After graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2024, Salwa joined International Rights Advocates as a Legal Fellow. At IRAdvocates, Salwa worked on litigation and advocacy efforts aimed at preventing and addressing trafficking, forced labor, and other human rights abuses in the global supply chains of corporations in various industries. Both in this role and as Of Counsel with Richman Law & Policy, Salwa worked on consumer protection cases to achieve corporate accountability for human rights, health, and environmental issues.
While at UVA Law, Salwa was a Virginia Public Service Scholar with the Program in Law and Public Service, a member of the International Human Rights Law Clinic, and a notes editor on the Virginia Journal of International Law. Salwa’s summer legal internships were with the Legal Aid Justice Center and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons. Salwa also completed pro bono work with the Prince William County Public Defender’s Office and with organizations in Charlottesville, VA assisting with asylum/visa applications.
Salwa received her undergraduate degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University and prior to law school, Salwa worked at global and public health nonprofits based in the Washington, D.C. area.