Hello, my name is Sandra.

I am majoring in Law and Paralegal Studies because I would really love to be part of the District Attorney’s office in Brooklyn one day. I think getting justice for someone doing a wrong to you is a great satisfaction. I also believe that law, if you know it right, can benefit you. I also realized that I like to talk to people and find out everything about a specific moment, the who, what, where, why, and I am very good at filing documents, that I even do it at my home. Something I want to learn from this course is how does a paralegal start the process of filing paperwork and what each form is for.

A little bit about myself is that I have not been in a classroom since 2013, when I finished my Associates in Business Administration. I am ambitious, I always want more. I am soon to be married with my fiancee by May, we have two little girls who we adore! I quit my full-time job to pursue my long time goals, I am juggling my family, my home, my school work, and my part time job to have a more promising career.

My name is Ana and I am majoring in Law and Paralegal Studies because I’ve always been intrigued by history and how the government system works. I feel like the law is seen as such a corrupt and unfair system here in the United States but thats probably because there are rules and procedures that have to be followed and thats something that many people fail to comprehend. I don’t really know much of this subject because I just transferred from Nursing into Law and Paralegal and I know that these two majors are completely different and may not have much in common but I do have a high interest for both of these areas of study. Something that I wanted to do in this course and I actually already found out that we will be doing, is visiting a court. I have been to criminal and family courts but I’ve never really payed much attention because I didn’t really know what to pay attention to but now this is something that I am very much looking forward to. I am a freshman in college and this is my second semester. I live in the Bronx  with my mom, my two brothers and my two dogs. I consider my two dogs as my kids. One of them is a miniature poodle, his name is Andy and he will be turning 8 years old on April 15. My other dog is a mixed Dalmatian, he is still a baby, he will be 6 months old by February 05 and his name is Leo. Andy was given to us by my uncle who moved and couldn’t take him to his new place anymore and Leo was picked up by me from Mexico earlier in December of last year.

My name is Keron Waldron, transferred from computer engineering. Intend to go to Law school after this, currently I’m a waiter and bartender. This class so far has strike me as intriguing, so my expectations are really high on what I expect and I’m really boring once you get to know me.

Hello,

My name is Andrea Rosario, this is my first semester in college. This is my first time ever in City Tech, looking for a great experience in this college. I am majoring in Law and Paralegal Studies because I love the Laws & Rules. I wanted to always be a lawyer and be able to start somewhere and expand my knowledge. I love the experience of being able to learn about the Laws and the Rules and be able to know what your talking about. I always wanted to know the court system and how everything else works. To my own opinion it is very exciting.

Something I would love to learn through out this course would be some civil case. Also wanted to learn different things you can do when it comes to dismissing a civil case. I also want to learn what does civil cases consist of. I want to just learn and know all the variety of things in the Law system.

Somethings about myself are, I love to go shopping, I work and go to school as well. I also love to enjoy my time doing things I love to do. I am shy at first but after a while I am out spoken. I am a friendly person and like meeting new people in the world. I also like to expolore the world and always do new things. I am also a very outgoing person. Looking forward to this semester.

Hi,

I’m Abigail Thomas. 

From my earliest childhood I have had strong interests in systems and rules and well figuring things out. I love a good challenge. The sciences, philosophy, the human mind, and law.. Particularly in respects to advocacy and justice, both social and political all interest me.. Now to digress only a wee bit.. I did attempt college before I my early 20s only to fall miserably on my face for a myriad of reasons. Fast forward from 91 to 2018. I have reasonably working hearing aids, the student loans I originally had have been discharged, and within a week I went from admitting as a transfer student to literally sitting in classes. Much of it my own research and footwork. I still can’t believe I didn’t flunk at least one class last semester. .

Why I am majoring in law and paralegal studies is to continue on to law school and ultimately become a barred attorney. On a deeper level, it has as much to do with what I had to go through to get here (which would require way more space, as well as a sleuth of content/trigger warnings) as it did my love of rules, structure, order, systems, justice, and advocacy.

One of the things I wouldn’t mind learning is how civil litigation applies to certain criminal elements like sexual assault. Aside from that there is already a lot coming up  in this course  that I can’t wait to sink my teeth into. I really just want to jump into the theory and application of law headfirst. So much material and so little time

So, you know that point when you tire of communicating the things “you want others to know because you think they want to know it ” and go right for the ” ok this is my warning label”. That’s sort of where I’m at. So I’m transgender and also lesbian. So that’s the least significant facts. Then what else you should know? I’ve been hard of hearing practically my whole life, but didn’t have hearing aids until I was 37, and didn’t have decent ones until about four years ago. I was medicated for epilepsy from 2 to 14. I spent the majority of my early school years in special education and not in a good way at all. I may not always be perceived as the strongest, smartest, fastest, nor most attractive, but I am the most endearing and enduring. No doubt I will fail, but because of those failures I also succeed.

I happen to be the secretary of NYCCT Pride club (as in LGBTQIA+ pride) for which I am writing it’s current constitution and there’s a page for it here on OpenLab as well. I like biking, walking, swimming , I like writing when I get into the mood. I must be alien because I’m not a big fan of coffee. But Pio Bagel on Willoughby and Lawrence makes excellent fresh juices. I  guess ill just end this here.

Abigail

My name is Latasha-Nicole, and I’m majoring in law and paralegal studies because I had a deep interest in it, since high school. I would go to to the library and randomly pick out books on law,  before I knew it was something I wanted to do. Now I’m here, getting my bachelors to become a paralegal. I look mean, but I’m the sweetest person you will ever meet. I’m a Starbucks addict since 2013, and I like doing thing people are afraid to do, like bungee jumping, skydiving, etc.. In this course, I want to learn all information necessary for a productive career as a paralegal.