My senior project took place at the Attorney General's office. I researched, developed and created a pamphlet that will be distributed to 5,000 high school students per year over the next three years. The three topics covered in the pamphlet are; steroid use, dating violence and bullying. Since two of these topics (steroid use and dating violence) were pretty new to me I spent the first few days doing a great deal of research particularly in the area of the legal consequences associated with these topics.
I had the opportunity to spend time with our new Attorney General and connected with him on a personal level since he was leaving for Israel and we had plenty to chat about. Being in the busy downtown business environment was really exciting. I've always had a fascination with the show "lock up" so I was really thrilled to sit in on two murder trials and hear the behind the scene conversations that take place during a trial. I also felt like I have been living in a bubble. It was almost scary to realize that so much crime takes place right here practically in our backyard. I was able to experience what it would feel like to be a lawyer or someone working in a high power office. Luckily I attended meetings and court hearings so I left the office practically every day and I learned a lot about the many roles of the AG.
Although the work it self was serious , there was a young vibrant feel to the office. Everyone was friendly and relatively laid back. My supervisor said I have an open invitation to return for a summer internship and although I don't think I will be able to go back this summer, I definitely plan to stay connected to the AG's office.
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