Diana Morales-Bories \u201996 JD credits the UConn School of Law with equipping her the with the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the legal profession.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s thanks to UConn that I have the career I have,\u201d says Morales-Bories, who serves as vice president and general counsel, Refrigeration and WHQ Contracts, at Carrier Global Corp. \u201cIt gave me the skills I need to be a good lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n
At UConn, Morales-Bories connected with classmates who would become lifelong friends and explored opportunities such as the School of Law\u2019s study abroad program, spending a semester in Leiden, The Netherlands that she describes as an \u201cunbelievable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also found faculty members who were willing to provide extra support when she needed it, particularly with her writing skills. Morales-Bories, who is from Puerto Rico, says that while she is fluent in both English and Spanish, she hadn\u2019t had a lot of practice writing in English prior to law school.<\/p>\n
\u201cLaw school is where you\u2019re really diving in with analytical thinking and writing,\u201d she says. \u201cI got a lot of support from faculty, which was critical. Now writing is one of my strongest skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morales-Bories was recruited by United Technologies (UTC) and began working right after law school. She enjoyed a long career with the company until Carrier spun off from UTC in 2020, and credits UConn with her introduction to UTC in the first place.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found out about UTC through the law school, since UTC heavily recruits from UConn,\u201d she says. \u201cI always think of UConn as the reason I was able to have the opportunity to connect with UTC.\u201d<\/p>\n