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Destiny is a second-year law student at the University of Houston Law Center. In three years, graduating magna cum laude, she earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at San Antonio, majoring in Public Administration and Policy and minoring in Latin American Studies. In addition to the clerkship at Lloyd & Mousilli, she will be competing at the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court competition as a brief writer and oral advocate on the complexities artificial intelligence faces in copyright and commercial law.
Outside of the National Moot Court team, Destiny mentors first year students at the University Houston Law Center, leading them through ways they can succeed during their first year and as legal professionals. She also is involved in the Latinx Law Student Association, an organization that seeks to promote and facilitate diversity in the legal landscape.
Prior to joining Lloyd & Mousilli, Destiny worked as a law clerk at an Am100 law firm, beginning after her first year of law school and ending during her fall semester. As a law clerk she had the opportunity to explore a variety of practice areas including commercial, bankruptcy, property, healthcare, general liability and insurance law. Here she was involved in depositions, client meetings, and the preparation of motions for summary judgment, legal briefs, pre trial litigation, and meditation reports.
Upon graduation, Destiny hopes to bring her passion and skills she has acquired to the practice of intellectual property or data privacy law. While also aspiring to continue to pursue her hobbies such as community service, hiking, and boxing.
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Destiny is a second-year law student at the University of Houston Law Center. In three years, graduating magna cum laude, she earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at San Antonio, majoring in Public Administration and Policy and minoring in Latin American Studies. In addition to the clerkship at Lloyd & Mousilli, she will be competing at the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court competition as a brief writer and oral advocate on the complexities artificial intelligence faces in copyright and commercial law.
Outside of the National Moot Court team, Destiny mentors first year students at the University Houston Law Center, leading them through ways they can succeed during their first year and as legal professionals. She also is involved in the Latinx Law Student Association, an organization that seeks to promote and facilitate diversity in the legal landscape.
Prior to joining Lloyd & Mousilli, Destiny worked as a law clerk at an Am100 law firm, beginning after her first year of law school and ending during her fall semester. As a law clerk she had the opportunity to explore a variety of practice areas including commercial, bankruptcy, property, healthcare, general liability and insurance law. Here she was involved in depositions, client meetings, and the preparation of motions for summary judgment, legal briefs, pre trial litigation, and meditation reports.
Upon graduation, Destiny hopes to bring her passion and skills she has acquired to the practice of intellectual property or data privacy law. While also aspiring to continue to pursue her hobbies such as community service, hiking, and boxing.
My first week was ideal! Before starting, I was not sure what to expect, but after beginning I felt at ease. Despite the position being fully remote, the team at Lloyd & Mousilli made me feel welcome by maintaining a strong line of communication. Given my strong interest in litigation, I was immediately connected with Lema and her litigation team. Everybody kindly greeted me, and I had the opportunity to be scheduled into Lema’s schedule, and get to know more about her and the firm. After the meeting, she provided me with my first client specific assignment. It was overall a great week, and I enjoyed learning how to navigate my new position.
Megan assigned my first task. My first task was to research ideas for a 60 second legal marketing video. To prepare for this assignment, I visited the firm’s YouTube channel to explore prior 60 second legal videos completed by past law clerks. After I had an idea of the purpose and structure, I began conducting legal research on LexisNexis by using a variety of treatises. I researched multiple areas of intellectual property law including: patents, trademark, copyright, licensing, and trade secrets.
Megan assigned me my second task. My second task was to create an outline of my selected topic from the research I conducted. Here, I divided my outline into three sections. My first section outlined how my topic was marketable. My second section outlined the key points from my research. My third section was the draft of my script for the 60 second video.
Lema assigned me my third task. I was excited for this task as it was my first client specific project. My third task was to create a Federal Motion to Quash a Subpoena of a Deposition.
For this project I first began with research for the issue presented. The issue was how to Quash a Deposition based on the facts of our case. Here, I began with Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as instructed by Lema. After reading through the rule, I determined which subsections would be applicable. Using the law as applicable, I began drafting the Motion to Quash the Deposition for our client. While one of the arguments was relatively straightforward to make, I had fun making the second one as it was a bit more innovative. During this process, I also spent time looking at Federal templates for the Motion to Quash the Deposition. I also explored examples for inspiration. Overall, this was my favorite project, as I had the opportunity to think creatively and construct a federal motion for a client.
