Alex Lawson is a graduate of Berkeley Law and will be taking the California Bar exam this summer. Lawson was motivated to go to law school because they have always been passionate about helping underrepresented individuals find access to legal assistance and economic/business opportunities. In 2016, Lawson was nominated as Co-Editor-In-Chief for Berkeley Law’s Black Journal of Law and Policy. Lawson graduated from UC Berkeley undergrad, high distinction, with a major in Political Science and African-American Studies. As undergrad president of Berkeley’s Black Pre-Law Society, Lawson facilitated information sessions for other minority college students on how to prepare themselves for the rigor of law school. Lawson has worked as a legal intern in Oakland, NY, and DC where Lawson utilized law and policy to address various constituent concerns and grievances. In New York, Lawson took classes at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Policy while concurrently working as a legislative intern for Council Member Gale Brewer. After New York, Lawson studied at the University of Cambridge in England, where they further developed their writing abilities. 

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After their time at Cambridge, Lawson served as a DC legislative intern for Congresswoman Maxine Waters through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Post-undergrad, Lawson developed an interest in corporate law and litigation, while working 3 years as a general litigation paralegal at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. At Orrick, Lawson assisted in complex litigation, as well as corporate maintenance and employment law. Working in corporate maintenance, Lawson managed companies through their life cycles from incorporation to financings and acquisitions. Lawson spent this past year working on consumer law at the East Bay Community Law Center, helping low-income individuals who had been the target of identity theft, predatory lending, and various under fraudulent consumer schemes. Lawson will work at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR) in San Francisco starting this fall.​