Summer Experience with the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s (LASP) Chester County Division – Jordan Jackson

I had the pleasure of spending my summer interning for Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s (LASP) Chester County Division, located in West Chester, PA. Most of my summer was devoted to the Chester County Mobile Home Tax Reassessment Project: an …

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Casual Fridays with the March On Foundation

Welcome back for another Employer Spotlight. This post-fall break interview is with the March On Foundation. This week we are talking to Marina (Mina) Simon, a Tri-Co alum and graduate of Haverford College, and Esther Pang to talk about the …

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Yeimely Garcia Employer Relations Intern
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Practice Area Insights: How to Break Into an Environmental Law Practice

Environmental law can differ greatly depending on an attorney’s client base; one can work for a public interest group or firm to fight to preserve the environment or can represent companies to navigate environmental regulations. On either side, the practice …

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What is it like to work for the U.S. federal government as a student or recent grad?

The United States federal government is the world’s second-largest employer with 2.1 million civilian employees. For payroll and other human resource purposes, most fall under the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Working for the U.S. federal government, especially early in …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Jemille Duncan ’26 Highlighted as Rising Star in Philly Politics

6ABC: Swarthmore sophomore Jemille Duncan ’26 is a political prodigy, rising star in Philly politics

Philadelphia native Jemille Duncan ’26 was recently featured in a 6ABC series entitled Visions, which celebrates the city’s rich diversity, both past and present. For Black History Month, …

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Employer & Interview Insights

Practice Perspectives is the insider’s guide to what it’s really like to practice at the nation’s top law firms. This …

Practice Perspectives is the insider’s guide to what it’s really like to practice at the nation’s top law firms. This …

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Alumni Connections

  • Associate Attorney Gilbert & Sackman
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  • Research Assistant Healthy, Equitable And Responsive Democracy Research Initiative (HEARD)
Meet Khanh
  • Utility Analyst City of Philadelphia Government
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  • General Manager, Hypnos Icelus Ex Oblivione
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  • Executive Director American Political Science Association
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  • Corporate Compliance Manager NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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  • Staff Scientist National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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  • Project Manager, Maryland State Innovation Team - Office of Governor Wes Moore State of Maryland
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