LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A growing number of University of Kentucky law students are becoming CASA volunteers , with one student saying the experience has enhanced her legal education.

Hadley Christensen, a second-year UK law student, has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for almost a year. Before law school, she worked as a foster care case manager.

“I had kind of had that exposure working with the kids in the foster care system, and I really enjoyed being able to be hands-on and working with them,” Christensen said.

Her previous experience led her to CASA, where she wanted to apply her social care training to help children in the system.

“I wanted to kind of get back into that and see the results that I could bring back from my training as a social care worker and bring t

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