Frost Law Firm Interview

Tell me about yourself.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA

First-year law student at LLS

Professional background in e-commerce and digital media

Before law school, I managed a tech-focused channel with over 500,000 views and negotiated commercial collaborations for a home wellness brand.

I came to law school after my father was injured in a car accident and I realized how powerful proper advocacy is in the courtroom.

During my free time, I like to take walks, travel, and catch myself up on the latest tech news.

Ready to combine my entrepreneurial drive with legal advocacy

What do you like about law school the least?

• Too theoretical

• I get more energy from practical practice: drafting trial briefs, research, solving immediate issues to serve clients

• I want to advocate for real clients

Why did you decide to interview with us? Where else are you interviewing?

I am seeking a firm that is fearless in the courtroom and deeply committed to making injured clients whole. I am interviewing exclusively with plaintiff-side civil litigation firms that take on powerful insurance companies and corporations to protect everyday people.

What factors are most important to you when selecting an employer? What do you want out of your summer experience?

I am looking for a culture of relentless advocacy and hands-on mentorship. Out of my summer experience, I want to be in the trenches drafting substantive motions, observing depositions, and learning the strategic mechanics of dismantling defense arguments.

Your prior experiences don't convey an interest in our work, can you explain that?

My past roles were entirely focused on client care and communication. Managing a home health brand required guiding people through big decisions. I came to law school to combine that insider knowledge with my communication skills to fight for people whose lives have been derailed.

How will you contribute to the work of our organization/the needs of our clients?

I know how to translate complex, dense information into persuasive, accessible narratives. Whether synthesizing technical specifications for hundreds of thousands of viewers or drafting a top-graded legal memorandum, I can take a complicated medical record or accident report and turn it into a compelling story that a mediator or jury will understand and believe. Story telling and persuasion are my strong suits.

In what area(s) of practice are you most interested? Do you see yourself as a litigator or transactional lawyer?

I am entirely focused on litigation, specifically plaintiff-side personal injury. My goal is to be a trial attorney who stands up in court to advocate for those who cannot fight for themselves.

How would you feel about representing an unpopular client or a client whose values do not align with yours?

My duty is to the client's right to justice and recovery after an injury. The legal system only works when every individual has a zealous advocate fighting for them against massive corporate entities, regardless of whether we share the same personal values on other issues. My opinion is not representative of the legal system.

Describe a difficult problem and how you have handled it.

While managing customer service for a home health brand, a client faced a critical delay in receiving their order. The standard protocol for almost all stores is to simply tell the client to wait. I refused to accept that answer because my client deserved the best, not just good. I bypassed the automated channels, escalated the issue directly to the supplier's director, and forced an immediate, expedited resolution. Handling that roadblock reinforced my drive to fight through bureaucracy for individuals who need an advocate.

Discuss a recent experience when you had to work under pressure.

I recently had to finalize and submit my Legal Research and Writing trial brief while simultaneously preparing for a rigorous Property Law mid-term. I handled it by breaking both tasks into strict and specific schedules, ensuring neither the brief's persuasive quality nor my exam preparation suffered.

Describe a situation where your work was criticized and how you handled it.

Early in my freelance web design business, clients said my designs felt too modern and misaligned with their vision. Instead of getting defensive, I prioritized their goals—conducted a detailed review, set a clear timeline, and delivered revisions early to rebuild trust. I then implemented a comprehensive intake questionnaire to prevent misalignment. It reinforced that effective client advocacy requires listening, setting aside ego, and building systems that ensure alignment from day one.

Describe a situation where you had to convince someone of your viewpoint.

I regularly negotiated collaboration terms with major brands. I secured favorable terms not by arguing, but by presenting structured, evidence-based pitch decks that clearly demonstrated the value of my audience. I rely on hard data to force the other side to see the reality of the situation.

Give an example of a situation where you used good judgment and logic.

Evaluating consumer technology required separating valid manufacturer claims from pure marketing fluff. I systematically tested products and synthesized the independent data to give my audience the absolute truth, protecting them from wasting their money. That same critical eye is exactly what I apply to reviewing defense medical examinations or opposing counsel's claims.

Discuss a situation where you had to make an unpopular decision.

As a CEO, I had to sever ties with a supplier who was consistently late, even though finding a replacement temporarily disrupted our supply chain. Protecting the end customer's experience and our brand's integrity was more important than a short-term convenience.

Tell me about a time when you agreed to work on too many projects and had to prioritize.

I was simultaneously managing an e-commerce brand and producing digital content. I created a strict hierarchy based entirely on immediate client impact. The tasks that directly affected a customer's well-being or a client's bottom line were executed first, while administrative tasks were delegated or scheduled for off-hours.

Describe a group project where you were in charge and had to deal with a difficult team member.

While leading the launch of a digital affiliate program, a team member missed deliverables and became defensive, slowing progress. Instead of reprimanding them, I held a one-on-one and uncovered they were overwhelmed with backend integration. I helped troubleshoot the issues and broke their work into daily deadlines. We launched on time, and it reinforced that effective leadership means diagnosing root problems, not just reacting to behavior.

