Jackie Pearce '13 (Fried Frank) & Andrea Sáenz (Co-Counsel)

This episode of SPARKS was recorded live at Cardozo's 34th INSPIRE! Awards. We spoke with the event’s two Community Impact Honorees: Jackie Pearce '13, Pro Bono Immigration Attorney at Fried Frank, and Andrea Sáenz, Senior Counsel at Co-Counsel NYC and Managing Director of the National Immigration Habeas Institute (NIHI). Jackie and Andrea have spent their careers representing detained immigrants navigating one of the most complex areas of the legal system, often without access to an attorney. Andrea’s work with NIHI trains other lawyers to take on these cases, which has had a widespread impact on the number of filings. Jackie manages immigration pro bono work at Fried Frank, where she says attorneys are more eager than ever to get involved to meet the needs in the community. In this episode, they talk about what drew them to this work and what keeps them in it. Cardozo School of Law