Interviews with the Bureau Community: Clinical Instructor Stephanie Goldenhersh

Stephanie Goldenhersh

Clinical Instructor, Family PracticeStarted in 2007

“When I came to the Bureau, I was surprised that it felt like a legal services office, not like a student workgroup.”

What were you doing before coming the Bureau?I worked in the family and children’s units at the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts in Worcester (now called Community Legal Aid).What was your childhood dream job?I was in second grade when Ronald Reagan was shot. Until then, it had been had my intention to be president, but I decided it wasn’t worth it. My father is a judge and my mother was a teacher. Both of those were always career goals, and in some ways I ended up doing both.What surprised you most when you came to HLAB?How similar it was to LACCM. It feels like a legal services office, not like a student workgroup.Tips on work-life balance?Figure out the thing that rejuvenates you. Taking time to do that thing helps you work when you’re back at it.Who would play you in a movie?When I was a kid, my parents told me that Amy Irving would play me in a movie. I’m not sure I have ever thought I’d be interesting enough for a movie…