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) Associate Director, Career Development Center keith.dominguez@brooklaw.edu

Joseph Yarsky, Esq. (he/his) Associate Director, Career Development Center joseph.yarsky@brooklaw.edu

Tamara Stephen, Esq. (she/her) Associate Director, Career Development Center tamara.stephen@brooklaw.edu 

Examples of past Brooklyn Law School student recipient of diversity fellowships and scholarships are listed below.

2023 Recipients and Placements

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.


2022 Recipients and Placements

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.


2021 Recipients and Placements

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.

2020 Recipients and Placements

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/.

2019 Recipients and Placements

The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program

Brian Brown ’21 Hon. Denny Chin, 2d Circuit
Mengzhou (Melissa) Fu ’21 Hon. Laura Taylor Swain, SDNY
William Granados ’21 Hon. Dora Irizarry, EDNY
Layla Noriega ’21 Hon. Joanne Quinones, NYS Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal
Saba Waqar ’21 Hon. Sarah Netburn, SDNY

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.

More information about the program can be found at scsjip.org.


ABA Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP)

Mengzhou (Melissa) Fu ’21 Hon. Laura Taylor Swain, SDNY
Mollie Hamel ’21 Hon. Lorna Schofield, SDNY
Heewon Lee ’21 Hon. Andre Birotte Jr., Central District of California
Marcelle Little Dawes ’21 Hon. Elizabeth Stong, Bankruptcy, EDNY
Alanna Melanie Phillips ’21 Hon. Lorna Schofield, SDNY
Saba Waqar ’21 Hon. Sarah Netburn, SDNY

Information about the ABA (American Bar Association) Judicial Internship Opportunity Program (JIOP) is available at www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/jiop/program/.


New York City Bar Association 1L Diversity Fellowship Program

Ama Bonsu ’21 Coty Inc.
Brandi Ama Doyal ’21 Jones Day
Hyanna Cardoso ’21 Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Information about the fellowship can be found at on the New York City Bar Association website.


Labaton Sucharow Minority Scholarship and Internship

Jordan Khorshad ’21 

Information about the Scholarship and Internship can be found at www.labaton.com/about-us/diversity/diversity.


Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America Diversity & Inclusion Summer Internship

KT Firstenberger ’21


Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Diversity & Inclusion Law Department Summer Internship Program

Nicholas Fuchs ’21


New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship program

The current chair of the sponsoring committee is a Brooklyn Law School alum - Yamicha Stephenson ’12

Husain Hicham Bazzi ’20
Yifeng Chen ’20

Information about the Kenneth G. Standard Diversity Internship Program can be found on the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) website.


Hispanic National Bar Association (HBNA) Intellectual Property Law Institute (IPLI) sponsored by Microsoft

Kassandra Irizarry ’20

For more details about the program, see the HNBA Intern letter.


Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund

Diego Gomez ’20

For the list of past Brooklyn Law School recipients on the Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund website.

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

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