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State Bar & Bar Associations

Nov. 6, 2024

Writing and leading with purpose: SCCLA president's service-driven ethos

When she's not leading the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Nadine Tan is teaching legal writing to first-year law students. Here's her advice for nailing the perfect legal memo.

Tan

Nadine Tan's journey to law school began with a simple but impactful conversation. As a business major in college, she was uncertain about her career path until an interview with an in-house lawyer at USC, her alma mater, sparked her interest in law.

Tan was drawn to this mentor's idea of using a legal career as a means of service -- not only solving clients' problems but also contributing to the broader community. She graduated from USC Gould School of Law in 2015. <...

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