Rubicon Attorney Named to 2022 Social Impact Women to Watch List
“Reentry work is not something that I had thought about much before law school,” Senior Staff Attorney Sarah Williams says. “But I did it as a summer intern and it was a real way to help people, and there was a lot of hope attached to it. We’re connecting with people when they're on an upswing. Mistakes have happened, but now they're out and trying to get their life back on track. They deserve an opportunity to do that, and there are some real ways that we can help them.”
Williams’ dedication to supporting Rubicon’s participants has earned her recognition as one of 20 individuals on Nonprofit HR’s 2022 Social Impact Women to Watch list. The list honors “outstanding women who accomplish the impossible against all odds,” and Nonprofit HR received a record number of nominations from across North America this year.
A fellow Rubicon staff member nominated Williams and acknowledged some of the many ways that she interacts with and supports participants. “Sarah has co-designed and co-led workshops for hundreds of participants, explaining in lay terms complicated legal interventions that are available to address a wide range of common challenges, from record clearing relief, to professional licensing access, employment rights, housing insecurity and family reunification and child support,” the nomination letter said.
“We all very much believe in what we do here at Rubicon, how important it is and the services that we can provide participants and the relationships we've formed with participants,” Williams says. “We really care about them. We want the best for them and for them to be able to move forward and do the things they're meant to do.”
Click here to read more about Williams’ recognition as a 2022 Social Impact Woman to Watch and to see the full list of finalists.