--- title: Off the Record - Seton Hall Law's Official Blog | Hafsa Mansoor description: Hafsa Mansoor is a 2020 graduate of Seton Hall Law School. --- Off The Record ![Seton Hall Law Logo](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/logos/logo.png) # Hafsa Mansoor Hafsa Mansoor is a 2020 graduate of Seton Hall Law School. ### Recent Posts # [What Does a Lawyer Look Like?](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/becoming-a-lawyer-when-im-not-what-a-lawyer-looks-like) Posted by [Hafsa Mansoor](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/hafsa-mansoor) on 2/9/18, 7:55 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/hafsa-mansoor-candid-in-front-of-law-school-600x267.jpg)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/becoming-a-lawyer-when-im-not-what-a-lawyer-looks-like) I raise my hand a lot in class. The unwritten rule of law school is to avoid being called on at all costs— and here I am voluntarily subjecting myself to scrutiny— so it earns me a lot of strange looks. But it’s actually immensely important to me because it’s important to me to take up space— not physical space, but metaphorical space. I will be heard because I belong here. I am conscious that women, especially women of color, aren’t expected to talk as much in professional settings. I am conscious when I look around me that there isn’t a single other person who looks like me in the classroom. I am conscious of the expectation that I— as a Brown, Muslim, hijabi, woman of color who is a child of immigrants and a first generation college student— don’t belong in the legal profession. More than that, when I raise my hand, I am conscious that that expectation almost kept me from applying to law school in the first place. [READ MORE](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/becoming-a-lawyer-when-im-not-what-a-lawyer-looks-like) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/becoming-a-lawyer-when-im-not-what-a-lawyer-looks-like#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Life](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/student-life) ![Hafsa Mansoor](https://blog.law.shu.edu/hubfs/Hafsa-Mansoor-portrait-150x150.jpg) Written by [Hafsa Mansoor](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/author/hafsa-mansoor) Hafsa Mansoor is a 2020 graduate of Seton Hall Law School. [ALL POSTS](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/all) | This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Welcome to  OFF THE RECORD [Seton Hall Law](https://law.shu.edu) professors, students, administrators and alumni share advice and experiences about law school and life beyond the bar exam. ## [SETON HALL | **LAW**](https://law.shu.edu) ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Advice and Tips (38)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/advice-and-tips) - [Admissions (25)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/admissions) - [Student Life (21)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/student-life) - [Internships/Jobs (12)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/internships-jobs) - [Classes and Courses (11)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/classes-and-courses) - [Experiential Learning (9)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/experiential-learning) - [Clinics (8)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/clinics) - [Writing (6)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/writing) - [Financial Aid (5)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/financial-aid) - [Graduate Programs (4)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/graduate-programs) - [Alumni (3)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/alumni) - [Faculty (3)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/faculty) - [Events (1)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/events) - [Health Law (1)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/health-law) - [Law Journals (1)](https://blog.law.shu.edu/off-the-record/topic/law-journals) see all ### Subscribe to Email Updates #### SETON HALL | **LAW** Seton Hall University School of Law One Newark Center 1109 Raymond Boulevard Newark, New Jersey 07102 973-642-8500 [Directions | Map](http://law.shu.edu/About/Directions-old.cfm) - [![](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/icons/icon-facebook.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/SetonHallLaw) - [![](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/icons/icon-x.svg)](https://twitter.com/setonhalllaw) - [![](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/icons/icon-linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/school/seton-hall-law-school) - [![](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/icons/icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/c/SetonHallLaw/videos) - [![](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/icons/icon-feeds.svg)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/shulaw) - [![](https://law.shu.edu/_resources/images/icons/icon-instagram.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/setonhalllaw)