The UConn School of Law is preparing to grant nearly 200 students JD, LLM, and SJD degrees. The Class of 2025 comes from across the country and the world, bringing diverse experiences to the UConn Law community. They now prepare to bring those experiences and the ones they had during law school into the legal profession. Nine graduating students shared their stories:

Paul Alderete was exposed to the intersection of law, policy, philosophy, and science in undergraduate cross-curricular classes. That curiosity is growing into a legal career.

Kimberly Luciano said the evening program is “not for the weak,” but that she found solidarity and support within her cohort. She is proud to be included in this group of such hard-working, multi-faceted, amazing people.

*This is the first installment of an ongoing series that will run until Commencement on May 18.