What do you like most about law school? What do you find most challenging?

I love learning the actual mechanics of advocacy. Taking dense rules and turning them into leverage to help a client is incredibly rewarding. The most challenging part initially was adapting to the purely exam-based grading structure. I overcame that by treating my 1L year like a business, using strict time management and data-driven study schedules to master the material.

What was your favorite class in law school? Why?

Legal Research and Writing has been my favorite. Drafting a trial brief allowed me to take raw facts and build a compelling, structured narrative. It perfectly bridges my background in scripting analytical content with formal, persuasive legal advocacy.

Who was your favorite professor in law school? Why?

I have really valued learning from Professor Matsumura. His approach to breaking down complex doctrinal concepts into practical, real-world applications resonates with my learning style. It constantly reminds me how the law directly impacts people's lives outside the classroom, and his policy emphasis.

What qualities do you think a good lawyer should have?

Strong reader, writer, communicator, listener, persuasive. A good lawyer needs relentless dedication, deep empathy for a client's vulnerable position, and the ability to translate intimidating legal or medical jargon into clear, persuasive stories that a jury can easily understand.

Tell me about your legal writing sample/note.

My writing sample is an objective memo from LRW. It required synthesizing multiple lines of case law. I focused heavily on clear, persuasive formatting to make my firm’s job as straightforward as possible on whether to take the case.

What kinds of feedback have you received on your legal writing? 

I earned an A on my first legal memorandum. The primary feedback highlighted my strong structural organization and my ability to concisely synthesize complex rules without losing the persuasive thread of the argument.

Tell me about a legal memo you wrote this year. 

I wrote a memorandum evaluating a wrongful termination case. I had to assess the viability of a plaintiff's claim against a well-defended entity. It taught me how to objectively weigh the defense's strongest arguments and proactively dismantle them in my analysis, which is exactly what I will do in practice.

Tell me about a recent Supreme Court case you disagreed with and why.

I strongly disagree with the trajectory of recent decisions expanding forced arbitration clauses for consumers. These rulings strip injured individuals of their constitutional right to a jury trial and heavily favor the large corporations that draft the contracts, fundamentally undermining public accountability.

Tell me about your hardest law school exam question.

My recent Property mid-term featured a highly complex fact pattern involving finders law and law of capture with competing interests. It required mapping out a timeline of possession and considering policy, while under immense time pressure + accurately applying the rules to determine who ultimately held the rights to the land.

Tell me about a complex legal issue you worked on.

Drafting my recent trial brief involved a complex issue of housing discrimination in a highly convoluted fact pattern. The challenge was cutting through the noise of secondary actors to prove the primary defendant's direct liability, requiring very precise analogizing to binding precedent.

What kind of training or supervision are you looking for in a job?

I am looking for hands-on, intensive mentorship where I can observe experienced trial attorneys taking depositions and arguing motions, followed by opportunities to draft substantive work under their direct critical review.

How would you describe your ideal job?

My ideal job is at a plaintiff-side civil litigation firm where I am directly involved in client advocacy, working on complex injury cases, and spending as much time as possible preparing for trial.

What criteria are you using to evaluate the employer for which you hope to work?

I evaluate firms based on their willingness to take tough cases to trial rather than settling early, their commitment to client communication, and their track record of holding large corporations and insurance companies accountable.

How are you prepared to work with clients/colleagues who are different from you?

In my e-commerce and media background, I built a loyal audience of over 500,000 people and managed customer service for a highly diverse client base. I learned early on that active listening and checking your own assumptions are the only ways to truly understand and advocate for someone else's specific needs.

What two or three things are most important to you in a job?

The ability to make a tangible, life-changing impact for injured clients and a firm culture that values relentless preparation in the courtroom are my top priorities.

What type of responsibilities have you had in prior work experiences?

I have managed end-to-end sales and technical operations for a luxury home health brand, negotiated complex collaboration contracts as a digital media creator, and maintained an insurance license that required understanding complex risk assessments.

Why did you choose to work at these specific organizations?

I chose entrepreneurial ventures to challenge myself to build something from the ground up. I wanted roles that forced me to take total ownership of the outcome, whether that meant mastering technical backend systems or ensuring a 98% client satisfaction rate.

What did you particularly like/dislike about that work?

I loved the direct correlation between my preparation and the final result. I disliked that the ultimate goal was usually just scaling revenue. That realization is exactly what drove my transition to law, where I can use those exact same skills to scale justice and recovery for individuals.

Why did you leave your prior jobs?

I left to attend law school full-time. I realized that the most impactful way to use my negotiation and communication skills was not to sell products, but to advocate for people navigating profound life crises against well-funded opponents.

Why did you choose your undergraduate major?

I chose Business because it allowed me to understand market dynamics, research, and communication, knowing those foundational skills would be critical for any successful enterprise or future advocacy role.

What did you do between college and law school?

