Prior to joining the firm, Laurel worked as a legal fellow for the office of counsel at a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Through this position, she drafted research memoranda, subpoena objections, and declarations for Deputy General Counsel and outside counsel. In addition, Laurel conducted complex document review in preparation for the establishment of working relationships between the university and external entities, drafted amendments to the university’s health system sub-entity corporate bylaws, and more. Prior to law school, Laurel worked as assistant to the director at an art gallery in Los Angeles.