Kailyn L. Benitez has several years of paralegal experience and is currently attending Western New England School of Law as a part-time student. During her time at Western New England School of Law, Kailyn has received a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for her excellent achievement in the study of Advance Legal Research in the Age of AI.

She graduated in 2020 from the University of New Haven, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Psychology. Prior to graduating from University of New Haven, she interned with Connecticut’s Adult Probation Office in New Haven, CT and the Children’s Law Center of Connecticut.

Since her graduation from the University of New Haven, she has worked with other law firms in the State of Connecticut and began working for Woolf & Ross Law Firm, LLC in 2023, where she currently serves as their Senior Paralegal.

After law school, Kailyn hopes to become a criminal defense attorney in Connecticut.