Indian Law Reflective Essay

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Reasons for being interested in the Indian Law conference I wish to be considered for the Indian law conference scholarship. I graduated from the Charleston School of Law in May 2015, and I was admitted into the South Carolina Bar on November 16, 2015. I am interested in learning more about Indian law. Specifically, I am interested in attending the Indian law conference because ICWA, the Indian law decisions from the Roberts' Court, and UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will be discussed. I am involved in Indian law issues in educational settings by authoring law review articles and law school seminar papers focused on Indian law. As a law student, I demonstrated strong legal research and writing skills through my legal research …show more content…

Prior to entering law school, I achieved three undergraduate degrees, a graduate degree, four professional certificates, and a national certification. Subsequent to obtaining my Masters degree in Counseling Psychology in 2003, I began teaching and tutoring various courses at Greenville Technical College until beginning law school in 2012. As a psychology, English, and computer science instructor, I was responsible for preparing lectures, syllabi, experiments, and examinations for the courses that I taught. I taught college students and at-risk adolescents. While teaching approximately six courses per semester and attending school, I tutored students in the majority of subject matters taught at Greenville Technical College. In addition to working at Greenville Technical College and attending school, I worked as a forensic laboratory assistant. As a laboratory assistant, I gained valuable forensics experience through experiments involving evidence preservation. Currently, all my knowledge of Indian law has been acquired through self-directed research. Attending the Indian law conference would expose me to Indian law scholars and practitioners, which would help me develop real life skills and a better understanding of the current

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