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I never specifically wanted to become a lawyer. I was always obsessed with learning more about different cultures, languages and international relations. I desired to travel extensively, and I have been blessed to travel to 21 different countries so far. During my travels, I learned the importance of diversity, the idea and the beauty of a melting pot society, and I see this beautiful melding of cultures continue to bloom in the United States. What eventually inspired me to go into law were several of my trips abroad. I got to work with an organization called AFRODES in Colombia, (Asociaciòn Nacional de Afrocolombianos Desplazados) a human rights organization that works with the Afro-Colombian diaspora to ensure that they have a voice. This greatly inspired me to support marginalized communities that often lack resources and representation. I went on to study law at American University Law School, obtain my LLM in European Union Law in Spain at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and work at Estudio Flint Abogados in Peru. I also spent extensive amounts of time in various cities in Nigeria. My childhood obsession with different cultures helped me to pick up different languages. I am trilingual, I speak English, Spanish and Igbo fluently, which has immensely helped me to establish my independent law practice in Dallas, where I represent individuals through all aspects of the immigration process as well as family law. I see the beauty in the exchange of cultures and languages, that is why I am so dedicated to practicing immigration law, giving a voice to the voiceless and reuniting families.
Ify Odunukwe, Attorney/Abogada
✨ You must always have faith in people. And most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.✨ T-5 days until graduation!! I cannot believe I made it and I’m so grateful for all of the mentors and friends I’ve made along the way! and of course for my amazing mom who directed this photo shoot @naracal88
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As a black woman in the legal profession, I initially experienced imposter syndrome because of the lack of people in my profession that look like me. Since matriculating at Howard, I began researching how the lack of understanding and knowledge about being a racial and a gender minority has a devastating effect on women of color in their professional lives. Intuitively, it would seem that after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race and sex, our legal system would be at the pinnacle of our efforts to equality, however, quite the opposite has occurred for black women in the legal profession. Law firms nationally have expanded the scope of their diversity efforts not only to recruit but retain lawyers of color and women. The experiences and challenges of minority women have never been fully understood because their race and gender are always discussed separately. Minority women experience discrimination based on both their gender and race, unlike white women or even men or color who only have to deal with discrimination based on one of these characteristics (gender or race). Now, as I progress, I have become way more confident and found strength in my studies. I hope to continue this research through law school and after and I am excited for what is to come!
Jasmine Burton
J. D. Candidate, Howard University School of Law (2020)
Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy and Leadership, University of Virginia (2017)
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