Peggy Rivage-Seul
- Essay
- Aug 8, 2023
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Updated: Sep 8, 2023
Essay / Immigration Law
Post retirement discovered a new passion and purpose.I am working on a legal team to help women and their families seek asylum in the United States. It is my post-retirement goal to exchange the classroom for the courtroom and become a fully accredited representative for the Department of Justice.
I decided to take a comprehensive immigration law course to see where it would lead me. At the end of four months of rigorous on-line study and exams, I joined the volunteer legal team at Building One Community in Stamford, Connecticut.I shadowed other attorneys and learned how to negotiate the electronic platforms that make immigration so complicated for refugees and asylum seekers.In March of 2021, under the supervision of a young attorney, I began working with clients. My backyard dinner table became a special place of hospitality during Covid. When clients come, I serve coffee, homemade bread and lemonade. Breaking bread across our differences opens an intimate space for clients to tell their stories.
ESSAY
From Classroom to Courtroom: A New Path to Immigration Law
by Peggy Rivage-Seul
