PD Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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Meet the Fellows

Carel Alé, 2009

Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Governor Gavin Newsom

Carel Alé is an immigrant from Mexico

Fellowship awarded to support work towards a JD in Law at Yale University

Education

JD Law | Yale University 2011
BA Latin American Studies | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2008
MA Latin American Studies | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2008

Work History

Governor Gavin Newsom, Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary | August 2023 - PRESENT
Central District of California, Deputy Federal Public Defender
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP, Associate

Carel Alé, 2009

JD Law | Yale University 2011

BA Latin American Studies | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2008

MA Latin American Studies | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2008

Governor Gavin Newsom, Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary | August 2023 - PRESENT

Central District of California, Deputy Federal Public Defender

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP, Associate