Opening doors to your future
Brooklyn Law School is dedicated to diversity and expanding career opportunities.
As a law school strongly committed to diversity, we are dedicated to maximizing career opportunities for our students. We participate in various diversity recruitment programs and job fairs throughout the country, in addition to diversity programs sponsored by major law firms. The Career Development Center will inform you about these opportunities, as well as diversity scholarships, fellowships and job fairs. The contacts for the CDC are:
Keith Dominguez, Esq. (he/his)Senior Associate Director of Career & Professional Developmentkeith.dominguez@brooklaw.edu
Grace Nsofor
Associate Director of Career & Professional Development
grace.nsofor@brooklaw.edu
Examples of past Brooklyn Law School student recipient of diversity fellowships and scholarships are listed below.
- For Summer Fellowship Recipients, Opportunities Abound in a Range of Fields
- Brooklyn Law School Students Selected for Prestigious Summer Fellowships
- Sarah Capasso-Kosan ’18 Wins LGBT Bar Association Writing Competition
- Brooklyn Law School Students Selected for Coveted Fellowships
American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP)
| Daisy Mendez ’26 | Hon. Robyn F. Tarnofsky |
For more information about the ABA JIOP.
Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship
| Germaine Harbaugh ’26 |
For more information about the Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship, please go to the Labaton website.
LatinoJustice PRLDEF Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP)
| Willis Huynh ’26 | New York Life for 1L Summer and Willkie Farr & Gallagher for 2L Summer |
| Sonia Paz Canton ’26 | Televisa/Univision for 1L Summer and Paul Hastings for 2L Summer |
Information about the LatinoJustice Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP) fellowship can be found on the LatinoJustice website.
New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
| Anne Cordova O’Connell ’26 | Celonis, Inc. |
| Ashley Faranesh ’26 | New York Life Insurance Company |
| Mithun Imbulamure ’26 | Arnold & Porter |
For more information about the New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program.
New York County Lawyers Association Hon. Harold Baer Jr. and Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity and Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program
| Iris Park ’26 | Hon. J. Paul Oetken, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York |
For more details about the program: https://www.nycla.org/equity-and-inclusion-in-the-judiciary-internship-program/
New York State Bar Association’s Summer Health and Diversity Fellowship
| Divya Sethi ’26 | Martin Clearwater and Bell |
For more details about the program: https://nysba.org/health-law-fellowship-recipients/
The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program
| Jeffrey Chan ’26 | Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto |
| Tracy Cui ’26 | Hon. Javier H. Vargas |
| Negar Khalaf ’26 | Hon Bryant F. Tovar |
Brooklyn Law School alum Linda S. Lin ’03 is one of the chairs of the program. Brooklyn Law School alum Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick ’93 (now a NYC Civil Court Judge) is a past co-chair of the program.
For more information, please go to https://www.scsjip.org/law-schooldivision.
New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
| Kim Ira ’25 | BNY Mellon |
| Jae Yoen Cecilia Kim ’25 | Apple Bank |
| Sophia Kunthara ’25 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
| Eric J. Simon ’25 | Jackson Lewis P.C. |
For more information about the New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program.
Blank Rome 1L Diversity Scholars Program
| Phalguni Vetrichelvan ’25 |
Information about the Blank Rome Diversity Scholars Programs can be found on the Blank Rome website.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1L Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Scholar
| Lawrence A. Wint ’25 |
For more information about Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s 1L Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Scholar program.
Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship
| Christopher Orjuela ’25 |
Information about the Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship can be found on the Labaton website.
American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP)
| Angela Chang ’25 | Hon. Lorna Schofield SDNY |
For more information about the ABA JIOP.
The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program
| Hyun Ji “Tammy” Jung ’25 | Hon. Joanne Quinones, Kings County |
| Yeji “Amy” Kim ’25 | Hon. James R. Cho, EDNY |
Brooklyn Law School alum Linda S. Lin ’03 is one of the chairs of the program. Brooklyn Law School alum Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick ’93 (now a NYC Civil Court Judge) is a past co-chair of the program.
For more information about the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program.
New York State Bar Association’s Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship
| Melinda Calderon ’25 | Unilever |
| Yun Jung Choi ’24 | Pepsico |
| Syed Hussaini ’24 | Hercules Pharmaceuticals |
| Imad Rafi ’24 | VNS Health |
| Marguerite Willis ’25 | DICE |
For more information about the Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship.
New York County Lawyers Association’s (NYCLA) Hon. Harold Baer Jr. & Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity & Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program
| Giselle Omar ’24 | Hon. Jennifer E. Willis, SDNY |
For more information about the NYCLA’s Hon. Harold Baer Jr. & Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity & Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program.
