{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Voices at Temple","provider_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices","title":"Why I Chose a Fellowship as My Path to the Profession - Voices at Temple","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yMsHNu8SJ7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/chose-fellowship-path-profession\/\">Why I Chose a Fellowship as My Path to the Profession<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/chose-fellowship-path-profession\/embed\/#?secret=yMsHNu8SJ7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why I Chose a Fellowship as My Path to the Profession&#8221; &#8212; Voices at Temple\" data-secret=\"yMsHNu8SJ7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/road-1894938-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":683,"description":"This March, I was honored to be selected as a Federal Fellow as part of the Reproductive Justice Fellowship Program sponsored by If\/When\/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice. I will complete a one-year policy fellowship at Unite for Reproductive Justice and Gender Equity (URGE) in Washington, D.C. I am currently on the Board of Temple\u2019s chapter of If\/When\/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, where we advocate to ensure that people can decide, if, when, and how to create and sustain families. URGE is a youth-based reproductive justice organization that advocates parenting with dignity, abortion access, health and wellness, sex positivity, and civic engagement. In this Voices post, I\u2019ll discuss why I decided to pursue policy work instead of direct service work, why I pursued a fellowship, and the pros and cons of fellowships as the next step after graduating from law school. Fellowships are well worth the effort because they are an excellent way to start a legal career, and place you within a network of other fellows with whom you can build relationships. Direct service or &hellip;"}