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Feb 2021
30m 30s

Securing Employment During and After Law...

Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer
About this episode

In this episode, Nick Santomassimo, a 3L at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University discusses his work experiences during the summers prior to entering law school and his law school summers, and his path to securing post-law school work. 

Nick's particular interest lies in corporate law and he shares how his decision to spend one summer with a corporation helped him secure a position with a corporate law firm.

About our guest...

Nick Santomassimo graduated from Marist College in 2018 where he majored in Business Law and earned a certificate in the ABA Recognized Paralegal Certificate Progam.  He is expected to graduate with a JD from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in May 2021.

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