My first week's advice would include six points:
1. Prior to beginning, draft a list of questions that you might have for the first week that might be helpful.
2. Figure out where/who to direct your questions for different inquiries.
3. Explore the company handbook.
4. Explore legal templates.
5. Read through example motions and briefs in intellectual property.
6. Set up meetings with employees to create a sense of community.
My second week felt a bit slower. Luckily, I still had the chance to learn! This week my focus shifted from copyright to trademark and copyright law. Additionally, I was grateful to continue receiving a consistent flow of substantive work.
Megan assigned me my first task. My first task was to create an initial draft of an article on “Special Handling” for Mr. Mousilli. I really enjoyed researching for the article because it helped me fully understand one of the building blocks of copyright law, and the standard registration process. Also, I appreciated the practice in succinct writing.
Megan assigned me my second task. My second task was to create a research memo on the use of trademarks by competitors in advertising. This assignment was useful as I had to parse through trademark treatises to find relevant law to competitor advertising. As a result, I ended up learning a substantial overview of trademark law.
Megan assigned me my third task. My third task was to prepare an objective memo analyzing client material to assess whether there is a claim for trademark infringement based on my prior research memo. I thought this was quite an interesting assignment as the law is novel in relation to the client material. Here, I learned more in depth about the likelihood of confusion. I would say this was my favorite assignment this week.
Lema assigned me my fourth task. My fourth task was to revise my initial work on the Federal Motion to Quash a Subpoena of a Deposition I completed last week by incorporating her relevant updates, edits, and feedback. I thought this was useful as I had the chance to review my work from the week before with fresh eyes. I was sick last week, so when I went back to review there were a few errors.
After my second week, I would advise the following:
Week 3 was an amazing week at Lloyd & Mousilli, but it was busier! School was busy as well. Luckily, I love the thrill of a packed week. As I think there is something rewarding about persevering through a week of long hours and challenges. During week 3, I continued learning about trademarks and some more on copyright. I also had the opportunity to continue to research and write. Additionally, I got to connect with Megan and Zane at lunch at Empire Cafe on Monday. I also got to meet Feras for the first time over Google Meet. It was nice to meet everyone! Everyone was easy to talk to and friendly. It was a great experience and I would love to connect with more of the Lloyd & Mousilli team.
Megan assigned me my first task. My first task of the week was to review and revise my 60 second legal video outline to incorporate feedback from Megan. Here, I reorganized the structure, created a more suitable tone for the intended audience, and condensed my outline. It was a fun and shorter assignment that I am hopeful I can put to use soon. Excited to make my 60 second legal video!
Lema assigned me my second task. My second task was to draft a Motion to Quash for a second amended deposition notice. It was nice to continue to write and create here, and analyze how the second notice affected our client’s circumstances.
Tami assigned me my third task. My third task was to prepare a trademark assignment. With this assignment, I got to visit the USPTO website for the first time. Here, I familiarized myself with how the website was organized and how/where to locate information within the documents here.
Tami assigned me my fourth task. My fourth task was to find contact information for somebody who worked for a company’s website to understand why the website was denying our requests for takedowns. This was an interesting assignment because I got to think creatively on how I might find this information.
Tami assigned me my fifth task. My fifth task was to research timeline requirements for deposit materials and costs associated. Here, I used LexisNexis and a webinar from the Copyright Office website to find the information I needed.
Feras assigned me my sixth task. My sixth task was to summarize a fifth circuit case. This was an easier assignment as it is similar/routine to assignments I have done for law school.
Feras assigned me my seventh task. My seventh task was to draft a demand letter to cease and desist. I really appreciated this assignment as this specific demand letter went beyond boilerplate language that many demand letters incorporate. Here, I got to familiarize myself with Feras writing style and write a demand letter based on a more novel issue in trademark law.
Wow, it is already week 4. Time surely does fly when work feels like fun. From fulfilling work, team values, and communication, Lloyd & Mousilli has it all. Had a nice week overall! Had the opportunity to connect with Ben for a bit and continue to learn. Only negative was catching the flu Friday.
