Chief gained experience as a law clerk for the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs where he provided support through hearing preparation and policy research in the areas of national security, foreign affairs, and deregulated finance.
While at USC, Goud School of Law, Chief served as the President of the USC’s Law’s largest student organization, Public Interest Law Foundation, which coordinates a network of student-volunteer legal aid services under attorney supervision. Chief also learned under the tutelage of Professor Samuel Erman, a constitutional law scholar, while working as a research assistant.