My First Week at PWJC

Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Natalie Sobchak, one of the staff at the Pace Women Justice Center. When we spoke, I knew I wanted to intern there for the summer and be a part of this amazing  working community.


Here's a little bit about the Pace Women Justice Center:
       The center is located right around the corner from the Pace University Law School. It was founded in 1991 and serves over 2800 victims of domestic violence and elder abuse cases. They are located in Westchester, so most of their victims live around the Westchester area.


A part of me always knew I wanted to go into Law, and I thought it would be a great thing to intern at a Law center such as the PWJC and figure out  if Law will in fact be the right career path for me. I am currently finishing my first week at the center and I can say without a doubt that being a Lawyer is absolutely a career I can see myself doing in the future. How did I come to such a conclusion after just a week?


Maybe this is really what I needed to give me a bit of reinforcement, and confidence in pursuing my dreams. Another reason is, when reading the client case files there are two feelings that overcome me, anger and pride. I feel angry knowing that an individual can create/inflict such pain and misery upon another fellow being. Then, I feel proud knowing there is a center like PWJC with amazing lawyers that help out those victims. And after every single file that I read, I feel like it is my calling to help out people, especially women that are victims of domestic violence. I want to encourage women to not be afraid to seek help when they feel it is necessary.

Although I can't represent clients like the Center lawyers, working at the Center sure makes me feel like I am doing some good in this world.

xo