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Molly

Associate Counsel

JW Player

UCLA 2015
University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 2020, JD

Molly Noreika has over five years of experience in account management and legal services in the tech industry, two of those years as a licensed attorney focused primarily on startups.
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Pell Grant Recipient
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Q1Career path

Overcoming Challenges

Networking

Career Exploration

6:55

"When I started as an undergrad at UCLA, the only thing I knew for sure was that I wanted to study history—didn't have like a career in mind."

Q2Main responsibilities

Compliance

Contract Negotiation

Legal

1:28

"my responsibilities are really just making sure that the company is operating in good standing and I answer any questions that come up"

Q3Day in the life

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Communication

1:45

"The fun part about being associate counsel on an in-house legal team is you never know what kind of questions you're gonna get."

Q4Most important skills - role

Problem-Solving

Listening Skills

Communication

1:33

"One of the most important skills for my job as in-house counsel is managing expectations."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Work-Life Balance

Teamwork

Communication

1:15

"if you can find a company like that highly recommend jumping on that because it's Not the rule, but I'm feel very fortunate my current role."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Problem-Solving

Communication

Overcoming Challenges

1:19

"Knowing how to communicate your message...is knowing that people don't want everything you know, they just want the answer to their question."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Problem-Solving

Dynamic Industry

Technology

1:00

"Industry challenges might pop up that you never expected...There's no playbook for it and you just have to roll with it."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Problem-Solving

Curiosity

Adaptability

0:57

"It's not just, here's the one thing that we're gonna tackle for this company. It's every day level, and it's a hard thing to keep up that momentum."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Confidence

Problem-Solving

Communication

1:35

"Sometimes saying I don't know is the right answer."

Q10Entry-level positions

Entry-Level Positions

Paralegal Roles

Legal Industry

1:21

"a great role to get exposure to the legal industry... paralegals, whether at a law firm or even in-house companies are always looking for paralegals"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Overcoming Challenges

Career Development

Career Exploration

1:20

"You are the only one who has to live with your choices."

Q12College ideas for success

Curiosity

Adaptability

Career Exploration

1:16

"That process of elimination was huge and I've actually carried that through into my post law school legal career. Trying it out is always worth it."