Ly, a first-generation college student whose parents were factory workers, describes why his work at the plaintiff-side firm Bryan Schwartz Law is expanding both his skills and resolve.
By Andrew Cohen
Our annual Summer Work Series features Berkeley Law students reflecting on their current job. These first-person accounts detail career-advancing work and skill building in many legal areas, often through opportunities gained in partnership with the Career Development Office.
Rising 3L Vasomnoleak Ly developed a clear sense of purpose while broadening his horizons in various positions before law school. His work included conducting anthropology research in Cambodia on a Fulbright and spending three years at Massachusetts General Hospital helping low-income and immigrant patients navigate social services and the hospital system.
A first-generation American and college student interested in the intersection of technology, healthcare, and employee and consumer rights, Ly is committed to advancing economic and social justice during and after his time at Berkeley Law. He has served as diversity chair for the school’s Plaintiffs’ Law Association, notes editor for the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, senior submissions editor for the Berkeley Journal of International Law, and pro bono student leader of the Queer Justice Project.
Last summer, Ly advocated for LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers as an Equal Justice America Fellow intern at Oasis Legal Services. Below, he describes...
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