| Legal Profession Society (LPS) |
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| About Us |
| Motivated by Professor Sally Bermanzohn, Professor Celina Su, Professor Lillian O'Reilly and others in the Political Science Department, the Legal Profession Society (LPS) was born in September 2005 and formally founded by Mary Pennisi and Feruza Ganieva, who sought to build a sense of cohesion amongst the diverse body of pre-law students at Brooklyn College, which includes both undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds ranging from the social sciences and humanities to the natural sciences and arts. The main |
| Club History |
| Mary Pennisi (President) is a university scholar of the Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College, double majoring in Political Science and Philosophy of Law with a minor in Economics. Her research primarily focuses on global city theory, European Union politics, European integration, and global institutions. She has served as the Co-Chair of the Multigenerational Subcommittee at the United Nations, an DPI/NGO intern at the United Nations, a Senior Research Fellow for Congressman Ed Towns and an intern for the European Cultural Executive Committee. Email: [email protected] Matt Vadala (Vice President) Email: [email protected] Jacklyn Srour (Treasurer) is a Macaulay Honors student at Brooklyn College. Her experience as an entrepreneur and interest in investments led her to major in Public Accountancy with concentrations in Business and Financial Planning. She has recently concluded an internship at the NYC Comptroller's office and currently volunteer in her community's "Big Brother, Big Sister" program. Jacqueline plans on pursuing a degree in law upon her graduation from Brooklyn College. Email: [email protected] |
| E-Board Profiles |
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| objective of LPS continues to remain focused on providing assistance to pre-law students with achieving their goals and obtaining acceptance into law school. LPS was founded on the belief that knowledge is power and therefore aims to make Brooklyn College students more competative applicants to law school by keeping them informed and helping them gain access to as many advantages and resources as possible. LPS also advocates institutional transparency, equal opportunity, and accountability and strives to preserve those values in its administration by making its constitution readily accessible to the student body at all times. |