Beatriz Aguirre

My pathway to public interest began as a community organizer advocating for comprehensive immigration reform and later, as a social worker, working in juvenile probation. I began to see the disparities in access to justice for underrepresented and undocumented communities and became passionate about changing the system across picket lines. I returned to school for a master's degree in social work and now law school in order to become a better advocate for the community. … Not everyone is able to be in a position to advocate for others. It is a privilege to be in law school as a first-generation Latina and daughter of immigrants. Everyone needs an advocate at some point in their lives and, as future attorneys, we are in a unique position to speak up and make a world of difference to our clients and community.