The Rhode Center on the Legal Profession is delighted to announce the hiring of three college undergraduates, Justin Rodriguez, Eden Cho, and Olivia Jessner, for part-time, paid summer internships. Each intern brings a strong commitment to advancing access to justice and a keen interest in the legal profession. These talented individuals have spent the summer contributing to the center’s mission while exploring their aspirations of attending law school.
Justin, Eden, and Olivia have each demonstrated academic excellence and a strong dedication to social justice through their respective academic and extracurricular endeavors. Throughout the summer, their diverse perspectives, fresh insights, and strong work ethic have been invaluable to the center’s ongoing projects and initiatives. Each of their headshots, along with a short biography and summary of their contributions to the Rhode Center, are below.
Justin is a rising sophomore at Carleton College, where he is studying political science and philosophy. At Carleton, Justin participates on the Men’s Golf Team, the Mock Trial Team, the Minorities and Philosophy Club, and serves as a student representative on the A.I. Coordinating Committee. He plans on attending law school after graduation. At the Rhode Center, Justin has conducted original research regarding attorney mental health, led quantitative and qualitative inquiries into the markets for contingency fees and legal insurance, and assisted in editing a first edition legal ethics textbook.
Eden Cho is a rising junior at Dartmouth College, majoring in history. At Dartmouth, he participates in the Student Private Equity Program and the Real Estate Club. He previously worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell as a legal assistant. Eden plans to attend law school after graduation. At the Rhode Center, Eden has spearheaded research regarding mental health in the medical and legal professions, assisted with quantitative research regarding attorney advertising and contingency fees, and assisted with textbook editing.
Olivia is a rising senior at Stanford University, where she is majoring in English literature and Linguistics as well as pursuing a master’s in Sociology. At Stanford, she is a tour guide, a peer writing tutor, the executive director of Dv8 Dance Team, a copy editor of The Stanford Daily, and an editor of the Stanford Undergraduate Law Review. After graduation, Olivia plans to go to law school with hopes of eventually sitting on the Federal Court of Appeal. She is also passionate about helping to one day end mass incarceration. At the Rhode Center, Olivia has tackled complex research projects regarding the presence and practices of notarios, investigated state bar practices regarding mental competency evaluations, conducted quantitative research regarding attorney advertising and contingency fees, and assisted with textbook editing.
