Chris Reid ’03 is highlighted in a popular New York Times blog that focuses on recent law school graduates affected by the recession.
Reid, who majored in chemistry and philosophy while at Colgate, graduated from Fordham Law School in 2009.
He was recruited by Ropes & Gray to work in their patent litigation practice. But when his firm gave him the option of finding a public interest job in lieu of his first year, he ended up working with the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn housing court, keeping families in their homes, according to The Times.
Reid appears in a video on today’s blog entry that shows him working with clients and with his bosses at Legal Aid.
Readers of the City Room blog are invited to ask Reid questions about his experiences in the unusual new program organized by the New York City Bar Association. His responses will be posted on the blog at the end of the week.