Summer 2018 // "Gator"
The summer of 2018 marked my first year of staying in Springfield while I was out of school. During this time I learned what it meant to be on my own, without friends, school, or my parents. I think this experience was good for me and it helped me grow and know what it meant to be independent.
I worked three jobs that summer. In the mornings I would work for the University Technology Services Help Desk, taking calls and helping with whatever projects needed to be completed. I loved my time at Tech Services and I'm glad that I had the opportunity to work for the University over the summer. From there, I work work in the afternoons at Hosmer, King, and Royce, a law office here in town. This was my first real internship and my first experience with the law. Of course as an intern, I couldn't do much with the law, but I was still around the kind of environment that I was planning on in my future. My last job was nights and weekends at the Kohl's here in Springfield. I had worked retail before and I figured that I could manage the long days. I was incredibly wrong, but I did learn a lot from that summer.
At Hosmer, King, and Royce, I was able to work with paralegals in whatever projects they needed done. Most times, this would include massive amounts of copying and running errands. The errands were always my favorite part because it allowed me to see Springfield in the summer and outside of my little bubble here at Drury. I was able to interact with City and County officials, running to the Greene County Courthouse and to the Probate Court offices. I was also able to meet a slew of new people at the law firm, and I opened my eyes to see what kind of people lawyers really were. Growing up, I had one certain view of lawyers and the legal field. It was a very rigid view and I thought lawyers had to be perfect all of the time or else they would lose. What I learned was that a lawyer can be anyone and that they're all human like the rest of us. From seeing one of the name partners walking around the office in basketball shorts and barefoot, to hearing about the personal bankruptcies filed by one of the paralegals. I learned that no matter what we will all make mistakes there's no way to avoid that. I loved working for Hosmer, King, and Royce because it taught me so much about the diversity of the law field and how to handle the stresses of the law.
I worked three jobs that summer. In the mornings I would work for the University Technology Services Help Desk, taking calls and helping with whatever projects needed to be completed. I loved my time at Tech Services and I'm glad that I had the opportunity to work for the University over the summer. From there, I work work in the afternoons at Hosmer, King, and Royce, a law office here in town. This was my first real internship and my first experience with the law. Of course as an intern, I couldn't do much with the law, but I was still around the kind of environment that I was planning on in my future. My last job was nights and weekends at the Kohl's here in Springfield. I had worked retail before and I figured that I could manage the long days. I was incredibly wrong, but I did learn a lot from that summer.
At Hosmer, King, and Royce, I was able to work with paralegals in whatever projects they needed done. Most times, this would include massive amounts of copying and running errands. The errands were always my favorite part because it allowed me to see Springfield in the summer and outside of my little bubble here at Drury. I was able to interact with City and County officials, running to the Greene County Courthouse and to the Probate Court offices. I was also able to meet a slew of new people at the law firm, and I opened my eyes to see what kind of people lawyers really were. Growing up, I had one certain view of lawyers and the legal field. It was a very rigid view and I thought lawyers had to be perfect all of the time or else they would lose. What I learned was that a lawyer can be anyone and that they're all human like the rest of us. From seeing one of the name partners walking around the office in basketball shorts and barefoot, to hearing about the personal bankruptcies filed by one of the paralegals. I learned that no matter what we will all make mistakes there's no way to avoid that. I loved working for Hosmer, King, and Royce because it taught me so much about the diversity of the law field and how to handle the stresses of the law.
Spring 2019 // Legal Intern
I started at the City in November of 2018. I noted the date of this internship as Spring since that was the class I had to take for the internship to count towards my Law and Society minor. I am continuing this internship through the summer of 2019, and into the fall semester.
Working for the City of Springfield has been one of my favorite jobs. Not only do i Get to work with amazing people who support me, but I've actually gotten to work with the law! This has been an incredible experience for me in my undergraduate years, since an opportunity like this doesn't come around very often. I remember sitting in the interview, selling myself the best I could. And if I remember right, I went to the interview without the intention of getting the job. I wanted to make sure that I could still interview well since I had been with Tech Services for almost 2 years at that point. When I got the acceptance email, I was over the moon with happiness. This was one of my best interviews for one of the best jobs I could have gotten. Not only was I working for the City, but I would be working with the law and doing real legal research.
Since then the City has been nothing but good to me. The attorneys and the paralegals both seem invested in my personal success, especially around the time of my first LSAT exam. I remember bringing in the practice books, and several attorneys stopped by my office to give advice and share their own stories about law school. Knowing that even so early into my time with the City that the people there cared about me made me want to give them my all and that has made me very dedicated to the City.
I can't wait to see what I'll do over the summer and into my senior year with the City, I know it'll be nothing short of educational and fun.
Working for the City of Springfield has been one of my favorite jobs. Not only do i Get to work with amazing people who support me, but I've actually gotten to work with the law! This has been an incredible experience for me in my undergraduate years, since an opportunity like this doesn't come around very often. I remember sitting in the interview, selling myself the best I could. And if I remember right, I went to the interview without the intention of getting the job. I wanted to make sure that I could still interview well since I had been with Tech Services for almost 2 years at that point. When I got the acceptance email, I was over the moon with happiness. This was one of my best interviews for one of the best jobs I could have gotten. Not only was I working for the City, but I would be working with the law and doing real legal research.
Since then the City has been nothing but good to me. The attorneys and the paralegals both seem invested in my personal success, especially around the time of my first LSAT exam. I remember bringing in the practice books, and several attorneys stopped by my office to give advice and share their own stories about law school. Knowing that even so early into my time with the City that the people there cared about me made me want to give them my all and that has made me very dedicated to the City.
I can't wait to see what I'll do over the summer and into my senior year with the City, I know it'll be nothing short of educational and fun.