Anjie Vichayanonda แอนจี้ วิชยานนท์ is a DEI Advocate | Trademark & Copyright Attorney | Diversifying the legal industry by mentoring underrepresented & first-gen law students and prelaw students at Griffith Barbee PLLC. She is proficient in Thai. Colleagues describe her as "Meeting Anjie and interning for Leg Up Legal has been so impactful for me as a student thinking about law school. Anjie is overflowing with passion for her mission of helping students navigate their legal career dreams, and working with her has taught me a lot about connecting with others, building relationships, and contributing to the community. After a year of amazing work and conversation with her, I feel much more prepared to dive into my undergrad years with a better mindset, focus, and perspective of what I want for myself in a legal career. On top of that introspection Anjie inspired, I have also learned so many substantive skills through my internship, and Anjie has been so patient and supportive with teaching me and encouraging me to try new experiences. I have had the opportunity to communicate with hundreds of lawyers and students, organize so many insightful events, and contribute to the inner workings of a phenomenal mentorship program. I’m excited to keep in touch with an incredible mentor and cheerleader, and I can’t wait to see all the exciting developments the future holds for us!", "I met Anjie before starting Law School during the Leg Up Legal Bootcamp and quickly noticed how passionate she was about helping law students. Anjie and I remained in touch and she has become my go-to mentor for anything law-school related. Anjie is incredibly knowledgeable in so many different areas from job searching and networking, to how to succeed as a student, legal writing, law school classes, etc. To this day, I am so thankful to have found a mentor like her because she selflessly gives her time and effort to her students so that she can see them succeed. An example of a time when Anjie has helped me succeed was when I was offered an interview for a summer associate position. When I told Anjie I got an interview for the summer associate position, Anjie immediately offered to get on a Zoom call with me to practice my interviewing skills. She gave me advice that I had not thought about before and helped shape my answers into specific anecdotes based on my own experiences. I learned how to bring in my multiple experiences and skillfully craft them into my answers. As always, after every mentoring session, Anjie made me feel calm and confident. I felt super prepared going into my interview and landed a summer associate position at a DREAM firm. I could not have done it without Anjie and I am thankful to have a mentor that is so caring, passionate, and selfless.", and "Anjie has been an excellent mentor for me throughout law school, and it was truly a blessing that I was able to connect with her. She has assisted me in refining my networking and interviewing skills, while also guiding me through the job search process. Her knowledge and expertise has helped me secure multiple callback interviews, and has also helped me develop the skills to connect with many attorneys in my area."