Investing in the Future through Scholarships: Erin Abramovitz

Erin Abramovitz, a current 3L student at Minnesota Law, has always had a passion for helping people, especially empowering marginalized individuals and families. After working in social work for almost five years as a case manager for foster care families, Abramovitz had seen the powerful impact lawyers made in the lives of the kids whose cases she had worked on—for better or worse. She witnessed firsthand the areas of the legal system that are lacking and felt limited in the ways she could make a difference through social work.

Scholarship support has played a vital role in enabling Abramovitz to pursue a career path in public interest law. She explains, “not having the pressure of the looming debt as I graduate has really freed me up to be able to pursue what I actually want to pursue, and I don't think that I would be able to do that otherwise. I would not be thinking about clerking for a state judge, working in family law legal aid, or even working for the county.”

Abramovitz shares that she is grateful to attend Minnesota Law because it embraces its students' diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives instead of expecting everyone to be the same. “I really value that Minnesota Law doesn’t want to change that part of my life [social work], but really build on that experience instead,” states Abramovitz. After graduation, she plans to practice family law and make an impact by utilizing her distinct perspective gained from her time in social work.

“While there are so many organizations and causes one can donate to, I think that it’s so valuable to invest in a person, and I feel like scholarships do that,” says Abramovitz. She expresses that to improve the legal profession and the legal system, it should be more accessible. Making it financially accessible is the first step. “I believe scholarships really help invest in the future of the law and the legal profession," shares Abramovitz.