公益性服务 开球荣誉Veronica Serrato（1988年）
一年一度的庆祝活动表彰了杰出的校友，并强调了学生的志愿法律机会。
On Monday, September 28, the BU Law community gathered to celebrate the annual 公益性服务 Kickoff. The event launched a new year of student service and honored distinguished alumna Veronica Serrato (’88), executive director of 项目国籍, with the Victor J. Garo Public Service Award. Dean Maureen O’Rourke instituted this distinction—awarded annually to an alum demonstrating exemplary commitment to 公益性服务 work—in 2007 to honor Garo’s 30-year 公益性服务 commitment to a wrongful conviction case.
澳门威尼斯人注册维罗妮卡·塞拉托
维罗妮卡·塞拉托于2014年加入公民项目，担任首任执行董事。 她对公民身份的兴趣始于她的家庭——她是墨西哥移民的女儿，后来成为了美国公民。 在公民项目中，她和她的团队帮助符合条件的合法永久居民成为美国公民。 他们定期举办研讨会，帮助申请人填写公民身份表格，然后跟踪案件，以减轻任何进一步的法律问题。 If a case is particularly complex, they help the applicant find a 公益性服务 attorney.
在波士顿大学法学院期间，Serrato在《法律评论》工作，并在夏季专注于公益活动。 毕业后，她曾在波士顿地区检察官办公室工作，并在马萨诸塞州最高司法法院担任书记员。
当完书记员后，塞拉托的法律经验集中在牙买加平原的威尔默黑尔法律服务中心、Casa Myrna Vasquez和志愿律师项目的家庭法上。 她曾担任检察官，儿童和家庭部的听证官，并在波士顿大学法学院的法律澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究和写作项目担任讲师。
了解更多澳门威尼斯人注册Serrato女士的公共利益法之路。
Launching another year of 公益性服务 service at the 法学院
In addition to honoring distinguished alumni, the 公益性服务 Kickoff educates students on the many opportunities to engage in volunteer legal work at the School and beyond. Following Serrato’s remarks, Alexandra Tucker (’16), co-president of the 公益项目, discussed the integral role of 公益性服务 service in her law school career. Current students involved in the 公益性服务 程序, as well as faculty and staff, were also on hand to share their experiences and advice at the reception.
Students were invited to take the 公益性服务 Pledge. 在接受承诺时，法学博士学生承诺在法学院的三年课程中至少完成50个小时的法律相关工作，法学硕士学生承诺至少完成18个小时。
The Kickoff was held just three weeks after the annual 公共利益导向, where Jennifer Miller (’93) spoke about career in the public sector, including arguing before the US Supreme Court last year in the abortion buffer zone case, and her current appointment serving as chief legal advisor to the Massachusetts Senate. The Career Development & Public Service Office holds these events—as well as many others throughout the year—to help guide the many BU Law students who are interested in making 公益性服务 and public interest work a part of their legal careers.
