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Student Reps and Coordinators Blog

Meet Megan Mumford ’20

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Name
Megan Mumford

Graduation Year
2020

What is your hometown?
Lago Vista, TX

Where did you go to college and what did you major in?
Texas A&M; Political Science

Tell us about your prior work experience and grad degrees
Master of Public Administration (joint degree at Texas A&M)

What is your favorite thing to do in New Haven?
Fall hikes. Seeing all of the foliage (fall was a new concept for a Texan).

What is your favorite restaurant in New Haven?
Roia. We did a pasta making class there through the Yale Law Food Society.

What student groups, journals, and/or clinics were you involved in?
Yale Law Women, Yale Law Journal, Ethics Bureau at Yale, Yale Law Wine Society

What was your favorite class at YLS?
Trial Practice

As a very recent alum, what are you currently doing?
Starting as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington D.C. and clerking for Judge Gene E.K. Pratter (Eastern District of Pennsylvania) next year.

What did you like most about working for the Admissions Office?
Meeting all of the incoming students during Admitted Students Weekend!