{"622507":{"#nid":"622507","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ivan Allen College Students Explore the World of Law","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003EIvan Allen College\u0026nbsp;Students Explore the World of Law\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe summer semester is in full swing, and many students are starting to settle into their internships for the season. This year, several Tech students, including students from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;have decided to take this time to pursue their interest in law, working across the legal spectrum \u0026mdash; from patent and intellectual property law to the nonprofit sector to working as paralegal assistant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEdouard Goguillon, a rising third-year international affairs major, already has a\u0026nbsp;history with law, having been interested in it since he joined his high school\u0026rsquo;s mock trial team in ninth grade. He currently works as a paralegal assistant for Martenson, Hasbrouck \u0026amp; Simon LLP, where he also interned last summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In general, I think my passion for law comes from a drive to seek justice,\u0026rdquo; Goguillon said. \u0026ldquo;I believe everyone should be treated equally, should be held accountable for their actions, and has a right to be heard.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome students have found internships that let them explore their interest in law but aren\u0026rsquo;t centered entirely around legal work. Shekinah Hall, a rising fifth-year public policy major, is spending her summer with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/civilrights.org\/about\/careers\/internships\/\u0022\u003EThe Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights\u003C\/a\u003E in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Given my background in public policy and interest in constitutional and civil rights law, I wanted to explore the overlap between the two and work on policy initiatives that addressed civil rights issues,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHall works on various projects with two issue teams \u0026mdash; education and justice reform. She also works with other departments, including communications and special topics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough their summers are just getting started, the interns see huge rewards from these experiences on the horizon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Just being in the environment has allowed me to learn so much about what being a lawyer really is,\u0026rdquo; Goguillon said. \u0026ldquo;I have been working [here] for a year and a half now, but I remember that in the beginning I learned the most simply by listening to conversations between two lawyers, or a lawyer on the phone with a client.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Georgia Tech doesn\u0026rsquo;t have a pre-law major, there are still several ways for those interested in the field to get involved. The School of Public Policy offers both a law, science, and technology \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/prelaw\u0022\u003Eminor\u003C\/a\u003E and a pre-law \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/prelaw\/curriculum\/pre-law-certificate\u0022\u003Ecertificate\u003C\/a\u003E. There are also several \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/professional-area\/pre-professional-programs\u0022\u003Epre-professional advising programs\u003C\/a\u003E through the Center for Career Discovery and Development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs are units of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story was repurposed from Institute Communication\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;original article, written by Grace Wyner, which\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/06\/07\/tech-students-explore-world-law\u0022\u003Ecan be found here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents are spending the summer interning in anything from patent law to the non-profit sector to paralegal work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students from the Ivan Allen College and College of Engineering are spending the summer interning in anything from patent law to the non-profit sector to paralegal work."}],"uid":"34559","created_gmt":"2019-06-14 14:55:46","changed_gmt":"2019-08-28 16:39:54","author":"pdemerritt3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"625266":{"id":"625266","type":"image","title":"Shekinah and Edouard Alternatre","body":null,"created":"1567010356","gmt_created":"2019-08-28 16:39:16","changed":"1567013152","gmt_changed":"2019-08-28 17:25:52","alt":"A side by side photo of Shekinah Hall and Edouard Goguillon","file":{"fid":"238052","name":"law side by sides1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/law%20side%20by%20sides1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/law%20side%20by%20sides1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":584782,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/law%20side%20by%20sides1.png?itok=Bdrcnz_1"}}},"media_ids":["625266"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167078","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"4121","name":"law"},{"id":"167256","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}