Merina L. Sterling

Merina Sterling was born and raised on Maui, Hawai‘i. She graduated from the University of Hawai‘i with a B.A. in Political Science. Before law school, she lived in San Francisco and worked as a paralegal at a boutique law firm. During her 1L summer, she worked as a law clerk at the Davis County Attorney’s Office in Utah. She spent her 2L year in London with Notre Dame’s London Law Programme, then returned to Salt Lake City for her 2L summer as a summer associate at Spencer Fane. After graduation, she will join Kirkland & Ellis’s General Corporate Group in its Salt Lake City office. Outside of law school, Merina enjoys hosting dinner parties, conversations about AI, and playing Blokus.