B.A.,
University of Michigan, 1998
While working as a research assistant for the federal Reserve Board, and later
for Charles River Associates (CRA), Puja Kaul began to see the importance of
understanding legal issues in many financial decisions. With a background in
economics and finance, she had planned on pursuing an MBA, but she realized
she was far more interested in policy issues than financial issues. Law seemed
to be a good fit for her interests and skills.
In her search for a law school she was attracted by BC Law’s collegial
environment. She was also surprised by the strength of the School’s alumni
network. “After going through the recruiting process I realized how connected
and helpful the BC alumni are,” Puja says. “It is great to be part
of a community where its alumni are proud and involved in their alma mater.”
After enrolling she found both the students and the faculty at the School to
be extremely impressive both personally and professionally. “I was amazed
to learn the diverse backgrounds of my fellow students. Also, my experience
with the faculty has been great. They have been extremely dedicated to their
subjects, understanding of student needs, and extremely interesting. I’m
also impressed by the variety of business law classes BC Law offers.”
Puja has a remarkable work history beyond her work with the Federal Reserve
Board and cra, having served as a Congressional Intern, a Research Associate
at the Harvard Business School, and a Legal Intern for the Massachusetts Attorney
General. While an undergraduate, she was a James B. Angell Scholar, a Peace
Neighborhood Tutor, and Founder of the International Health and Development
Organization.
At BC Law, she was active in the Boston College Democrats and the Asian Pacific
American Law Students Association. During her second-year summer, she worked
for Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in Boston, and accepted a full
time position there after graduation.
“Although I hope to one day get involved in policy work at either the
state or federal level, I’m very happy doing corporate work for the firm,”
Puja says. “I feel this experience will give me a good background which
I can one day use to work on policy in these areas.”