Scholar Spotlight: Blanca Alcaraz Serrano

Meet 🤝 Blanca Alcaraz Serrano, PracticePro Diversity Scholar – University of Miami School of Law, Class of 2023.

Question: If you have a summer position lined up for this summer, where will you be working?

Blanca: I am a summer associate of the Law in Technology Diversity Collaborative and I will be working half of the summer with Jenner & Block and the other half with Uber.

Question: What practice area(s) are you interested in?

Blanca: I am very interested in technology and the new shift that we are seeing in the legal field with smart contracts, blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Question: What's your favorite book or quote, and why?

Blanca: “Don’t despise your small beginnings” by Zechariah 4:10. This is my favorite quote because as an immigrant and a first-generation student, it is easy to get lost in the disadvantages that get in our way. It is easy to compare the cards we were dealt with someone else’s and argue that they had it easier. However, I think my small beginnings are the reason my future has been so great; they have taught me humility, kindness and boldness. My beginnings remind me that I am who I am because of those who encouraged me, and now that I fly high, I always remember those who gave me my wings.