Prodigy Bossele-Meehan

A Juris Doctor candidate at Penn State Dickinson Law, Class of 2028 — educator, advocate, and future international lawyer.

International law Human rights Immigration & asylum Environmental law

Academics

Education

Penn State Dickinson Law
2025 — 2028
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor Candidate, Class of 2028. Coursework in Criminal Law, Torts, Civil Procedure, Contracts, and Legal Writing, with a sustained focus on international and environmental law.
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2017
Cape Town, South Africa
Teaching Certificate — Further Education & Training.
Graduated cum laude
University of the Western Cape
2016
Cape Town, South Africa
Bachelor of Arts — majors in French, Geography, and Tourism.
Dean's Merit ListGolden Key International Honours

Experience

Legal & pro bono work

From law-school clinics in Pennsylvania to grassroots refugee support in Cape Town — a decade of putting legal skill in service of people navigating hard systems.

2025
Pardon Project
Penn State Dickinson Law

Conducted intake interviews and drafted supporting materials for pardon petitions.

2025
Name Change Assistance Clinic
Penn State Dickinson Law

Guided clients through the administrative and legal steps of the name-change process.

2025
License & Record Review Clinic
Penn State Dickinson Law

Helped clients restore driving privileges by reviewing records and resolving suspensions.

2020 — Present
Wise Women Cooperation
DR Congo & South Africa · Legal Support Volunteer

Research and administrative support for an NGO advancing women's rights advocacy.

2014 — 2017
Congolese Civil Society of South Africa
Cape Town · Refugee & Immigration Support

Translated documents and supported asylum seekers navigating immigration and legal processes — drawing on fluency in four languages.

Scholarship

Research

Research details to be added — role, supervising faculty or organization, focus area, and dates.

Internship

1L Summer

Motley Rice LLC
Summer 2026
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Summer Legal Intern
Joining one of the country's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms — known for complex and mass-tort work across human rights, environmental, and public-health cases — in close alignment with her focus on international and environmental law.

Teaching

A decade in the classroom

Before the law, advocacy looked like teaching. Across three countries, Prodigy built programs, championed overlooked students, and learned that real change requires both listening carefully and acting decisively.

Berkshire School
2023 — 2025
Sheffield, Massachusetts · French Teacher & Student Advisor
Taught French language and culture across levels; advised students; led the Black Student Union and the Trailblazers program; founded a female-led mountain-biking club; and served on the AI Technology Advisory Committee, drafting policy recommendations on emerging technology in education.
Ligon Magnet Middle School
2021 — 2023
Raleigh, North Carolina · French & ESL Teacher
Advocated successfully for a standalone, right-sized English-language-learner program that still exists today. Founded a Diversity Club that tripled in size and closed the year with a celebration of traditions from fifteen countries. Coached girls' track and volleyball and organized cultural immersion travel to Paris.
Earlier chapters
2016 — 2020
Johannesburg · Cape Town · Los Angeles
Classroom teacher at Nova Pioneer (Johannesburg) and learning facilitator at Living Through Learning (Cape Town); founder of Elephant Alley Children's Books, a community-focused children's book venture in Los Angeles.

Service

Leadership & activities

At Penn State Dickinson Law, she connects student voices to institutional decisions — and keeps writing.

Student Bar Association
2025
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair · International Students Liaison
Journal of Law and International Affairs
2025
Residential Student Blogger
Business Law Society
2025
Secretary
CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute
2025
Council on Legal Education Opportunity
American Constitution Society Public Interest Law Fund International Law Society Women's Law Caucus Environmental Law Society Black Law Students Association International Law Association — American Branch Pennsylvania Bar Association

Honors

Awards

1L Mock Trial Competition — Winner
Spring 2026
Penn State Dickinson Law
CALI Excellence for the Future Award
Spring 2026
Legal Research — highest grade in the course
CALI Excellence for the Future Award
Spring 2026
Contracts — highest grade in the course
CLEO Legal Writing Award
2025
Council on Legal Education Opportunity · Pre-Law Summer Institute

Fluency

Languages

Fluent in four languages — the working tools of an educator, translator, advocate, and community builder.

English
Français
Lingála
Afrikaans