Category: Student Spotlight

  • Monica Dike
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Monica Dike! Q: As an undergraduate student at Sam Houston State University, you were involved in leadership roles in student organizations. Can you share more about how that experience prepared you for law school? A: Leadership played an integral role during my undergraduate experience. […]
  • Taylor Luke
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Taylor Luke! Q: Congratulations on winning a Beck Writing Award. Can you share more about that honor and how do you think your strong writing skills will help you in a legal career? The Beck Award is given to students who had especially strong […]
  • Lea Kokenes
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Lea Kokenes! Q: What did you gain from your summer experience in a public interest fellowship? I spent this past summer as a G. Rollie White Trust Public Interest Summer Fellow at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, in New York City, as an […]
  • HR Huber-Rodriguez
    We are pleased to bring back our Student Spotlight series for the 2022-23 school year! For this edition, we invite you to meet 2L Benjamin “HR” Huber-Rodriguez. In addition to working toward his Juris Doctorate, HR is seeking a dual degree with the LBJ School of Public Affairs where he serves as a research assistant. […]
  • Luke Dombroski headshot
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Luke Dombroski! Q: How have you found life in Austin? Does it suit you? I have definitely enjoyed my time in Austin! It is such a vibrant city, and with the incredible growth that the city is experiencing, there is no better place to […]
  • Jacqueline Morales headshot
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Jacqueline Morales! Q: We heard that you participate in ballet folklorico, can you mention more about that? Growing up in Brownsville, Texas, I always admired the women who danced Mexican ballet folklorico during Charro Days, a local holiday. I’m fulfilling an artistic dream of mine, […]
  • For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 3L Julia Di Fiore, a member of Texas Law Review, a Texas Quizmaster, and a Teacher’s Assistant! Q: What sort of things are you engaged in at law school? My extracurriculars include being a member of Texas Law Review, a TQ for Professor Schiess, and […]
  • Photo of Bardia Arasteh
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Bardia Arasteh! Q: What inspired you to be a founding member of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda at LSU? My inspiration came from a lifelong interest in the way that businesses are formed, managed, and innovate themselves to survive. I had many […]
  • Emma Edmund '24
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Emma Edmund! Q: How did your time as Editor In Chief of The Daily Northwestern help prepare or inspire you for law school? My time as editor of The Daily helped me develop and refine my writing skills, which I think is critical to […]
  • Headshot of Sarah Gaucher
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Sarah Gaucher! Q: What was the main inspiration for you to become the Founder of Aggie Minority Women in Law? Being a first generation American and also being the first person in my family to pursue law school, I was inspired to start Aggie […]
  • Blake Cleary
    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet the class of 2024’s Blake Cleary! Q: What inspired you to pursue a legal education? Weirdly, I was teaching English in Turkey and was going through conversation practice with one of my students who told me about the day to day life her father had […]
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    For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet 1L Natalia Arizmendi! Q: What has been the best surprise about your law school experience? The people have been the best surprise in law school. Law school is challenging and requires constant adjustments and exposure to experiences that are at times uncomfortable, but UT has […]