Dickinson College
Law & Policy Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2022
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Amanda Fruman
Hometown: Owings Mills, Maryland
Majors: law & policy, political science
Graduate School: University of Baltimore School of Law
Field of study: J.D. or LL.B. in law
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
- Helped me significantly with the law school application process.
- Connected me with alumni that have legal careers.
- Supported me throughout the internship process.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
Starting my career in the legal field after graduating from law school.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Engaging in research with professors and for my senior honors thesis.
Internship Experience
- Dickinson Office of Admissions; Carlisle, Pa.; Liberty Cap intern
- Evan Guthrie Law Firm; Charleston, S.C. (remote); legal intern
- Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas; Carlisle, Pa.; judicial intern
- Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce; Fenwick Island, Del.; policy intern
Lindsay Kuracina
Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois
Majors: law & policy, political science
Employer: Skadden Law Firm
Job title: legal practice assistant
Job Responsbilities
- Assist attorneys with filing court papers, document productions, retrieving client information and preparations for trials .
- Conduct legal and non-legal research
Internship Experience
- Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development.
- Drafted policy briefs, reports and online publications to increase public awareness.
- Conducted extensive research on current and upcoming legislation.
- Assisted the institute in its regular programming
Phil Regan
Hometown: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Major: policy management
Employer: Hunter Durant Real Estate Advisors
Job title: associate
Job Responsibilities
Commercial real estate development & brokerage associate regionally and nationally. Asset types include industrial, office, multifamily, retail, automotive, specialty uses and low-income housing.
Internship Ecperience
I interned for AmerisourceBergen as a cybersecurity intern in Chesterbook, Pa. Worked under Arvin Bansal, senior director of Data Risk and Governance, maintaining and managing data and platform security software tools for the Information Security Team, such as Microsoft MCAS and Netskope CASB. Created and organized a cybersecurity project to more efficiently centralize the control of data moving between various product divisions as well as in the cloud applications, such as Office 365, Box, Salesforce and Service Now. In closing of internship, I presented my cybersecurity project report during a town hall meeting to CEO and chairman of the board Stephen Collis, who reviewed and approved it. The result of my presentation lead to a video given to all new employees today.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson gave me a better understanding of how to live a better, more fulfilling life. Dickinson gave me the confidence to never stop growing, helping and pursuing my dreams.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am most anticipating the opportunities and relationships that will lead me to becoming a better person.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Winning a Centennial Conference championship in 2018 and studying abroad with my teammates/friends in Bologna, Italy.
Zak Bauer
Hometown: Clarion, Pennsylvania
Major: law & policy
Employer: Dave McCormick
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
It taught me how to research and how to work within groups.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
To be doing work worth doing.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Playing football while I was here and the friends I got to room with.
Internship Experience
Glenn Thompson’s Oil City, Pa. office. Research, project writing, talking to constituents.
Internship Experience
Conducted research into nanomaterials under the instruction of Ph.D. candidate Maria Politit in the lab of Dr. Lilo Pozzo at the University of Washington in Seattle. REU was funded by the Clean Energy Bridge to Research.
Elaina Clancy
Hometown: Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania
Major: law & policy
Employer: U.S. Army
Job title: 2nd lieutenant/adjutant general officer
Job Responsibilities
Providing personnel support that affects soldiers' overall well-being, while assisting commanders by accounting for and keeping soldiers combat-ready.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
I have had a phenomenal experience at Dickinson for a multitude of reasons. With Dickinson being a small liberal arts school, I have had opportunities to work with a vast array of campus departments and organizations, growing my own leadership skills and knowledge across multiple disciplines.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am anticipating a challenging and stimulating environment, where I will constantly be pushed to adapt and learn something new every day. I feel that Dickinson did a tremendous job preparing me to thrive as an Army officer operating in highly complex environments.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
I appreciate more than anything the personal connections I have been able to develop with students, professors and faculty.
Internship Experience
I interned at the Cumberland County Courthouse for the honorable Judge Guido. I was fortunate to have had Judge Guido as a professor, then thanks to my Dickinson connection I was able to witness and observe law in action and how it operates on a daily basis.
Kaitlyn Loeben
Hometown: Galloway, New Jersey
Majors: law & policy, psychology
Employer: Franklin & Marshall College
Job title: Americorps college adviser
Job Responsibilities
Providing college application assistance to a high school, planning events and communicating with families.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
At Dickinson, I was able to work with faculty on projects, helping me get used to working with those in higher positions. This helped me with networking.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am looking forward to using my liberal arts degree to serve high school students and ease their worries about life after high school.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
My time as a member of Pi Beta Phi was life changing. It was great to meet so many strong, intelligent women who will be my friends and mentors for life.
Internship Experience
Worked in D.C. as a government and philanthropy intern for Fund for Education Abroad, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to students of color and first-generation students studying abroad.
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Published April 7, 2022