Spotlight On... Jill Maguire
Robert Deal
Issue date: 2/8/05 Section: Features
"I'd wanted to run a marathon for a long time," she explained. "After all the training, it was incredible to do it here, especially after that kind of an event."
Jill arrived at Mason Law in 2003. Continuing her trend of immediate involvement, she was elected as a Student Bar Association (SBA) class representative for the first-year day class. As a representative, she helped organize the first annual Casino Night, a service project at the Nature Reserve in Arlington and a Spring Break service trip to Camden, New Jersey with Catholic Charities.
Jill has also been actively involved with the Association of Public Interest Law (APIL). Along with her help at the annual auctions, she was a recipient of one of the scholarships for her work at Ayuda, Inc. last summer. At Ayuda, a non-profit legal clinic, Jill worked with Spanish-speaking immigrants on domestic violence matters, an experience she would like to have again after graduation.
"I'd never worked for a non-profit before, and coming from a big firm, it was quite a shock," she said. "It was incredible to see that everyone who walked through the door received immediate help, despite anything else any of us might have been working on."
In her second year at Mason, Jill has continued to thrive. Academically, she is a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Board, where she recently won the Upper Class Moot Court Competition with partner Robert Bruce (2D). She continued her participation in the SBA, and was elected Vice President of Social Affairs, where she organized the Fall Gold Cup, ice cream social, Barrister's Ball and other happy hours. In the time left over, Jill serves as the President of the International Law Society, is an active member of APIL, participates in Judge Klein's legal clinic, and is a member of the Inn of Court. Also a member of the Jessup Moot Court team, she will compete in oral arguments with the team on February 19 at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.
This summer, Jill will be working in Tyson's Corner at Smith, Pachter, McWhorter & Allen, a firm dealing largely in government contracts and construction litigation.
Jill arrived at Mason Law in 2003. Continuing her trend of immediate involvement, she was elected as a Student Bar Association (SBA) class representative for the first-year day class. As a representative, she helped organize the first annual Casino Night, a service project at the Nature Reserve in Arlington and a Spring Break service trip to Camden, New Jersey with Catholic Charities.
Jill has also been actively involved with the Association of Public Interest Law (APIL). Along with her help at the annual auctions, she was a recipient of one of the scholarships for her work at Ayuda, Inc. last summer. At Ayuda, a non-profit legal clinic, Jill worked with Spanish-speaking immigrants on domestic violence matters, an experience she would like to have again after graduation.
"I'd never worked for a non-profit before, and coming from a big firm, it was quite a shock," she said. "It was incredible to see that everyone who walked through the door received immediate help, despite anything else any of us might have been working on."
In her second year at Mason, Jill has continued to thrive. Academically, she is a member of the Law Review and Moot Court Board, where she recently won the Upper Class Moot Court Competition with partner Robert Bruce (2D). She continued her participation in the SBA, and was elected Vice President of Social Affairs, where she organized the Fall Gold Cup, ice cream social, Barrister's Ball and other happy hours. In the time left over, Jill serves as the President of the International Law Society, is an active member of APIL, participates in Judge Klein's legal clinic, and is a member of the Inn of Court. Also a member of the Jessup Moot Court team, she will compete in oral arguments with the team on February 19 at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.
This summer, Jill will be working in Tyson's Corner at Smith, Pachter, McWhorter & Allen, a firm dealing largely in government contracts and construction litigation.