Kelli Lanski

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Hometown

Worthington, Ohio

Education

  • J.D. Candidate, Notre Dame Law School, ‘09
  • The Ohio State University, 2005: BA, Political Science & Mass Communication and Social Issues

Work Experience prior to coming to NDLS

  • AmeriCorps*VISTA
  • Children’s Hunger Alliance (Columbus, Ohio)

Work Experience During Law School

  • 1L Summer: Death Penalty Division, Office of the Ohio Public Defender & Summer London Program

Extracurriculars:

  • Public Interest Law Forum
  • Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
  • LexisNexis Student Representative
  • Co-Curriculars: GALILEE, Moot Court Appellate, Journal of Legislation

Future Plans

2L Summer: I’ll be a summer associate at Dewey & LeBoeuf’s NYC office this summer. After law school, I will most likely enter the private sector, probably in litigation.

On the first year:

“Before I began law school, I’d heard a lot of negative things about the first year experience – scary professors, extremely competitive students and an isolating year holed up in the library. Fortunately, I’ve found NDLS to be the opposite. Students help each other, the professors are engaging and nice and there is a true sense of community I did not find at other schools I visited.

On summer London:

“After my first year of law school, I participated in the summer London program. It was a great introduction to international law, and an amazing opportunity to live in and explore London. Although I left London feeling like I learned a lot in my courses, I also felt like I didn’t miss any of the cultural or social activities the city had to offer.”