Athena Eliades

You earned a graduate degree at San Francisco State University and worked in San Francisco this summer. Is the City by the Bay a likely long-term destination?

I think I will eventually end up back in San Francisco. I love Las Vegas. The opportunities I’ve had at UNLV as an undergrad and now at Boyd have been amazing! Las Vegas is my hometown, and I have a strong community here, but San Francisco has my heart.

As president of Boyd's Organization of Women Law Students (OWLS), what are your goals for the group this year?

This year OWLS’ goals are to push for women’s representation within the legal field and to uplift underserved women within the Nevada community, be it through helping women understand their legal rights or through charity. For our female members, we hope to see them end up in higher level legal and political jobs, where women have been marginalized, and know that they are supported by our male members. We hope that our events will bring attention to equality through representation and that women outside of the legal community can find a place of inspiration through their representation.

The entertainment gods are about to shut down all forms of cinema forever. What movie would you rush to see one more time?

I would choose Lady Snowblood, a Japanese movie about a female Samurai avenging her mother’s rape. I love old Kung Fu and Samurai movies, this one in particular because of the powerful female lead.

As you approach your law school midpoint, are you more or less certain of your career path? 

I am certain that I want to work in immigration law and teach part-time, given the opportunity. My only uncertainty stems from wondering how I can do that and live in Las Vegas and San Francisco.