In this episode of Art of Purpose, Kenny talks with Marissa Montes, who shares how her upbringing motivated her to help her immigrant community by pursuing the practice of law. Marissa is an immigration attorney, law school professor, and Director and Co-Founder of the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC), which is now one of the top immigration clinics in the country. Marissa built LIJC while she was in law school in response to an unmet need for free immigration legal services on the Eastside of Los Angeles. Ever since she was young, Marissa has always had a heart of service.Marissa also shares what it was like being a first-generation student, her years studying at USC, and the humbling experience she had in law school, which shaped her as an attorney. She talks about the challenges she's faced and has overcome throughout her professional career, the biggest wins, tips for students interested in pursing law, and ways to combat imposter syndrome.Marissa’s life is an inspiration, and we hope you are both encouraged and inspired by Marissa's incredible story!

Follow Marissa: https://www.instagram.com/helena_marissa/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/h-marissa-montes-70521196/

Learn more about the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic: https://www.instagram.com/loyolaijc/ https://www.lls.edu/academics/experientiallearning/clinics/loyolaimmigrantjusticeclinic/

Follow Kenny:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/kennysramirez/⁠

Watch this episode on YouTube:

🎙️ Subscribe to Art of Purpose on Apple or Spotify:

⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/art-of-purpose-w-kenny-s-ramirez/id1740761759?app=podcast⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/05uOr2qNN0PxDbibcg0ruG⁠

⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us! 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠https://kennysramirezlaw.com⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kramirezlaw/⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/kramirezlaw⁠⁠ 📌 TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kramirezlaw⁠⁠ 🖇️ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kramirezlaw⁠