The New York Bar Foundation Jana Springer Behe Corporate Counsel Section Fellowship
| Davon Harris ’24 | Catholic Charities |
For more information about the New York Bar Foundation Jana Springer Behe Corporate Counsel Section Fellowship.
LatinoJustice PRLDEF Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP)
| Woeser Dolma ’24 | Goldman Sachs for Summer 2022 and Paul Hastings for Summer 2023 |
| Karen Reyes ’24 | Goldman Sachs for Summer 2022 and Paul Hastings for Summer 2023 |
| Jose Gerez ’24 | Equitable Holdings for Summer 2022 and Eversheds Sutherland for Summer 2023 |
Information about the LatinoJustice Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP) fellowship can be found on the LatinoJustice website.
New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
| Zackary Harris ’24 | MetLife, Inc |
| John Madigan ’24 | Bloomberg L.P |
| Jowel Uddin ’24 | Sher Tremonte LLP |
Information about the New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program can be found on the New York City Bar Association website.
Blank Rome 1L Diversity Scholars Program
| Nneka Wharton ’24 |
Information about the Blank Rome Diversity Scholars Programs can be found on the Blank Rome website.
Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship
| Mathew Santoyo ’24 |
Information about the Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship can be found on the Labaton website.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 2L Diversity Fellowship
| Juliet Sato ’23 |
Information about Weil’s 2L Diversity Fellowships can be found on the Weil, Gotshal & Manges website.
Linklaters 2L Diversity Fellowship
| Eun Byul “Harrie” Im ’23 |
For more information about the “Making Links 2L Diversity Fellowship Program."
American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP)
| Erin An ’24 | Hon. Susan Wigenton, DNJ |
| Hyun Chik “David” Lee ’24 | Hon. Cecilia Romero, D. Utah |
For more information about the ABA JIOP.
The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program
| Erin Azie ’24 | Hon. Javier E. Vargas, Kings County Family Court |
| Joanne Choi ’24 | Hon. Vera M.Scanlon, EDNY |
| Amanda D'Aniello ’23 | Hon. Katharine H. Parker, SDNY |
| Stephanie Goebel ’24 | Hon. Sarah Netburn, SDNY |
| Ezra Mann ’24 | Hon Ilana J. Marcus, Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County |
| Caroline Tsai ’24 | Hon. James R. Cho, EDNY |
Brooklyn Law School alum Linda S. Lin ’03 is one of the chairs of the program. Brooklyn Law School alum Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick ’93 (now a NYC Civil Court Judge) is a past co-chair of the program.
For more information about the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program.
New York State Bar Association’s Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship
| Xinyi Geng ’23 | Hercules Pharmaceuticals |
For more information about the Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship.
New York County Lawyers Association’s (NYCLA) Hon. Harold Baer Jr. & Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity & Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program
| Noah Abdelaziz ’24 | Hon. Stewart D. Aaron, SDNY |
For more information about the NYCLA’s Hon. Harold Baer Jr. & Dr. Suzanne Baer Equity & Inclusion in the Judiciary Internship Program.
Epstein Becker Green 1L Diversity Pipeline Program
| America Garza ’24 | Epstein Becker & Green |
Information about the program can be found on the Epstein Becker & Green Law website.
Goodwin 1L Diversity Fellowship
| Magdalin Pena ’23 | Hon. Lorna G. Schofield, SDNY |
Information about the fellowship can be found on the Goodwin Law website.
New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
| Amandi Lebron ’23 | Davis & Gilbert |
| Serena Miranda ’23 | Apple Bank |
| S. Thia Paruchuru ’23 | TIAA |
| Juliet Sato ’23 | American Express |
Information about the fellowship can be found on the New York City Bar Association website.
Latino Justice PRLDEF Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP)
| Danique Thompson ’23 | Goldman Sachs for Summer 2021 and Paul Hastings for Summer 2022 |
For more information about the Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP) fellowship.
Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship
| Eun Byul “Harrie” Im ’23 |
American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP)
| Magdalin Pena ’23 | Hon. Lorna G. Schofield, SDNY |
The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program
| Shina Bharadwaja ’23 | Hon. Philip Hom, New York City Civil Court, Queens County |
| Nadia Kirsch ’22 | Hon. Anne-Marie Jolly, New York City Family Court |
| Michelle Lepkofker ’22 | Hon. Vera M. Scanlon, EDNY |
| Stutti Tilwa ’23 | Hon. Alexander M. Tisch, New York Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Division |
| Barbara Vega ’22 | Hon. Carolyn Wade, Kings County Supreme Court |
| Kaicheng (Newton) Yu ’23 | Hon. LaShann DeArcy Hall, EDNY |
Brooklyn Law School alum Linda S. Lin ’03 is one of the chairs of the program. Brooklyn Law School alum Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick ’93 (now a NYC Civil Court Judge) is a past co-chair of the program.
