Ashley has nearly a decade of legal experience, primarily in arbitration and intellectual property. She decided to pursue a paralegal certificate instead of attending law school or medical school with the goal of becoming a valued and productive member of a legal team.
Ashley majored in government and minored in philosophy at St. Lawrence University, intent on focusing on reasoning and logic as it relates to domestic and international government affairs. At St. Lawrence, she took courses in Canadian studies and traveled to Canada to learn about the government firsthand. Before enrolling in the paralegal program at University of California, Berkeley, she traveled to Florida and North Carolina, where she did course work in Negotiable Instruments and Civil Procedure. At Berkeley, in addition to the basics of the paralegal profession, she studied business and corporate law, comparative private law, contracts, torts, and family law.
In pursuing a paralegal career, Ashley has been able to build on her research and writing skills and delve into what goes on in the legal process prior to court. Being a paralegal allows her to do all the “behind the scenes work”, which is the part of the process she truly enjoys and what she considers the most gratifying part of her job.