While in law school, Ms. Jacobs served as the Justice (president) of the of the John Mercer Langston Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Ms. Jacobs was also a student attorney in the Fair Housing Clinic and a research assistant studying immigration rights. She also interned as a law clerk at Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Prior to attending law school, Ms. Jacobs was a fellow in the Public Allies AmeriCorps Program and was a logistics consultant at the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia.