Maya Gayle, whose interest is law, leaped at the opportunity to work in one of the busiest court offices in the country: the probation department of the Southern District of New York. In what she describes as a whirlwind few months, Gayle, a fourth-year student studying political science and economics, saw firsthand how the legal system functions not just as a mechanism for the adjudication of laws, but as an institution that touches countless lives. The experience, she says, helped her “discover her own confidence.”
“Probation in Manhattan in New York, there were a lot of really intense individuals — and I mean that in the best way,” Gayle tells Northeastern Global News. Northeastern’s storied co-op program is an opportunity for students to explore passions, gain real-world experience and learn about themselves.
