Emily joined Givens Pursley in January 2010 following a clerkship with the Honorable Stephen S. Trott of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. During her clerkship Emily also assisted the Honorable B. Lynn Winmill of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. In law school, Emily served as an extern to the Honorable Edward J. Lodge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Additionally, she spent one semester in The Hague working for a three judge trial chamber at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Before she went to law school, Emily worked as a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Mike Crapo in Washington D.C.
Emily volunteers with a local refugee organization, mentoring families who move to Boise from refugee camps around the world.