“I am incredibly grateful to be a recipient of the NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award! Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to learn from remarkable women who have encouraged and challenged me, and receiving this award is a meaningful reminder of the impact that mentorship and community can have—an impact I hope to one day pass on by supporting and uplifting other women entering the legal profession. After I take the bar in July, I will be returning to Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., as an Associate in Concord, New Hampshire.”

 
– Jessica O’Brien, on receiving the 2026 NAWL Outstanding Law Student Award for the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law.