Melo “Mel” Augustine, Shereena Kamal and Jessica Morales from the Class of 2024 will take part this summer in a North Carolina Bar Association enterprise that encourages and promotes diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Three top Elon Law students in their first year of study have been selected for a highly competitive internship program established by the North Carolina Bar Exam to promote and support diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Melo “Mel” Augustine L’24, Shereena Kamal L’24 and Jessica Morales L’24 were selected for the 1L Summer Associate Program created by the NCBA’s Minorities in the Profession Committee to provide influential corporations and law firms in North Carolina with an avenue for recruiting for summer internships some of the best underrepresented students from each of North Carolina’s law schools.
It is the eighth year in a row that at least three Elon Law students have secured such placements.
Placement: Civic Federal Credit Union
Alma Mater: Wake Forest University
Undergraduate Major: Politics & International Affairs
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
“Interning with in-house counsel is a unique opportunity that I am grateful to have received. I aim to make the most of my law school career by exploring as many fields as possible, and an internship with Civic Federal Credit Union is a wonderful start. I hope to learn more about the exciting nature of in-house work and to further develop my skills as a...
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