Article · Law Review
01 / 05
Beyond the Warrant: Privacy in the Age of Digital Searches.
2025
Nupur
Kumar.
Chapman University student exploring law, technology, public systems, and advocacy through research, competition, professional work, and interdisciplinary projects.
Five papers, one body of work.
Scroll through. Each one rotates as it passes — articles, certifications, and the studies that hold them together.
Article · Law Review
02 / 05
Echoes After Death: The Right to Be Forgotten.
2026
Certification · BARBRI
03 / 05
Paralegal Certificate Course.
2024
Certification · BARBRI
04 / 05
Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course.
2024 - 2025
Education
05 / 05
Triple Major — Political Science · Sociology · Legal Studies.
'24 - '28
A student of
legal thought,
advocacy, & justice.
I'm a student at Chapman University pursuing triple majors in Political Science, Sociology, and Legal Studies. My interests sit at the intersection of law, advocacy, institutional systems, public discourse, and the social structures that shape everyday life. Through legal writing, mock trial, debate, and professional legal experience, I explore how communication, governance, and legal institutions influence modern society and questions of justice.
My work spans constitutional law, digital privacy, posthumous data rights, women's rights, and interdisciplinary legal research, with a particular interest in gender inequality, patriarchal social structures, and the ways law both reinforces and challenges systems of power. Beyond academics, I am deeply interested in advocacy, structured argumentation, and public-facing communication, whether in courtroom simulations, legal analysis, or collaborative projects.
Currently, I serve as a Legal Assistant at Parikh & Prasad PC and contribute as a writer for Chapman University's Undergraduate Law Review. I am also actively involved in Mock Trial, Speech & Debate, and Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity.
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The questions I care about don't sit neatly inside any one discipline — so I read three of them at once.
Three majors, one through-line.
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Chapman University.
Chapman University
Orange, CaliforniaWilkinson College
B.A. in Political Science
B.A. in Sociology
B.A. in Legal Studies
Inside the work.
May 2025 - Present
Legal Assistant
Parikh & Prasad PC · Chino Hills, CA
Support immigration-focused legal operations through case preparation, documentation workflows, exhibit organization, deadline tracking, and client communication. Assist attorneys with legal documentation, case materials, and administrative coordination while working across evolving immigration matters and procedural processes.
Nov 2024 - May 2025
Administrative Assistant
Office of Legal Affairs, Chapman University · Orange, CA
Supported institutional legal operations through contract review assistance, correspondence management, document organization, and administrative coordination. Helped streamline communication workflows while maintaining accuracy and professionalism in legal documentation processes.
Nov 2024 - Present
Writer
Undergraduate Law Review, Chapman University
Research and author interdisciplinary legal scholarship focused on constitutional protections, digital privacy, posthumous data rights, and evolving legal frameworks in the digital age. Current and past work explores questions surrounding the Fourth Amendment, the right to be forgotten, gender equality, and the relationship between law, technology, and public discourse. Contribute long-form legal analysis through research, case interpretation, and structured academic writing grounded in contemporary legal and social issues.
Two articles, one running question.
Both pieces circle the same question from different angles — what privacy means once the things being searched are no longer physical, and what the law owes to a person who is no longer alive to assert it.
Beyond the Warrant: Protecting Privacy in the Age of Digital Searches
An interdisciplinary legal analysis examining how rapidly evolving surveillance technologies challenge traditional Fourth Amendment protections in the digital era. The article explores geofence warrants, keyword searches, social media surveillance, cell phone data extraction, and modern digital tracking practices through landmark constitutional cases such as Riley v. California, Katz v. United States, and Carpenter v. United States. It further questions whether existing legal doctrines remain capable of protecting privacy in a world where personal data can be searched, collected, and analyzed without physical intrusion.
Echoes After Death: The Moral and Legal Boundaries of the Right to Be Forgotten
A research article exploring posthumous data rights, digital legacy control, and the unresolved legal questions surrounding privacy after death. The piece examines the tension between the Right to Be Forgotten, public transparency, and the persistence of digital identity in an age where online data rarely disappears. Drawing from constitutional law, ethics, and privacy theory, the article analyzes how digital remains, social media archives, and online identities continue to exist beyond human life, raising broader questions about dignity, memory, consent, and collective history in the digital age.
Argument as discipline.
Three communities at Chapman — each one a different way of practicing how to think on your feet.
Mock Trial
Active participant in courtroom simulations involving direct examination, cross-examination, objections, witness preparation, case theory development, and trial advocacy.
Speech & Debate
Engage in structured argumentation, public speaking, and analytical communication through competitive speech and debate activities.
KAπ
Kappa Alpha Pi
Participate in professional development, networking, leadership, and pre-law community engagement through Chapman's Pre-Law Fraternity.
What I'm reading & what I'm using.
Research Interests
Constitutional Law
Criminal Procedure
Digital Privacy
Technology & Governance
Legal Theory
Data Rights
Institutional Systems
Public Discourse
Advocacy & Persuasion
Emerging Legal Technologies
Women's Rights
Tools & Platforms
Westlaw
Microsoft Office
Google Workspace
Filevine
MyCase
Docketwise
Adobe
Canva
Calendly
Bluebook
August 2024Provost's Scholarship
August 2024Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
Fall 2024Provost's List
Fall 2025Dean's List
April 2024Blue Ribbon Awards Nominee — Riverside County Mock Trial Competition
Paralegal training.
Two programs through Barbri's Center for Legal Studies — foundations followed by an advanced specialization.
Paralegal Certificate Course
Center for Legal Studies by BARBRI
Focused on legal writing, litigation support, procedural law, and foundational legal research through BARBRI's Center for Legal Studies. Coursework included drafting legal memoranda, pleadings, discovery documents, and trial-related materials while developing an understanding of court procedures, legal ethics, case management, and professional legal documentation. Training also emphasized Bluebook citation, legal analysis, and the practical application of procedural rules within litigation settings.
Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course
Center for Legal Studies by BARBRI
Advanced interdisciplinary coursework centered on Immigration Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Civil Liberties, and advanced legal research methodologies. Explored constitutional protections, due process, First Amendment rights, criminal liability, refugee and naturalization law, and evolving interpretations of civil liberties through case law analysis and statutory interpretation. Additional training focused on complex legal research, jurisdictional analysis, and the practical application of legal doctrine in contemporary legal issues.
If anything here resonated, email is the best way in.
Open to research collaborations, internships, and conversations about the law, advocacy, and the writing.