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Podcast: You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law
Episode: Deshani Senewiratne - Education Advocate and Lawyer
Description: Deshani Senewiratne does not believe in linear learning for students or linear decision making. Working as a federal judicial clerk, Deshani is observing the practice of law and helping other students gain access to graduate and law school through her company, GradAcheive. With GradAcheive, members receive individualized course plans, study schedules and mentor relationships are offered between students and professionals, lawyers and judges. Born in Sri Lanka, Deshani discusses how being curious in life has led her to live in Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Irvine, California. Her employment experiences range from working in “think tanks,” spending two years wi...