After FIU Law alumnus Abraham “Abe” Ovadia graduated in 2009, he found himself in a bit of a rut. The nation was experiencing the worst economic recession since the Great Depression and the legal profession was retrenching.
At the time, FIU’s College of Law had only graduated four classes and was just beginning to establish its reputation, and Ovadia found building a professional network challenging.
“Back then, it seemed like employers either weren’t hiring or only hiring graduates from schools they attended themselves,” Ovadia said.