I’m Irving Steel, a law student at Roger Williams University School of Law. Before law school I founded an environmental nonprofit, co-founded a media company, and earned an MPH in public health. The thread connecting all of it is the same: take a complicated system and make it legible to the people it affects. That is what I write about here.
Most people encounter the law at its worst moments: a wrongful termination, a landlord who ignores calls, a government form designed to confuse. I started this blog because the gap between what the law says and what people think it says is too wide, and that gap tends to hurt the people who can least afford it.
Before law school, I spent years covering community stories in Connecticut. Local organizations, veterans, people doing quiet work that rarely makes headlines. That work taught me one thing: the people who most need information get the least of it.
At Roger Williams, I focus on civil rights and employment law. These are areas where individual rights meet institutional power, and where knowing the rules can change real outcomes. This past spring break, I worked with the Sugar Law Center, a Detroit-based civil rights organization, doing the kind of direct legal work I want to build a career around.
This blog is my attempt to write law plainly, accurately, and for people who need to understand it. Nothing here is legal advice. But it is an honest effort.
If something I’ve written is unclear, incomplete, or wrong, reach out: irvingsteelre@gmail.com
A bit more
- J.D. candidate, Roger Williams University School of Law (May 2028). Lexis Ambassador.
- M.P.H., Public Health Leadership, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
- B.A., International Relations (Global Studies Certificate), University of Georgia. Studied abroad at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
- Service and pro bono: VITA free tax preparation, Alternative Spring Break, Veterans Appreciation.
- Before law: co-founder and director of 668-KTV, international business leadership across the U.S. and China, adjunct faculty at Mitchell College.
- Languages: conversational Chinese and French. Research: Lexis and Westlaw.
Currently
- 2L at Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D. expected 2028)
- Summer 2026: legal intern, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Non-Profit / Public Charities Division
- Master of Public Health; founder of an environmental nonprofit
- Writing focus: civil rights, employment law, and veterans issues in Connecticut
- Pro bono: Alternative Spring Break with the Sugar Law Center, Detroit (2026)
- Open to summer 2027 internships, research assistant roles, and clerkship conversations in Connecticut and Rhode Island
Why employers and attorneys reach out
I write to make the law legible, which is the same skill a junior lawyer owes a client, a partner, or a judge. If you are hiring, mentoring, or working on civil rights, employment, or veterans matters and want to talk, get in touch email irvingsteelre@gmail.com, or connect on LinkedIn.