Reflections from the Field (Part 7)

This past summer, UBSPI (in conjunction with the Maryland Legal Services Corporation and the University of Baltimore School of Law), funded 15 UB Law students to intern at public interest organizations to gain first-hand legal experience serving a variety of communities.  Over the next few months, their stories will be highlighted on Out in the Streets.

1Ls and 2Ls:  Are you interested in applying for a $4,000 grant to support your public interest work this summer?  Applications for 2012 grants are available here.  Remember:  Much of our funding comes from our annual public interest auction, to be held this year on March 9.

Natalie D'Antonio, 2L, University of Baltimore School of Law - House of Ruth

House of Ruth was a wonderful experience that showed me how various types of law intertwine. Though it is a domestic violence clinic which focuses on family law; criminal law, constitutional law and civil law all came into play. I also learned how to connect and interact with clients and effectively help them gain more legal knowledge about how to address their problems. It was extremely rewarding to provide legal information to people who knew they needed to accomplish something to change their life and move on from their past. I got to make a difference and put people at ease simply by applying legal information I knew to their lives. Together, we discussed their legal problems and curtailed the legal procedures and options to their needs. It was a  wonderful experience that has laid great ground work for me to be a successful attorney no matter what kind of law I decide to practice.