Student Profiles
Our outstanding students bring a rich array of experience, legal knowledge and cultures to USC Law. They come from countries all over the world.
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Jade Kelly
Australia
Jade Kelly received her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Canterbury School of Law in 2004, and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand the same year. Subsequently, Jade relocated to Southern California where she worked as a legal assistant before being admitted to the California Bar in 2006. For the past three years, she has been practicing business law in Pasadena. Her practice includes transactional matters and litigation. Jade also works with the Alliance for Children’s Rights to provide pro-bono legal counsel in guardianship cases. She plans to concentrate her LL.M. studies on international business law. Upon completing her LL.M., Jade would like to focus her practice on international business transactions between the United States and Australasia.
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Sarah Arndt
Germany
Sarah Arndt started her law studies at the University of Bayreuth where she attended an English program for German lawyers including courses in torts law and an introduction to the Common Law legal system. In 2003 she continued her studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, where her main focus was International Law. Sarah passed her Second State Examination in November 2008 before the State Examination Office for Lawyers in Mainz with a main focus in Business Law. During her two year rotational traineeship, she worked for the civil court in Altenkirchen and the criminal court in Koblenz and for international law firms such as Buse Heberer Fromm and KPMG, both in Frankfurt am Main. There she gained practical experience in International Contract Drafting, Fraud and Taxation. Additionally, Sarah worked for several law chairs at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as well as for a law coach for nearly one year. After finishing the LL.M. program with a focus in Business and Corporate Law, she plans to take the New York Bar exam. Sarah currently serves as an elected Student Bar Association (SBA) Representative of her LL.M. class at USC Law.