-: I knew very early on that I wanted to
pursue a career in social justice as an attorney.
And I had no idea how to go about doing that
because all of the attorneys in my family
are moneymakers, (laughs) and didn't know a thing about
working in the public sector.
And so, I needed some help with that.
I wasn't sure.
It's like, I know I want to work in social justice,
but I'm not quite sure how and I don't know
what the options are other than being a D.A.,
which I knew was not for me.
And so, I had to go to the Career Center
to sort of help me find out what my options were.
And that's when I spoke to a career counselor there.
She's like, "Well, what about being a public defender?"
And I looked into it, did some shadowing actually,
and I was like, "Yeah, I could definitely get into this."
And that's why I chose the law school that I chose.
And that's what I did, straight out of law school,
for five years.