Wake Forest Law

Meet Jasmine Plott, reference librarian and professor at Wake Forest Law! Jasmine earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology and English with a minor in Information Systems, her master of science degree in library science, and her juris doctor degree from @UNCChapelHill. Jasmine worked as an attorney and a reference librarian before joining the Wake Forest Law staff in 2023.

"I love my job as a Reference Librarian at Wake Forest School of Law,” says Jasmine. “While I enjoy supporting the faculty with their research and collaborating with my colleagues in the Law Library, my favorite part of my job is working with the law students. It`s a privilege for me to get to work this closely with students and play a role in helping them recognize their potential as future attorneys."

Thank you for all you do, Jasmine!
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“I love trial team. I love our students, but I tell them often—especially when I see them getting frustrated or upset at the competition aspect of it—we put so much time and love and sweat and tears into this but at the end of the day, it is a fake case with fake people in front of fake judges for plastic shiny things,” says Ashley DiMuzio (JD `19). “And while that means something, the most important thing—and what really describes winning in our program—is coming out on the other side feeling like you are a confident, ethical advocate.”

Learn how Ashley DiMuzio—a criminal defense attorney, adjunct professor, and trial team coach—empowers students to grow into confident and ethical advocates, beginning on page 6 of The Jurist. Link in bio.

Meet Kate Irwin-Smiler, reference librarian and government documents specialist for the Wake Forest Law Library! Kate earned her bachelor of arts degrees in English and philosophy from the @UniversityofDayton. She earned her master of library science degree from the @UAlbany and her juris doctor degree from Western New England College School of Law. Kate joined the Law Library staff in 2008.

“I became a librarian because I love the hunt for information,” says Kate. “But at Wake Forest, my work is centered around helping other people find information—whether they`re faculty, staff, students, or members of the larger Winston-Salem community. Helping faculty further their research and teaching students fundamental research skills that will carry them through their careers is both a joy and an intellectual challenge every single day.”

Thank you for all you do, Kate!
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A special thanks to alums Lisa Costner (JD `87), Mireille Clough (JD `01), Chris Geis (JD `98), Meredith Green (JD `10), Kevin Olsen (JD `19), and Judge Benjamin Kahn for providing general and litigation externships to our students this past semester!

Meet Miles Malbrough, law fellow at Wake Forest Law! Miles earned his bachelor of arts degree in social studies from @Harvard and his juris doctor degree from @Vanderbilt_Law. As law fellow, Miles serves as co-lead of the Heirs’ Property Project in the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

"I am very excited to join the Heirs’ Property Project at Wake Forest,” says Miles. “Having the opportunity to facilitate students` experiential learning while also helping families preserve their land is a great privilege."

Thank you for all you do, Miles!