S. Senate: GA Patrick’s Behind-the-Scenes Experience
By Patrick Riley, Graduate Assistant
Public service is often talked about in big, abstract ways, but my summer internship in Senator Chris Murphy’s office in 2024 showed me what those ideas actually look like when they’re lived out day to day. Politics isn’t a distant, one‑dimensional world. It sits right at the intersection of people, communities, and the issues that shape their lives. This internship gave me the chance to step into that intersection of people, communities, and the issues, and see what “serving the public” really means.