Dee

"I had no idea that I would be interested in environmental law."

"Both [advocacy and advisory roles] require a lot of detail orientation, a lot of diplomacy."

"I always loved working with people who had different professional backgrounds than I did."

"working with people, communicating well, uh, with people who may come from a lot of different backgrounds and nationalities"

"I enjoyed it because it was helping support making our state a better place to live."

"Dealing with the state's bureaucracy. It can be a challenge for a lot of people."

"Environmental lawyers tend to be pretty cooperative. Pretty collaborative."

"Environmental lawyers tend to be people who believe that it's important to follow environmental rules, and they do not cut corners."

"Before I started work in the field, I would've thought that people who work for law firms were on the side...to bend the rules or challenge them. And I found that that just doesn't tend to be true."

"So I think they can be a great way to explore different kinds of law, different roles doing environmental law to find out what really works for you."

"to just get to know people who are doing different things, who are connected with your field or connected in an adjacent field in different ways."

"I emphasized writing. I learned everything I could about writing and research, and I loved doing those things."