Laura Rodriguez Alfonso

Organization

Rappaport Center at Boston College Law School

Program

Rappaport Law and Public Policy Fellow

Year

2023

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Law School
The University of Massachusetts School of Law

Undergraduate School
University of Florida

Fellowship
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Biography
Laura Rodriguez Alfonso is a first-year Public Interest Law student at the University of Massachusetts School of Law. Rodriguez Alfonso graduated from the University of Florida, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology with a minor in History. While at UF, Rodriguez Alfonso volunteered at PACE Center for Girls as a social service intern which fostered her interest in law. After graduating, Rodriguez Alfonso worked for a domestic violence shelter as a case manager. In this role, she advocated for survivors and assisted in finding housing, filing injunctions, and applying for government assistance. Currently, Rodriguez Alfonso serves as a legal mentor for Discovering Justice. This summer, she will be interning at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.