Avalon Fenster

J.D. Candidate at Cornell Law School | 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

I am a rising second year J.D. Candidate at Cornell Law School. I graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University, where I majored in Political Science and Human Rights and minored in Science, Ethics, and Public Policy. As a student, I have worked in the offices of history-making women leaders such as Secretary Clinton, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and Stacey Abrams, and have supported the legal, global government affairs, and public policy teams at companies like Intel, Verizon, and Google. I got my start in the world of politics as an award-winning community organizer and strategist at several nationally recognized nonprofits. I was recently honored on the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and will be joining Fried Frank as a 2026 Summer Law Clerk. I am also the Founder of @internshipgirl, a platform dedicated to lifting the social and economic status of my audience of 350,000+ young women globally through early career education using technology and media. My resources and insights have garnered 200M+ content views across platforms, and my Linktree, which contains free educational resources and professional tools, has been utilized over 220,000 times. I have a particular interest in legal and policy issues related to business, the digital transformation, and women's economic development. You can reach me any time by emailing [email protected].

Experience

  • Cornell International Law Journal (1 yr 3 mos)
    • Editor
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Associate
      Apr 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Summer Law Clerk at Fried Frank
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Legal Extern at Office of the New York State Attorney General
    Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 · 5 mos

  • Legal Intern, Institute of Global Politics at Columbia | SIPA
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

  • Columbia | SIPA (9 mos)
    • Research Assistant for Stacey Abrams
      Feb 2024 - May 2024 · 4 mos

    • Student Scholar, Institute of Global Politics
      Sep 2023 - May 2024 · 9 mos