
Hannah Figueroa Velázquez
Holistic admissions coach and LSAT tutoring - Public interest focus!
Studied at Graduate School for International Training
Works at Innocence Project
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Hannah's Offerings
Custom hourly · $79/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, CAS Application Edit, and
Hannah’s Law School Qualifications
Graduate from Yale University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with successful T-14 application experience as a KJD. Accepted into Yale Law and multiple T-14 full ride offers. Attending Yale Law class of 2030 after a deferral year as a Weil Legal Innovator with the Innocence Project in NYC. I majored in history with a focus on migration, incarceration, and social justice, and am skilled at essay writing from start to finish including putting together a cohesive narrative. At Yale, I plan to pursue immigration and criminal law, given my background as a daughter of Mexican immigrants and my experience in public defense. I obtained a 177 LSAT and have experience LSAT tutoring as well as essay editing. I am eager to support any applicant study for the LSAT and put together a killer application that shows who you are and why law in a compelling way!
Hannah can help with:
Application Strategy
CAS Application Edit
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Work Experience

Litigation Paralegal
Innocence Project
July 2026 - Present
Selected as 1 of 10 Weil Legal Innovator fellows to pursue public interest law in New York City through a deferral year

Intern
CT Public Defenders
August 2025 - Present
Conducted client intakes and arraignment interviews

Summer Fellow
The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice
June 2025 - August 2025
Hosted prison visits between incarcerated individuals and members of free society to reduce stigma.

Research Assistant
Yale Migrant Justice Initiative
May 2025 - Present
Collaborating with Professor Alicia Camacho Schmidt and a team of 8 students to produce a comprehensive research report on government and NGO responses to recent U.S. deportations across nine Latin American countries
Co-founder and President
Publius
September 2024 - Present
Established a joint opinion publication covering relevant campus issues and news from a unique multi-perspective lens through a substack with over 7,000 subscribers

Legal & Immigration Associate
Link New Haven
June 2024 - Present
Developing, in a team of 7, the first publicly accessible database of local organizations aiming to connect New Haven community members with essential life services, including homeless shelters, immigration services, food pantries
Education
Graduate School for International Training
Study Abroad, Mexico: Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities
2025 - 2025
Activities and societies: Conducted a solo research project on migrant detention centers in the U.S., took immersive Spanish classes, volunteered at local Oaxacan migrant shelters

Yale University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History
2022 - 2026
Grade: 4.0/4.0, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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