Hello, Everyone!

Since I’m new to this whole blogging thing, I guess I’ll just start off with some information about myself. My name is Jenny Lee, and I’m from Bayside, New York, a cozy little town in Queens. I’m currently a junior at Villanova University majoring in English and minoring in Business, and hope to attend law school after graduation.

I’m finally in D.C now, and am interning as a Student Lawyer at Kohn, Kohn, and Colapinto and the National Whistleblowers Center. Kohn, Kohn, and Colapinto is a private law firm that protects whistleblowers (i.e. people who “blow the whistle” on their firms), and the National Whistleblowers Center is the nonprofit organization that defends whistleblowers. Both buildings are right across the street from each other, so luckily the interns get to switch back and forth between the two and help out all the lawyers working there.

I was assigned to a lawyer that specifically deals with suits arising from the False Claims Act, but unfortunately I can’t get into any details about any of the cases because most are under seal! I’m very excited to finally be able to get a real taste of the life of a lawyer, and everyone at Kohn, Kohn, and Colapinto and the National Whistleblowers Center is very friendly and helpful. The firm is located in Georgetown, and it is so (!) hard to not run into all the shops and boutiques there on the way to work.

It is one of the most charming towns ever – it has brick and cobblestone roads, and so many shops, restaurants, and cafes. Hopefully by the end of the internship I’ll have explored most of them, including the quirky Ethiopian restaurant on 28th street I’ve been eyeing over the past few days.

The area I’m living in, Arlington, is great too – it also has a long boulevard of restaurants and shops. In fact, my parents and I found a great sushi buffet and hibachi grill place nearby a few days ago. I’m really looking forward to exploring the area and making the most of it.

I should really brush up on the False Claims Act before heading into work tomorrow, so I’m going to start doing some reading. Hopefully I’ll have enough self discipline and won’t run into any shops tomorrow morning!