Her Story
About Adenike
Adenike Oladeinde has spent seven years building her career in law and business. She began at a personal injury law firm during her first year of college and continued there for four years before attending UC Davis School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctorate and a business certificate. During law school she worked summers at Porter Scott handling employment law and business litigation and at Bet Zedek Legal Services assisting Palisades fire victims with FEMA claims. Since January 2026 she has served as a pre-bar law clerk at Tierraz Preciado & House LLP in administrative and business law while also completing a three-year role as head student representative for LexisNexis, where she led marketing efforts and trained students and professors on legal research platforms and AI tools. Adenike is a member of the Women's Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Association, and the Black Law Students Association. She attributes her success to the support of her father and grandmother, guidance from teachers, and her own inner drive to overcome imposter syndrome as a person of color. She values attention to detail, remaining calm under pressure, kindness, respect, and continuous learning both professionally and personally.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Adenike
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my father and my grandmother who uplifted me and taught me I am capable of doing whatever I want. Also to teachers who counseled me, and to my inner child who was passionate and wanted the best for me. I want to make my younger self proud, especially as a person of color facing imposter syndrome in Northern California.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
You can't avoid mistakes, you have to own them. The more humility that you have, the more confidence that you can have in correcting it and not letting it happen again, and that you can't make everyone happy.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Don't give up. Just keep pushing, keep talking to people, keep networking. It's really important to have good connections and a good reputation. Be kind to others because you never know where sending a follow-up thank you message will take you. Don't be afraid to take that chance, send that cold call email, show them that you're interested and committed.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Lawyers being a little afraid to use AI, because AI really is taking over right now. Advice is to embrace it and get ahead of the curve, be vigilant when using it, make sure you are an asset rather than letting AI overtake you.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
In work: attention to detail, staying calm under pressure, being kind and respectful, always being open to learning. In personal life: having a strong sense of self-worth, being kind and respectful to everyone because everyone was created equally, treating others as you would like to be treated, respect and kindness for yourself.
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