Marlene assigned me my first task. My first task was to research how interest is charged when the interest rate is not specified in an agreement and how it may be collected. I really appreciated this assignment as I do not have a vast amount of knowledge in transactional related matters. Completing this assignment, I had the chance to reflect on how drafting affects payment between parties, which I was grateful for.
Megan assigned me my second task. My second task was to provide a framework for a SEO commission agreement. I appreciated this assignment given I have minimal experience drafting. While I only began the framework, it was interesting to draft some and I would appreciate seeing more assignments like this!
Megan assigned me my third task. My third task was to research conflict of interest guidelines for patent lawyers. I thought this assignment was useful as it illustrated an attorney’s actions extends beyond the law, and on the code of professional responsibility as well.
This week I had the chance to draft. It was a nice opportunity to expand my skill set and experience! I also had the chance to connect with Shea.
Megan assigned me my first task. My first task was to connect with Tami to use the information she has related to one of our client’s to prepare an article on strategies behind copyright compilations. I attempted to connect twice, but unfortunately there was no response. I plan to follow up again soon.
Mac assigned me my second task. My second task was to create additional subsections on warranties to a Terms & Conditions Agreement for a client in anticipation of a new proposed rule by the FTC. This was my favorite assignment because I had the chance to research and draft some!
- Stay adaptable
- By making an effort to connect with others you can continue to learn on weeks with less assignments. Additionally, you get the opportunity to connect and get to know somebody new!
This was my biggest learning week both in and outside of Lloyd & Mousilli, which I am extremely grateful for. Here I continued to develop relationships with the team, and learn from their expertise and years of practice.
Mac assigned me my first task. My first task was to review & revise my initial c/d demand letter on a trademark law issue from Week 3. After review of my revised draft, I learned a lot on spotting trademark law issues and how to be more concise/efficient in my writing, and to remember to tailor my writing to a specific audience. I appreciated Mac’s insight here, and enjoyed learning from him similarly to how I have appreciated learning from everyone else who has provided me feedback during this clerkship.
Mac assigned me my second task. My second task was to analyze and review a policy to determine whether we could file a complaint under local trademark laws. I liked this task as it required me to analyze the policy as a whole, connect how sections of the policy affect each other, and research some civil procedure
1. Be open to any feedback.
Feedback is essential to growth. When an attorney gives you feedback, write it down, but also ask questions. If any additional questions arise, follow up with that attorney.
2. Balance (Breathe/Slow Down)
As a law student, at least in the spring/fall, when you clerk you will have to perform a difficult balancing act. This includes your clerkship tasks, personal tasks, attending classes as a full time law student, readings, and extracurriculars. With this, it can become stressful and challenging to figure out prioritization, but you can simplify this. First you want to make task lists for each area of responsibility. Second, organize each list by priority. Third, create a master task list prioritized by considering the importance of each area and task. Fourth, after you have your master task list, remember: “You do or you don’t” (to ground yourself in the present) and remember “You will or you won’t.” (eliminate fear of the future) This will greatly help you to breathe, slow down your mind, and organize your responsibilities.
3. Be confident.
As a student it is important to begin practicing or at least faking confidence. To be confident it is important toremove stress first by making a plan for example.This will greatly improve your communication, and reduce misunderstandings.However, to be confident itis important to remove stress first by for example making a plan
I really enjoyed Week 7. I had a lot of great interactions with multiple people from the L&M team. It felt nice to connect!
Mac assigned me my first task. My first task was to continue to revise the c/d demand letter on a trademark law issue. After reviewing another draft of a letter, a lot was improved, but I still had a couple changes to make. Mac gave me great insightful feedback, and we discussed the importance of laying the framework for headings, and the effects on sentence construction.
Mac assigned me my second task. My second task was to draft a list of clear & concise questions to our client for an anticipated conference. This was an interesting task as I got to reflect on the client’s trademark issues/claims and their related elements/sub elements to strengthen the support the arguments we are drafting for our client.
1. Ask Questions Always.
You can always ask a question and learn from the answer.
2. Appreciate the Learning Process
Remind yourself to appreciate your progress & growth in learning.