Paul McLaughlin is a rising 2L at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. Paul graduated cum laude from Temple University where he earned his certification as a Secondary Social Studies teacher, with an emphasis on World History. Since graduating, Paul has spent time working as a Civics teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, in Special Education in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, and as an English Teacher for a private English school in Jinan, China. Since starting law school, Paul has been involved with the School Discipline Advocacy Service, first as an advocate and a 1L Outreach Representative, and now as the Intake Manager. Paul is spending his summer as an intern at the Department of Justice Aviation and Admiralty Section. His primary policy interest for the summer lies in Offshore Oil Drilling, and Avenues to Incentivize the Least Environmentally Harmful Methods of Drilling. He is loving Washington so far, and plans to fully explore the myriad of museums, intern softball leagues, pho restaurants, and free jazz concerts on the mall as much as he can.