Best Law Firm Mentors 2022: Kay Kyungsun Yu
Kay Kyungsun Yu has been steadfast in her commitment to mentoring law students, particularly diverse law students, with the goal of training and developing diverse legal talent for the Philadelphia community.
June 21, 2022 at 03:22 PM
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Kay Kyungsun Yu. Courtesy photo
Kay Kyungsun Yu, solo practitioner
Yu has been steadfast in her commitment to mentoring law students, particularly diverse law students, with the goal of training and developing diverse legal talent for the Philadelphia community. For example, she has mentored law students through APABA-PA. In 2006, Yu served as the national site coordinator for the Thomas Tang International Moot Court Competition. In 2011, she served as the coordinator for the Northeast Regional Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition held at Drexel University School of Law. She has mentored many of the APABA-PA members, including Jennifer Lin (Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and APABA-PA president, 2012), Rahat Babar (Special Assistant to Attorney General, New Jersey, and APABA-PA President, 2014), Bryan Y.M. Tham (deputy general counsel and corporate secretary, Armstrong World Industries and APABA-PA President, 2017), and Chi-Ser Tran (current APABA-PA president; Attorney at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia; APABA-PA law student liaison, 2016; and Recipient of the Judge William M. Marutani Fellowship Award and the Philadelphia Bar Association's Public Interest award).
As you built your career, who mentored you?
Larry Momo, the Columbia College Admissions Officer who recruited me to attend his institution of higher education, was an early and powerful mentor to me. If not for Larry, I would not have known how to navigate the college admissions process. If not for him, I would not have gained admission to an institution of higher education with a need-blind admissions policy that fully funded my college education. If not for him, I would not have been able to return to Columbia after taking a year off because of my mother's illness and eventual death. And above all else, if not for Larry, I would not have acquired the college core curriculum that laid the foundation for my future development.
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