Goals

My goals for this year are diverse and unrelated.  I would like to see myself at the end of the year excelling in multiple aspects of my life.  In terms of mountain biking, what I plan to pursue second semester, I am determined to finish in the top three in northern California varsity high school overall mountain biking league and finish in the top seven at state championships.  Along with this I want to win a CCCX race before the end of the school year and place in the top five of a US cup race.  Adding to this, I will be working at a law firm for the first semester.  At the law firm I will be making phone calls, sending paperwork, and helping with the firms biggest case, representing the workers from Deepwater Horizon’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. I worked at this firm last week and spent most of the time sending contract agreements to injured Deepwater Horizon workers. I found out that a settlement has already been reached and now it is up to the firm to get compensation to whoever needs it.  The firm I work at is partnered with another firm to complete this and they split the workers 50/50. Hopefully on Monday I will be able to go to court with my mentor who is currently working on all of the other needs of the firm. My goals for the first semester include learning how to be successful in trial and how to effectively pursue potential clients.  The firm I am working at has a prestigious reputation and has a couple big clients. I am very excited for my upcoming opportunities.

iQuest

Hello my name is Roheek Dimundu and I will be keeping a blog this year on my adventures as a student in iQuest. I hope to be interning at a law firm this year. I hold a great interest in the field of law. My experience in the field of law is stated as follows: I attended a Lead America Law and Trial Camp this summer at Stanford University, I was the superior court judge for my city at boys state, which is a government camp for incoming seniors, and I have participated and have had success for four years on the debate team and two years as captain of the debate team.  Along with my interest for debate and law, I have a passion for riding mountain bikes.  I have raced on the mountain bike team for my high school for four years and have been captain for the last two years. Last year I finished in the top five for varsity riders in northern California and I look forward to improving on that finish this year. Best case scenario, I would like to see myself working in a law office first semester and be exploring an individual project of training for mountain bike season second semester. I look forward to a great year with endless possibilities!