Paulina Rivera-Soto - Dean's Fellows
3L, Logan, Utah | Utah State University
Paulina is a 3L from Logan, Utah. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with minors in Latin American Studies and history from Utah State University.
Aside from being one of the Head Dean’s Fellow, Paulina was previously the President of the Hispanic American Law Students Association (HALSA) and a member of Women in Law. She loves spending time trading recipes with her grandmother and sledding down the Utah mountains. Paulina is interested in pursuing a career in litigation and public interest. During her 2L summer, she worked as a Summer Counsel for the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) at Harvard Law School. HLAB is a student-run civil legal services organization that serves low-income communities in the greater Boston area. It is one of three honor societies at Harvard Law School.
Her best piece of advice for 1Ls is to remember to be kind.
“Your peers may not remember what you said but they will remember how you made them feel!”