Hello, my name is Hadil. I chose to major in Law & Paralegal studies because I grew up interested in the legal fields. I like to watch movies/documentaries based on court cases and solving mysteries. I want to help people who are, or have gone through wrongful conviction, Police brutality, racial profiling etc. Although I don’t have a specific career in mind, I’m hoping its something that can help ease peoples lives and stand up for their rights.

 I didn’t really do much this summer. I went out with family/friends here and there but I also like spending my days off at home. It was a calm and relaxing summer overall. Looking forward to learning more about law !!!

Hello, my name is Jaqueline. I am in law and paralegal studies because I want to be involved and included in the law/legal world. As a young child, I saw my godmother work as a lawyer and I knew I wanted to be just like her. Now that I’m older, I don’t really know what I want to do with my life, so I’ll just go through with the original plan. I’ll get my degree and then go to law school.

Something I want you to know is that I really enjoyed my summer. I didn’t do much but I spent time with family, and it was a nice and needed break since I started school during the spring 2022 semester.

Hi my name is Natalie, I am in law and paralegal studies because i enjoy interviewing people and helping with cases. one of my goals is going to Brooklyn law school , and study more of law and paralegal studies.

Something I want you to know about me is that I had a good summer , most of time i worked as a teacher assisting kids at a day care.

Hi , my name is natan. I am in law and paralegal studies because being a paralegal seems fun to do organizing files, drafting documents,  and doing legal research. besides being a paralegal on of my main goals is to become a entrepreneur.

Something I want you to know about me is that I had a boring summer, i didnt get to do much but work.

Hello!  I am Kerin Coughlin, the instructor of this course!  I teach in City Tech’s Law and Paralegal Studies department because I love the law, and I love teaching!  Many moons ago, I was a junior high school Social Studies teacher, then I became a lawyer, and I practiced law full-time for about twelve years.  During most of that time, I was a commercial litigator, which means I represented people and companies that were either suing companies, or getting sued.  While I was practicing full-time, I started teaching law part-time, and I really liked it, so I decided to switch it up.  This is my ninth year teaching full-time here at City Tech, and I love it!  My favorite part of teaching is working with students.  You’re all awesome!

Something I want you to know about me is that I had a rough summer.  🙁  First, in late April, I broke my leg, which required surgery and a looooooooong recovery period.  I missed the end of the semester, then I wasn’t able to walk for most of the summer.  But I worked hard at physical therapy, and now I’m OK!  Second, my cat died in mid-August.  🙁  I really loved him, his name was Darryl and he was only ten years old.  His photo is below.  He had kidney disease which we treated for a long time, but in the end, it was too much for him.  I had him euthanized.  I really miss him a lot.

But now I’m confident this school year is going to be GREAT — I will make sure it is, to make up for the summer I had!  I hope each of you has a great year too.  I really look forward to working with all of you!

Cheers!!

KC