Lucyanna Burke

Thesis Title: "Sin entregar la lengua": Censorship and the Construction of Narrative in the Caso Padilla

What Now: Senior Associate, WilmerHale

In Hist & Lit, I learned to research, analyze, write, and defend my ideas, which turned out to be foundational skills when I became a lawyer.  I was discouraged at first in my sophomore tutorial when my tutor returned my response papers with more redlining than text.  Now I’m grateful for the criticism, because the tutorial system set a high standard that prepared me for law school and this career.  

I worked for two years after college at a civil legal services organization and at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office before deciding to study law.  I found having work experience to be valuable as I entered law school, and I would encourage anyone considering a legal career to work for some period before going back to school.