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Jessica Sizemore
June 2009
The VLP is pleased
to announce that
Jessica Sizemore
has been selected as
our Outstanding
Law Student Volunteer
for the month of
June 2009. Jessica is an
advancing second
year law student at the
U of A and
participated in the Domestic
Relations Clinic
this past year. Jessica
has been an
exceptional volunteer in the
DR clinic. She is
extremely bright, hard
working and
thorough in her examination
of a client’s
case. She is also an
empathetic
listener and terrific with clients.
The VLP is very
proud to have Jessica as a volunteer.
Originally from
Northridge, California, Jessica received a Bachelors of Science in
finance from San
Diego State University in 2006. Before attending law school,
Jessica worked as
a paralegal in San Diego gaining experience within the field
of law. She also
volunteered as a camp counselor for the North Valley YMCA,
something that she
has continued to do as a law student.
Since moving to
Tucson, Jessica has enjoyed her time at the U of A’s College
of Law and has
kept busy! She is involved with such organizations as the Law
Woman’s
Association, the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association,
Wills for Heroes,
the Minority Coalition, and also as a 2L writer for Law Review.
Her favorite class
was with Professor Dave Marcus, her small section civil
procedure
professor. She says, “He was able to stimulate discussion among
class members and
kept the class interesting and understandable.”
Volunteering with
the VLP Jessica seized the opportunity to give back to the
local community of
Tucson. Having always been involved with volunteer work
Jessica felt that
the opportunities at VLP provided a chance to “make a
connection to the
community here in Tucson while also getting a more hands on
experience than
studying law in the classroom. “ Jessica feels that the most
important thing
she has learned while volunteering is an understanding of the
importance of
clients. She says, “Sometimes in law school it is easy to forget
that there are
actual people involved in lawsuits. VLP allows students to be
reminded of the
human aspect.”
When not studying for school or staying busy with clubs and
activities, Jessica
likes to relax by cooking, scrap booking, or watching episodes of
House or The
Office. You may also find her enjoying dinner downtown with
friends at Café
Poca Cosa. Looking towards the future, Jessica hopes to work as a
prosecutor
with the U.S. Attorneys Office after graduation.
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