When Alanis Hernandez was 17, she was taken on a school trip that would shape her future. It wasn’t your typical excursion — such as to the seaside or the Science Museum — but to a London law firm, and it changed what she imagined was possible for a Spanish-speaking teenager from the Dominican Republic.
Alanis had come to the UK aged 11 speaking no English. Living with her mum, she worked hard at her A-levels but didn’t expect to go to a top university.
