I am an applicant of a diverse and unorthodox background. I believe that my experiences may empower me to contribute to the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the field of litigation. I was born in Lima, Peru where my family has its origin. My parents worked as government attorneys and enjoyed a relatively affluent lifestyle. However, Peru was an unstable country. My mother and I were forced to flee to America for our safety, leaving my father and the rest of my family behind, when I was just six years old. When we arrived we had little but the clothes on our backs. Due to the political unrest, we never saw any of them again. It was incredibly challenging to leave my family and move somewhere where the people spoke differently, every place was developed, and I was looked at inquisitively for eating a pizza with a knife and fork. I faced great adversity in learning the language and customs of this new country. I struggled with understanding why I was so different from my classmates. I felt that I should suppress what made me different in order to be accepted. However, despite not being able to speak a word of English and with little resources, I persevered. I developed a love for reading. I read at an 11th grade reading level while in 5th grade. However, I needed to improve my spoken English, so I partook in public speaking. From starting in elementary school giving speeches before parents and children, to leading panels and presentations helping diverse, first-generation, low-income university students such as myself, I have greatly improved my ability to speak while also developing a love for public speaking. Eventually I went from not being able to speak or read a word of English to using my multilingual abilities to help underrepresented populations in criminal and civil matters in the courthouse. Guiding people to seek the right help and consoling them during their times of stress was a humbling experience. Sometimes I am amazed that I went from barely being able to understand children’s books in English to condensing thousands of pages of contracts, memoranda, and motions into short final memoranda, which I did for sixteen judges in state court. As a Peruvian, first-generation American citizen, I believe that my experiences from humble beginnings to being privileged enough to attend law school and eventually become an attorney can help me to contribute positively to life at a top litigation firm. While I humbly grant that I am not the traditional law student coming from a top law school, I guarantee that I work as hard as any student and perhaps with more fervor than they as well. I wish to be able to help bless individuals with better lives as I was blessed with a better life coming to this country.

I am an applicant of a diverse and unorthodox background. I believe that my experiences may empower me to contribute to the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the field of litigation. I was born in Lima, Peru where my family has its origin. My parents worked as government attorneys and enjoyed a relatively affluent lifestyle. However, Peru was an unstable country. My mother and I were forced to flee to America for our safety, leaving my father and the rest of my family behind, when I was just six years old. When we arrived we had little but the clothes on our backs. Due to the political unrest, we never saw any of them again. It was incredibly challenging to leave my family and move somewhere where the people spoke differently, every place was developed, and I was looked at inquisitively for eating a pizza with a knife and fork. I faced great adversity in learning the language and customs of this new country. I struggled with understanding why I was so different from my classmates. I felt that I should suppress what made me different in order to be accepted. However, despite not being able to speak a word of English and with little resources, I persevered. I developed a love for reading. I read at an 11th grade reading level while in 5th grade. However, I needed to improve my spoken English, so I partook in public speaking. From starting in elementary school giving speeches before parents and children, to leading panels and presentations helping diverse, first-generation, low-income university students such as myself, I have greatly improved my ability to speak while also developing a love for public speaking. Eventually I went from not being able to speak or read a word of English to using my multilingual abilities to help underrepresented populations in criminal and civil matters in the courthouse. Guiding people to seek the right help and consoling them during their times of stress was a humbling experience. Sometimes I am amazed that I went from barely being able to understand children’s books in English to condensing thousands of pages of contracts, memoranda, and motions into short final memoranda, which I did for sixteen judges in state court. As a Peruvian, first-generation American citizen, I believe that my experiences from humble beginnings to being privileged enough to attend law school and eventually become an attorney can help me to contribute positively to life at a top litigation firm. While I humbly grant that I am not the traditional law student coming from a top law school, I guarantee that I work as hard as any student and perhaps with more fervor than they as well. Unfortunately, my school does not do On Campus Interviews. My school encourages students to enter the public sector, such as the judiciary, over the private sector. However, I am zealous about serving clients in private practice, with the greater resources and training that a top law firm provides.