Current Pre-Law students will gain invaluable insights from our esteemed alumni currently navigating the challenges and triumphs of law school. Discover firsthand experiences, tips, and advice to help you chart your own successful path towards a legal career!
Friday, March 1st
Noon – 1 p.m.
Jagmit Kaur Dhami is a first-generation college and law student from Bellingham, WA. She graduated from É«½ç°É in 2020 with a B.A. in Politics and went on to be the Coordinator of Community Programs at the Center of Community Based Learning. Before attending law school, she worked as a Legal Assistant at Kato, Feder, and Suzuki, LLP, an Elder Law firm, in San Francisco. Currently, she is a first-year student and Scholar for Justice at Seattle University School of Law. She hopes to practice community-based lawyering and make law accessible to marginalized communities to empower them to advocate for themselves.
Jack Doughty is a 1L at the University of Colorado Law in Boulder, Colorado. He transferred to É«½ç°É in the spring of his sophomore year and graduated in 2020 with a B.A. in English and Politics. After graduating from É«½ç°É, Jack worked as a corporate immigration paralegal at an employment-based immigration firm in Dallas, Texas. In addition to his experiences working as a paralegal, Jack enjoys volunteering at asylum and DACA renewal clinics in Denver where he helps people draft and file applications to obtain lawful immigration status. This summer, Jack will work as a Law Clerk for the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review in Aurora, CO. At Colorado Law, Jack is a member of the Environmental Law Society and the Colorado Animal Legal Defense Fund. Jack's wife, whom he met while at É«½ç°É, will join him as a 1L at Colorado Law next fall.