New York State Bar Association’s Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship
| Deborah Teslyar ’23 | Salesforce |
More information about the Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship.
Dominican Bar Association Law Student Scholarship
| Yariza Pimentel ’22 |
More information about the Dominican Bar Association Law Student Scholarship (see also on Instagram).
Dominican Bar Association Faviola Soto Judicial Internship Program
| Clarice Feliciano ’23 | Hon. Faviola Soto, New York State Court of Claims |
More information about the Faviola Soto Judicial Internship Program.
New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) Hon. Harold Baer Jr. and Dr. Suzanne Baer Minority Judicial Internship Program
| Hilary Lee ’23 | Hon. Barbara Moses, SDNY (and NYCLA past president) |
Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund
Kacy Vance ’22
For the list of past Brooklyn Law School recipients on the Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund website.
New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
| Dominika Peko ’22 | TIAA |
| Catrell Jewel ’22 | Bloomberg |
| Eli Rios ’22 | Locke Lord |
| Christian Rivera ’22 | Bessemer Trust |
| Amy Zhou ’22 | Herbert Smith Freehills |
Information about the fellowship can be found on the New York City Bar Association website.
Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship
Crystal Liu (AJD/2021)
Arnold & Porter Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
Christian Hodges ’22
American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP)
| Meghan A. Johnke ’22 | Hon. Susan M. Breall, Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco |
| Jahi Jabari John Liburd ’22 | Hon. Donald L. Graham, S.D. Fl. (Miami) |
| Thu P. Nguyen ’22 | Hon. Lorna G. Schofield, SDNY |
The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program
| Lilliana Iorfino ’21 | Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, EDNY |
| David Kim ’22 | Hon. Analisa Torres, SDNY |
| Yariza Pimentel ’22 | Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez, Supreme Court, Bronx County, Civil Term |
Brooklyn Law School alum Linda S. Lin ’03 is one of the chairs of the program. Brooklyn Law School alum Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick ’93 (now a NYC Civil Court Judge) is a past co-chair of the program.
The Judicial Resources Committee of the United States Judicial Conference and Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project
| Monica Rashed ’22 | Hon. James Cott, SDNY |
| Bryttni Yi ALD/’22 | Hon. Pamela Chen, EDNY |
More information about the Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project.
Hispanic National Bar Association (HBNA) Intellectual Property Law Institute (IPLI)
| Isabel Agosto (’21) |
For more details about the program, see https://hnba.com/ipli2023/.
Bar Associations and Organizations
The Career Development Center assists specialty bar associations in their outreach to diverse student groups:
Asian American Bar Association of New York
Association of Black Women Attorneys
Dominican Bar Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association Foundation of Greater New York
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
National Bar Association
National Black Prosecutors Association
National LGBT Bar Association
PALS (Practicing Attorneys for Law Students)
Puerto Rican Bar Association
South Asian Bar Association of New York
Some Diversity Fellowships
Dorsey & Whitney LLP Diversity Fellowship
New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program
New York State Bar Association's Environmental Law Fellowship
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington Hong Duc Clerkship
Vinson and Elkins Diversity Fellowships
Some Diversity Scholarships
Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Diversity Scholarship
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Diversity Scholarship Program
LeGal’s Tryon Garner Memorial Fellowship for African-American LGBT Civil Rights
Metropolitan Black Bar Association Scholarship
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Diversity Scholars Program
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Diversity Scholarship
Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship
Reed Smith Diverse Scholars Program
Thomson Hine Diversity Scholarship
Some Diversity Job Fairs
Boston Lawyers Group
Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (Kansas City, Missouri)
Hispanic National Bar Association Law Student Symposium and Job Fair
IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities
Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
LeGaL LGBT Career Fair for First Year Law Students
Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference
National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair
National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference (aka Lavender Law Conference)
Northeast BLSA Job Fair
Northwest Minority Job Fair
Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair
The Tri-State (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) Diversity Recruitment Program
Some Diversity Judicial Internships Programs
American Bar Association Section of Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program
American Bar Association Section of Litigation Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association Foundation of Greater New York Dr. M.L. "Hank" Henry, Jr., Fund for Judicial Internships
New York County Lawyers' Association Hon. Harold Baer Jr. and Dr. Suzanne Baer Summer Minority Judicial Internship Program
New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship with a Justice of the Commercial Division
Sonia and Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program
Other Diversity Legal Internships
AFL-CIO’s Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program
Bristol-Myers Squibb Diversity Legal Internship Program
Federal Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG)
Latino Justice PRLDEF Corporate Legal Internship Program
Morgan Stanley Summer Diversity Program Opportunity for First Year Law Students
Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program for First Year Law Students
UBS Diversity Legal Summer Program