Emily Stein is a fourth-year part-time law student at the Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies and Special Honors from Hunter College of the City University of New York, where she performed independent research on the quality of life for LGBT communities in rural and urban spaces.  Prior to commencing her legal education, Emily worked closely with diverse communities through grassroots outreach and community programs in New York and New Jersey’s urban centers.  As a law student, Emily has focused her studies on developing her research faculties and effectively communicating complex legal concepts to academic and non-academic audiences, alike.  At Rutgers, Emily served as a Teaching Associate for the Legal Writing and Research program and published an article commenting on fair use and author/artist rights with the accredited law journal, Rutgers Law Record.