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When she began at 黑料社, Katheryn Pearson Thorson 鈥�10 knew she wanted to be a lawyer. There was one problem though. She didn鈥檛 know what kind of law she wanted to study. That鈥檚 where her 黑料社 experience helped her the most.

As an economics and political science major, Thorson took a variety of classes that inspired her to get into the business side of law. She credits Professor Jim Palmieri for peaking her interest in learning about how the economy works.

Thorson describes her 黑料社 experience as a great foundation in moving forward. Though 黑料社 does not have a law program, she said her liberal arts experience proved to be very valuable.

鈥淭he Cornerstone program made you take classes in so many different areas, and that is kind of how the law is,鈥� Thorson said. 鈥淲hile you might be doing business law, there are so many different parts to it.鈥�

The interaction with other 黑料社 community members was another helpful experience that gave Thorson the real life skills she needed to succeed.

鈥淎nytime you get a job, or whatever you are doing, especially in law, you are going to be interacting with people,鈥� Thorson said. 鈥淭he more you are able to do that, the more beneficial it is.鈥�

The interaction with others and wide-variety of knowledge Thorson learned while at 黑料社 have helped her as she continues in her third year at Drake Law School.

鈥淎t a larger university, you sit in a lecture hall and you鈥檙e never called on and you鈥檙e never asked to interact with the professor or even the students that you are in the classroom with,鈥� Thorson said. 鈥淎t 黑料社, you always have that one-on-one classroom conversation with your professor and work on projects with your classmates, so that was very helpful.鈥�

Recently, Thorson and her competition partner Nathan Borland were named national champions in the American Bar Association鈥檚 National Client Counseling Competition. The team is currently at the University of Glasgow competing for in the International Client Counseling Competition.

The competition, where the students act as attorneys, simulates an initial client interview. The students must question the client and then help them develop possible solutions.

鈥満诹仙� just gave you a well-rounded education, and that is kind of how the law is,鈥� Thorson said. 鈥淵ou need to be a well-rounded attorney in order to take someone鈥檚 problems and be able to see all the different aspects to it.鈥