Reem Haikal
| TMSL Graduating Class: | 2017 | |
| Home: | Houston, Texas | |
| Undergraduate Institution: | University of Houston- Downtown | |
| Undergraduate Major: | Bachelor of Business |
Jobs/Internships/Externships
- Judicial Intern at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas with the Honorable Kenneth M. Hoyt
- Teaching Assistant at TMSL’s Center for Legal Pedagogy
- Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law Tutor at TMSL
- Research Assistant for Professor Asmara Tekle at TMSL
Scholarships, Organizations, and Extracurricular Activities
- President, Class of 2017
- First and second year Top 10% student
- Full-tuition scholarship for the 2L year
- Half-tuition scholarship for the 3L year
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law Merit Scholarship for the 1L year
- CALI Excellence in the Future Award for highest grade received in Constitutional law
- CALI Excellence in the Future Award for highest grade received in Contracts Law
- Deans List through 1L to present
Community Involvement
- Active member at Amnesty International.
- Advocating for refugees and migrant populations displaced by war or natural disaster.
My Story
Born Syrian, raised American, I was a witness to the lack of law in the Middle East. I have developed a fascination with the American Legal System and the U.S. Constitution in particular.
I decided to attend Thurgood Marshall School of Law because of its comprehensive and bar-based curriculum. In my years as a student at TMSL, I developed the essential skills for legal writing and research; arguing an unpopular position; and public advocacy as an enthusiastic speaker. Furthermore, TMSL’s supportive and diverse environment made me realize that I am much stronger and more resilient than I had ever known. Finally, TMSL’s extremely talented professors, staff and students always inspire me to reach higher and give me a new confidence with a determination worthy of those I wish to represent. Upon graduation, I plan to secure a Federal Clerkship, which will provide me with the necessary foundation for my work as a passionate attorney.
