Samantha Kubek
Coordinating Attorney, Veterans Initiative
New York Legal Assistance Group
Education
Georgetown University
B.A., Political Science and Government
2013New York University School of Law
J.D.,
2016Podcasts
01:01:21638: What It’s Like Working With Female Veterans as a Lawyer With Samantha Kubek, New York Legal Assistance Group [Main T4C Episode]
Samantha Kubek is a coordinating attorney with the Veteran’s Initiative within the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Legal Health Division. She works with survivors of sexual trauma, specifically focused on helping female veterans who’ve experienced Military Sexual Trauma or MST. She graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in political..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“Every experience I had in college mattered, and it all stayed with me in different ways.”
Best Career Advice
“Don’t be afraid to try something new.”
Career Challenge
“They had informed me of when the client’s deadline was to get this case filed. If you filed it late, the client would get less retroactive compensation. So I had been told the deadline and I had put it in my calendar, and I worked very hard. I got what I needed and I submitted this piece on time, and then several months later we got the decision back, and it turns out to that I had been told the wrong deadline, and we had missed the deadline to preserve that retroactive pay. So we had won in the case, but the client was missing out on money. I felt so disappointed in myself and frustrated and angry.”
Skills
Legal Research, Public Speaking, Westlaw, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Legal Advice, Legal Writing, Hearings, Grant Writing, Editing, Trauma Work, Veterans Law, Public Benefits
Professional Interests
Georgetown University, American Bar Association, Connecticut College, Official Group: Equal Justice Works Alumni, NYU Law’s Public Interest Law Center, New York University School of Law
