Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jazmyn Knight . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Jazmyn thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

The story behind my mission is simple. My mission for creating my Georgia Bar Exam Tutoring Course is to improve diversity in the legal profession. Prior to attending and graduating law school, I realized that I wanted to serve the black community by participating in the mainstream culture in a way that would both serve as a role model for other minority class members and would permit me to give active voice to a minority who is both underrepresented in the legal community and who is sometimes exploited by our judicial system.

The American system of restricting admission to the practice of law has long been designed, explicitly or implicitly, to exclude minorities. My mission is to help usher students into the legal profession by offering test taking study tips, with a focus on essay writing, and Multistate Performance Test (MPT) writing. In my classes, I emphasize the best strategy for approaching the test, time management, how to structure the written answers, how to outline the information provided in the MPT, and synthesize the library into a cohesive synthesis of the law.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I am a young African American female from a small farming community in Ohio. My desire to become an attorney is rooted in my childhood. When I was an elementary school student, local law school students mentored and tutored kids in a summer program for which I was a participant.

I was always impressed with how the students carried themselves, the fact they would constantly tell us there was no limits to what we could achieve. As a consequence of these interactions, I knew I wanted to be an attorney.

I believed that it was incumbent upon me to reach back into the community, and through my career up to this point, I believe I’ve done just that. My legal experience includes both civil and criminal work. I also prepare law students for the Georgia Bar Exam, with a focus on essay writing and Multistate Performance Test (MPT) writing.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I think my great communicative skills, both written and verbal, have helped build my reputation within the legal profession. Beyond that, I’m passionate about my work, I’m a handworker. I want to make a difference and bring justice.

Where do you think you get most of your clients from?

The best source of new clients or students who sign up for my course has been word of mouth, social media, law schools, and other law student referrals.

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Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA)