Our Impact

Learn More About our Award-Winning
Mentorship Program

If you are a TAP alum and are interested in being featured in the Alumni Profiles section of the impact map, please email mentorship@taplaw.org.

  • As a first-generation law student, TAP has served as an invaluable resource for me. I am especially appreciative of the academic and professional opportunities that TAP has provided. Specifically, I’ve had access to phenomenal mentors, attended workshops to improve my legal writing, and have spoken with sitting state and federal judges to learn what they look for in a successful law clerk.

    Alex Bailey
    University of Illinois College of Law, Class of 2023

  • The Appellate Project provided me with a safe space to learn from various appellate attorneys and provided me with a wonderful community across the country. Participating in the program allowed me to better understand the world of appellate advocacy and it reaffirmed my commitment to seeking justice through the legal profession.

    Christina Cruz
    University of Connecticut School of Law, Class of 2024

  • My year with The Appellate Project was fantastic and just what I needed after 1L. My mentors have been such a great resource for me as I prepare clerkship applications and for life after graduation. Additionally, my interactions with the TAP community were always a breath of fresh air during tough times — and seeing students like me striving to make an impact was very uplifting.

    Javon Davis
    Boston College Law School, Class of 2023

  • Participating in TAP’s Mentorship Program has made me a more prepared, more thoughtful law student, with a clearer sense of the goals I’m heading towards. I will always value the relationships and friendships I've formed as a participant in TAP's Mentorship Program.

    Ayesha Durrani
    Yale Law School, Class of 2024

  • I've at last come to appreciate networking! Meeting people through the Mentorship Program has felt less like building a network to leverage for personal gain, and more like discovering a pattern that already exists out there — to find my own place within it.

    Henry W. Leung
    UC Berkeley School of Law, Class of 2021

  • Beyond the helpful and substantive advice, speaking with successful attorneys of color is also personally meaningful because their relatable backgrounds prove that the career I aspire to is attainable.

    Carlos C. Martinez
    Harvard Law School, Class of 2023

  • I joined the Mentorship Program because I recognized early on that though I may only be one of the less than two percent of Latina lawyers in the U.S., I could also be part of a community working to change these statistics.

    Anahi Mendoza
    Columbia Law School, Class of 2022

  • Participating in TAP made me realize the significance of networking and mentorship. So many attorneys are willing to mentor law students and young attorneys, but you have to be willing to reach out and form connections.

    Nicolás Rodríguez
    Columbia Law School, Class of 2023