Maryum Jordan, J.D. ’14
Congratulations to HIRC alumna, Maryum Jordan, J.D. ’14, for winning the Outstanding Clinical Student Award from the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA). The award is presented annually to one student from each law school for his/her outstanding clinical coursework and contributions to the clinical community. Maryum was nominated by Clinical Professor of Law Tyler Giannini, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Susan Farbstein, Lecturer on Law and Clinic Assistant Director Sabi Ardalan, and Clinical Professor of Law Debbie Anker, for her work with both the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) and the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC). Over the course of her three years at Harvard Law School, she logged over 1000 pro bono hours in service to the community.
Maryum has distinguished herself in many capacities. At IHRC she collaborated with other students to produce a briefing paper on transitional justice in Burma, where she later traveled to conduct research on human rights violations committed near the Taiwan border. As a 3L, Maryum returned to the clinic to work with a student-led reading group on sex-trafficking in Boston. Here at HIRC, she worked diligently to prepare asylum cases for traumatized clients from Honduras and Uganda. Her clinical mentors call her “a skilled and extremely conscientious advocate,” who is “intelligent, humble, personable,” and “sensitive to the ethical dimensions of her work.”
“Working with both the International Human Rights Clinic and the Immigration and Refugee Clinic has been part of my best experiences at Harvard Law School and I am grateful for the mentorship, knowledge, and personal growth I have gained as a clinical student. I am deeply honored to receive this award and be recognized by clinicians whom I hold in great esteem,” Maryum said.
This fall, she will be moving to Lima, Peru to work as a fellow for Earth Rights International. Eventually, she plans to continue her work with international and gender-based human rights and pursue a career in clinical teaching.
Best of luck in Peru, Maryum. HIRC will miss you!