Spring 2022
5
Anna Casey ’17
Associate, Gibson Dunn
Washington, D.C.
Describe your work: Most of my work involves labor and employment matters in which our firm represents employers in different federal district and appellate courts and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state agencies. In addition to my labor and employment practice, I have also worked on antitrust matters. I really enjoy how people-centric my work is. Whether it is preparing a new witness for a deposition, thinking through how a judge will receive a piece of evidence, or trying to understand how a client’s workforce operates day to day, I spend a lot of my time thinking about the law and people.
What activities do you enjoy outside of work? I like exploring new restaurants in D.C. and trying to keep my high-maintenance plants alive. I also like to read, especially contemporary fiction, and I’m an avid fan of my Baylor Bears. And, of course, I love being an aunt, and I treat spoiling my nephews and niece like a hobby.
Are you where you expected to be at this stage of your career and life? Certainly not! For one, I did not expect to spend so many of the early years of my legal career working remotely. I had my first oral argument in federal court over Zoom—which is something I never would have seen coming in 2017.
What do you like about your life 5 years after law school? After five years, I am thankful that I still really like being a lawyer. I like the quiet days I spend...
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