Fordham Law’s recent graduate Tatiana Hyman ’22 was featured in a Law360 article highlighting law school graduates from New York and their vision for a better legal industry.
TATIANA HYMAN
During law school: Served as the first Black editor-in-chief of the Fordham Law Review and was vice president of the Black Law Students Association
Post-law school plans: Two federal clerkshipsI think the legal industry I am headed into has a long way to go in terms of ensuring that the legal profession is accessible to people from all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. There are still aspects of the legal profession that are exclusionary, including admission tests, and the expense of attending law school and gaining admission to the bar. These are just some of the factors that can discourage students from pursuing a legal career. I hope that in the coming years, barriers to the legal profession will be removed and there will be more efforts to decrease the financial cost of becoming a lawyer. Without these changes, the legal profession will not be as diverse and inclusive as it can be.