Today was another great day! I started off the day with a conversation, talking to one of the top members of the government relations staff of the company. For someone who is incredibly interested in the crossroads of the public and private sectors, this opportunity was extremely valuable. We had a conversation about his job and our shared interests. We then attended a meeting, where a law I actually knew a lot about from a government perspective was being discussed. Instead, however, it was being discussed from the perspective of how SAS should respond to it, and how it impacted SAS’ bottom line. The meeting was honestly extremely interesting. It allowed me to gain a greater understanding of something I had been interested in for a long time, and to be perfectly honest, it seems like the exact type of work I would absolutely love to do in the future. Following that meeting, I moved on to another meeting, where I listened as some of the employees discussed ways to enhance communication about legal matters to the rest of the company in conjunction with the internal communications department. This type of collaboration is something that I have continued to see throughout my two days at SAS, and expect to see in the future. After the meeting and the lunch that followed it, I stayed in the legal team but moved on to the compliance department. Members of that department told me all about the different ways they act to ensure that all laws are followed and that none of their actions directly help corrupt governments, or violate governmental policies throughout the world. I was very intrigued by the nature of the work done in this department, and it has continued to contribute to my heightened interest recently in law and policy. I look forward to moving on to IT tomorrow!