Yu has been steadfast in her commitment to mentoring law students, particularly diverse law students, with the goal of training and developing diverse legal talent for the Philadelphia community. For example, she has mentored law students through APABA-PA. In 2006, Yu served as the national site coordinator for the Thomas Tang International Moot Court Competition. In 2011, she served as the coordinator for the Northeast Regional Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition held at Drexel University School of Law. She has mentored many of the APABA-PA members, including Jennifer Lin (Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and APABA-PA president, 2012), Rahat Babar (Special Assistant to Attorney General, New Jersey, and APABA-PA President, 2014), Bryan Y.M. Tham (deputy general counsel and corporate secretary, Armstrong World Industries and APABA-PA President, 2017), and Chi-Ser Tran (current APABA-PA president; Attorney at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia; APABA-PA law student liaison, 2016; and Recipient of the Judge William M. Marutani Fellowship Award and the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Public Interest award).

As you built your career, who mentored you?