Our Vision
To improve the pipeline of minority applicants selected for top graduate programs and professional positions
Our Mission
To provide quality revisions, strategic guidance, and interview preparation for diverse graduate school and job applicants
Our Values
We believe in relatability, professionalism, empathy, excellence, & efficiency
Who We Are
Company Profile
Why Us?
“Odera” is an Igbo word meaning “destiny” or “He has written.” As a first generation Nigerian-American passionate about international human rights law, our founder, U.D. Nnamdi, gained acceptance to Columbia Law School and proved that the so called “softs” of your application- essays and resume- make a world of difference for diverse graduate school applicants.
After launching her Youtube channel, “BLAM: Black Law Applicants Matter,” U.d. decided to leverage her skills and years of experience conducting in depth essay and resume editing to provide her services to people of color looking to gain acceptance to the graduate school program or job of their dreams.
By providing personalized, detailed, and quality review and editing services with a quick turn around, Odera Professional Development Services is committed to helping you realize your academic and professional destiny.
Meet The Founder
Udodilim (U.d.) Nnamdi attends Columbia Law School, where, as a 1L, she participated in the Human Rights Advocates Program, European Law Moot Court team, and Davis Polk Leadership Fellows Program. Ud. spent her 1L summer working at the United Nations Mandate on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. That same summer, U.d. worked to support grassroots, African women-led organizations in Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon through Columbia University Earth Institute’s Women, Peace, & Security Program. U.d. was also selected as a Goodwin & Proctor 1L Diversity Fellow.
As a 2L at Columbia, U.d. served as a Staff Editor for the Human Rights Law Review, the Public Interest Chair of Columbia’s Society for International Law, and the Co-President for RightsLink, the human rights organization at CLS. In addition to this, U.d. served as the Black Law Student Association’s International Service Trip Chair and worked on the Central African Republic war crimes accountability project at the Human Rights Clinic. U.d. also gained acceptance to the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)’s prestigious International Fellows Program.
During her 2L summer, U.d. worked as a summer associate at the plaintiff firm Cohen Milstein DC while focusing on civil rights, human rights, and antitrust disputes. U.d. also spent the latter part of her summer at the International Litigation & Arbitration Department of Foley Hoag DC working on State to State and investor state disputes before international courts and tribunals.
Prior to law school, U.d. obtained her B.A., magna cum laude, from Howard University and worked as a Program Associate at the Wallace Global Fund, dedicated to grantmaking in democracy and women’s rights.