Law & Policy Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2026
Angel Lopez
What elements from your Dickinson experience had the biggest impact on your time in college?
Faculty and internships really changed my interpretation of Dickinson College. I fully embraced that I would have to adapt to the cultural and educational differences from Houston, Texas, but Dickinson helped me not only learn more about my own local neighborhoods back home but also change them. I have held donations to send back to my high school and give books from a professor back home to make a course surrounding those textbooks.
Internship experience:
- Steve Rice Law - intern
Alaina Leasure
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Even as someone who did not study abroad, I feel Dickinson has truly transformed me into a global citizen, eager to learn about communities different from my own and work alongside them rather than for them. Also, supplementing my internship experiences with INP helped me to reflect on why I was doing what I was doing aside from simply completing a major requirement.
Internship experience:
- Learning Life - democracy and diplomacy intern
- Court-Appointed Special Advocates intern
Madison Hensley
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson has prepared me for life after graduation by providing pre-law events from alumni who work in the legal sector to prepare me for what a legal career will look like, events on how to prepare my law school applications, where to apply and what to consider when deciding where to go. CCLA has been a big part in preparing me in the public interest sector. I am very thankful to have gotten an internship my freshman year through the CEF program.
Internship experience:
- Safe Harbour, Inc., Carlisle, Pa. - development & communications intern
Chris Hill
What elements from your Dickinson experience had the biggest impact on your time in college?
By far the thing that had the biggest impact on my Dickinson experience was the Mock Trial team here. My life would not be the same without it. I joined the team on a whim my freshman year, and I'm so glad I did. Being a member introduced me to the law and gave me the confidence I needed to finally decide that I want to become a lawyer. In my time in the club, I've developed incredibly strong public speaking skills, learned valuable career skills, become confident in myself, made lifelong friends and met my partner. I will forever be grateful to all of the wonderful people I met as a member of Mock Trial. If I hadn't joined, my Dickinson experience would not have been as great as it has been.
Internship experience:
- Colorado State Public Defender's Office - investigator intern
- Colorado State Public Defender's Office - paralegal intern
Elio Baez-Estersohn
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
It improved my ability to express myself verbally and through writing as well as improved my time-management skills and thought processes.
Internship experience:
- United States Senate, Senator Gillibrand - legislative intern
- New York County Supreme Court, Justice Ellen Biben - intern
- Mercury Public Affairs, LLC., New York City - intern
- The Common Good - public policy intern
- Institute for Civility, Houston, Texs - grant writing fellow
Sam Orzolek
What elements from your Dickinson experience had the biggest impact on your time in college?
Learning a foreign language has taught me so much about myself and others. The community here has been so amazing and supportive, and I've met countless inspiring people who help me push myself.
Internship experience:
- U.S. Army War College - intern
Published May 5, 2026