I built a career in digital media and e-commerce. I managed a tech channel with over a half-million views, oversaw operations for a home health brand, which gave me a deep understanding of corporate risk assessment.

Why did you decide to switch from your previous field to law?

Managing businesses taught me how to communicate and negotiate, but I wanted to use those tools for something more meaningful. Law allows me to turn my ability to synthesize complex data into direct leverage for clients who are fighting for their livelihoods.

Why did you go to law school? Have your goals changed since then?

I went to law school to become a fierce advocate for individuals, and my goals have only become more focused. Initially, my background naturally drew me toward business and real estate law. Studying the actual mechanics of liability and seeing the massive imbalance of power in civil disputes entirely shifted my drive toward plaintiff-side personal injury litigation.

What extracurricular activities have you participated in during law school?

I am actively involved in the Trial Lawyers Association. These organizations allow me to stay sharp on the commercial, corporate, and property-related mechanisms that frequently intersect with complex injury and premises liability cases.

What questions do you have for me?

• What personal attributes are required in order to do this type of work well?

• What kind of training could be expected for this position?

• How would you describe the work atmosphere here?

• What is the office’s history of hiring summer interns into full-time positions?

• What’s the most interesting matter you’ve worked on in the past six months?

• What advice can you give me as I start my career?

Why us?

• Mission – Holding corporations accountable; fighting for hard-working families

• Impact – Life-changing advocacy for mesothelioma & asbestos victims

• Culture – Small team, innovative, deeply personalized client care

• Excellence – Learn from a leader winning complex, multi-million dollar cases

• Edge – High-stakes negotiation + 500K+ audience presentations; turn complex evidence into persuasive narratives

How does your previous academic experience apply to our firm?

I would read, write, speak—just like what a lawyer does.

1. The Synthesizer — Research & Writing

• Hook: Complexity → clarity

• Application: Turned technical data into structured, evidence-based content → mirrors legal research, issue spotting, and clear brief writing

2. The Negotiator — Advocacy & Contracts

• Hook: Secure terms, manage risk

• Application: Negotiated agreements and enforced deliverables → parallels client advocacy and contract analysis

3. The Operator — Business Insight

• Hook: Think like the client

• Application: Ran market strategy as a CEO → brings practical, business-focused judgment to legal issues

Tell me about a time you faced a challenge and how you rectified it.

Situation: E-commerce brand needed rapid digital expansion + affiliate launch, but no developer.

Task: Upgrade website UX and integrate backend systems.

Action: Self-taught CSS, rebuilt key pages, and managed backend integration.

Result: Launched successfully, enabled new partnerships, and achieved 98% customer satisfaction.

What Tasks Do You Dislike?

Tasks that don’t lead to a result that impacts people’s lives or well-being. I want my work to impact people in a positive way

Why Should We Hire You?

I bring a unique blend of commercial acumen and legal training

What's Your Desired Salary?

As a 1L seeking a summer internship, my primary focus is gaining substantive legal experience. I am entirely open to the firm's standard summer associate compensation structure.

What has been your biggest challenge in life?

I always want to give everything my all, which led to reduced sleep time. Since then, I’ve drastically improved my time management skills and am now balancing my academic, professional, and personal commitments more effectively.

What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

My greatest strength is resourcefulness. When my company needed a website overhaul, I taught myself CSS to execute it. My weakness is spending too much time refining my analysis. In legal work, I’ve learned to balance thoroughness with efficiency by prioritizing key issues and working within time constraints.

What qualifications do you have that will help you be successful in law practice? What sets you apart from other candidates?

My practical business experience immersed me in communicating with many diverse parties in various different ways. I have drafted pitch decks, secured strategic collaborations, and managed client relations to achieve a 98 percent satisfaction rate. I understand the commercial realities clients face every day.

Why did you choose law as a career? If you weren’t in law school, what would you be doing?

I chose law to be a direct advocate for people who are outmatched by large corporate systems. If I were not in law school, I would likely be working in consumer protection, helping ensure people have the resources they need when they are injured or overwhelmed.

Why did you decide to attend law school after your previous experiences?

Working in media, business development, and customer satisfaction focused roles taught me how to communicate effectively and manage client relationships.

I realized I wanted to use those skills for something more impactful than selling products. I wanted to help people navigate critical life crises.

Law school is the tool that lets me turn my communication skills into actual leverage for clients who need a strong voice against well-funded insurance companies.

What qualifications do you have that will help you be successful in law practice? What sets you apart from other candidates?

What sets me apart is my ability to translate complex data into persuasive, accessible narratives. As a content creator, I synthesized technical specifications into evidence-based scripts for hundreds of thousands of viewers.

In personal injury, the ability to take dense medical records or accident reports and turn them into a compelling, easy-to-understand story for a jury or a mediator is critical.

What do you see yourself doing five years from now? What are your long-range career objectives?

In five years, I see myself as an established associate who is taking depositions, arguing motions, and preparing for trial. My long-term objective is to be a lead trial attorney who secures life-changing results for injured plaintiffs.