Her Story
About Alexandra
Alexandra Quintero is a law student pursuing her degree with an anticipated graduation in May 2028. She currently serves on Law Review at her school and is publishing an article on contractual indemnification for intellectual property. With four years of experience in the legal field, Quintero previously worked as a legal assistant at Amazon and MGM Studios for a little over a year after completing her undergraduate studies. She then gained experience in civil litigation, first in insurance defense prior to law school and later on the plaintiff's side during the summer between her first and second years. Quintero aspires to return to entertainment, corporate, sports, or music law, with a particular interest in business and legal affairs. She maintains active involvement in professional organizations as a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the OC Bar Association. Additionally, she serves as an advisory board member for the nonprofit Bridge of Faith, which provides resources and low-cost housing to girls aging out of the foster care system. Throughout her education and career, Quintero balances her studies and work with motherhood to her daughter.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Alexandra
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
To just kind of like be helpful, be a sponge, and like really like network and get to know people, and you know the people that help you along the way like make sure to pay it forward and like help out as much as you can with what little time you have on your hands.
02What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
It really is like the business of who you know and making sure that you make the relationships and like never burn a bridge because you never know. The industry is a really tiny industry so making sure that you're doing good work. The biggest barrier to entry is so many people want to be a part of the industry and it's really difficult to kind of get your foot in the door.
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Definitely ethics and like making sure that you're doing things the right way and like following the laws and procedures of whatever field that you're in and your reputation. Like that's something that you can never get back like you only get one reputation and so you know being a good attorney and making sure that you're putting out good work products and that people like you're somebody that people can rely on is really important.
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