About Alana
Alana Carrion built the foundations of her legal life in classrooms and student journals. She studied political science at Hunter College and finished her undergraduate degree in 2001. Four years later she earned her Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law, where she took on roles that put writing and advocacy at the center of her training.
At Rutgers Carrion served as Managing Editor of the Rutgers Race and Law Review during the 2004–2005 academic year. She also held the post of Secretary for the Association of Latin American Law Students in 2003–2004, and she participated in the Child Advocacy Clinic in the same period. Those positions put her into editorial rooms, organizational meetings and courtroom-adjacent work, all while she completed her coursework. The combination of journal editing and clinic experience helped shape how she approached the practice of law after graduation.
Her undergraduate study in political science at Hunter College provided a base in public institutions and policy. That background fed into her law school interests, particularly issues that intersect law and social context. At the Race and Law Review she managed articles and student notes, which required close legal research and precise editing. In the clinic she worked on child advocacy matters, giving her direct exposure to client interviews, case strategy and court procedures.
Those early experiences translated into a steady career path. Carrion moved from student projects into professional roles that relied on clear writing and practical advocacy. She has handled matters that required careful legal analysis and an ability to explain complex concepts to clients. Colleagues describe her approach as methodical and attentive to detail; her training in editing and clinic practice shows up in how she prepares case materials and communicates with people involved in a matter.
Outside of casework she has remained connected to communities she represented as a student. Her law school leadership and clinic participation informed choices about pro bono involvement and the kinds of matters she accepts. She has balanced research and practice, often returning to written work when a case required deep statutory or doctrinal review.
She currently maintains a practice that draws on her law review experience and child advocacy training and centers on client representation and legal writing.
