John D. Cirrinicione ’07 served as the
Student Bar Association President during his final year at Widener Law, and that sort of experience helped prepare him for the professional world. Currently a judicial clerk with a Superior Court Judge in New Jersey, John wants to become a trial attorney, noting, “Originally I thought criminal, but I’m open to anything that would put me in front of a jury.”
Inspired to go to Law School after participating in mock trials while still in high school, John says, “I wanted to get the experience and training as well as the affirmation that I could do it.” He feels that Widener provided him with what he was looking for, noting, “Widener gave me the training including trial advocacy experience.” He also cites his time as SBA president as a valuable experience for what it taught him about trying to organize people. While at Widener Law, John also participated in the
Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honors Society, the
Justinian Society, and served as the Opinions Editor of the
Widener Law Forum.
John described the school’s atmosphere as “competitive without backstabbing” and added, “I felt that the professors really cared.” He also noted the real world experience and examples used by the professors help students to apply the knowledge imparted in classes. “I felt confident,” says John when asked about how he felt upon taking his clerkship, and he adds, “My experiences in student government taught me how to deal with people.”
Asked if he would choose the same path again, John replies, “Absolutely. It was definitely the right choice.” He has some great advice for current and future law students as well; “Get involved. Also, get to know every secretary in the place. They hold the keys to all the doors.”