Isabella Navarro

I would definitely say my parents - I would give it all to them. They're the ones who caught me through law school, who pushed me to succeed, and anytime I doubted myself or thought I couldn't do anything, they always had just the utmost faith in me and always knew that I could do anything that I set my mind to, even though I felt like I couldn't most of the time. They really pushed me and supported me throughout everything.

The best career advice I ever received was when someone told me going into law school to make sure you are doing something you love, but if you're gonna do something you love, try to be the best at it. That's something I always live by - do something you love and be passionate about it, and strive to be the best at it.

I would tell them to not be afraid, to not be scared that they can do anything that they set their mind to. Even if things seem difficult or impossible, just give it your all and try, because you never know how far you'll go and how much you'll succeed. I've seen so many people come into this industry not thinking that they were good enough to get into law school, or good enough to get the position, or didn't have the best grades or background, and inevitably they became the best at it compared to people who maybe had more experience, or higher grades, or more work experience and background. So I would just say, if you believe you can do it, you definitely can, as long as you just give it your all.

Some of the biggest challenges would be getting the job in the first place. Not so much that you couldn't do it, but it's so competitive right now - there's a lot of people coming out of law school and a lot of people looking for jobs in the legal industry, so it's more competitive in that way. It's kind of an oversaturated field at the moment in specific areas. But there are still tons and tons of opportunities - everybody's looking for attorneys. It may not be exactly what you want in the moment, but you can always get there.

My most important values are surrounding myself in work and outside of work with people who are all around just a good person - people who are ethical, good to you, and nice to other people. Honesty is a really huge value for me when it comes to work and my personal life. I also value people who aren't afraid to do the work but ask questions if they don't know what they're doing. I like surrounding myself with people who are happy, nice people who want to interact with other people, who are good to strangers, good to their friends, and just honest.