Benjamin Cohen

Vanderbilt Law School Class of 2028

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

About

Experience

  • Summer Associate at Baker Donelson
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • City Attorney’s Office Intern at City of Coral Springs
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

  • VSFS Intern, Office of the Historian at U.S. Department of State
    Sep 2024 - May 2025 · 9 mos

    Conducted research on the slaveholding status of American diplomats using nineteenth-century census records.

  • Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida, United States · On-site)
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of History
      Aug 2024 - May 2025 · 10 mos

      Prepared for and conducted lessons for discussion sections of History of Civilization I (Fall 2024) and American History Since 1877 (Spring 2025), including grading assignments, providing constructive feedback on written papers, and holding regular office hours for students.

    • Peer Mentor, Office of Research and Inquiry
      Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr

  • Florida Atlantic University Student Government (Boca Raton, Florida, United States)
    • Chief Financial Officer
      May 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

      University Committees: Student Code of Conduct Appeal Board, Parking Citation Appeal Board, Assistant Dean/Director of Student Conduct Search Committee, Student Code of Conduct Review Committee, Technology Fee Allocation Committee, Quality Enhancement Plan Committee, Vice President for Student Affairs Advisory Council, Student Travel Policy Revision Committee, Student Government Scholarship Committee, Student Media Advisory Board

    • Constitutional Revision Committee Chairman
      Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 · 3 mos

    • Chief Justice
      Feb 2022 - May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Served as the FAU Student Representative on the Florida Student Association Academic Affairs and Bylaws Revision Committees.