American Law Personal Statement

Thinking outside of the box is one of my personality traits. I grew up in Taiwan where with the abundant and diverse culture, as well as its legal system. Given the fusion of various legal systems in Taiwan, I was exposed to different countries’ legal knowledge, including German law, Japanese law, and America law. To facilitate my future study in the U.S., I also grasped the opportunity to accumulate my knowledge in American law during my university years. Several subjects of American law I studied, such as the U.S. Constitution, Torts, and Criminal Law and Procedure, contributed to my basic understanding of the common law system, and also inspired my interest in studying abroad.
On the extracurricular activity front, I drew my attention to several human right issues during my law study. I firmly believe that the law shall reflect the interests of the most vulnerable people, either in domestic level or international level. Therefore, I actively participated in a pro bono legal service project. According to my belief, I tried to dedicate myself to those who urgently needed legal assistance but couldn’t afford any service fee. Despite it’s tough to balance it between heavy load on the study, I really appreciate these valuable experience which …show more content…
During the graduate school period, I served as a teaching assistant of a criminal law course for college students and focused my study in several controversial cases in Taiwan which were recognized as miscarriage of justice. In order to provide concrete opinions on these cases, I spent most of my time doing legal research, especially analyzed several relevant foreign cases as the research materials. Furthermore, to sharpen my presentation skill either in writing or in oral, I issued several academic articles on the topic related to my research results and also gave presentations at several academic conferences to present my