Brandon Treviño (’18) has joined the Steinbright Career Development Center at Drexel University as a Pre-Law Advisor and Career Counselor. In addition to his Master of Public Service, Treviño earned a concurrent juris doctor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
His work responsibilities with the Steinbright Career Development Center include advising students and alumni in individual sessions on the law school application process, legal profession, law school selection, and career counseling. He will be responsible for planning, coordinating and managing the annual Philadelphia Law School Career Fair – one of the largest in the country – and leading students in the school’s accelerated program, which enables high school students interested in law to shave a year off their total education while earning their undergraduate and law degrees.
“I’ve always felt a strong sense of responsibility to use my skills and experience to open doors for others,” Treviño said. “I was only able to achieve my goal of becoming an attorney because others opened the doors for me.”
Treviño was previously working with his family’s law firm, The Trevino Law Firm, helping with any Federal Law cases, specifically immigration. He also worked with the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Behavioral Health Services as a program coordinator.
“I was very privileged to have amazing mentors like my father, who is also an attorney, who advised and guided me throughout my legal education and career,” Treviño said. “At the same time, my father always expressed to me how difficult it was for him to navigate law school and the legal profession as a first-generation student without the guidance and support he was able to provide me. Therefore, I hope to be that strong mentor for students not only like me who have had a lot of guidance before but more importantly for those like my father who have not.”
As a Clinton School student, Treviño completed his International Public Service Project in Peru with Awamaki, an organization that helps women start and run their own businesses by investing in their skills and leadership and connecting them to global markets for their traditional hand-woven textiles.
For his Capstone project, he worked with the Asociacion de Mujeres de Arkansas, a nonprofit that provides educational services to members of the Latino community. Treviño created culturally competent workshops for an after-school program called Vamos a La Universidad in an effort to help Latino students prepare for college.
“The Clinton School prepared me for this role by exposing me to various careers and industries,” Treviño said. “Because of the service learning projects, I had three vastly different work experiences by the time I graduated. This helped diversify my prospective on what types of careers and possibilities are out there for students. I will be able to advise students on not just law and being a lawyer but also looking into other meaningful career paths available.”
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