Xander Saide studies law at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York, and expects to graduate with a juris doctor in 2018. In addition to his coursework, Xander Saide has participated in extracurricular activities related to his legal interests, such as serving as a member of the school’s law review and as vice president of the Latino American Law Student Association, which encourages awareness of legal issues in Latino communities and offers law students a place to celebrate the heritage and culture of Latinos in the legal profession.

Xander Saide has acquired experience in a professional legal setting as a summer associate for Goodwin Procter, LLP, in Washington, D.C., where he provided legal analysis and prepared various legal memoranda. Prior to that, he worked as a summer associate at Horvitz & Levy, LLP, a firm headquartered in Los Angeles. In addition, Xander Saide was an estate manager for Global Eagle Acquisitions’ CEO, Harry Sloan, and a sales and special events manager for the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where he put together such events as a fundraiser for Senator Elizabeth Warren.