Alex graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2025 with concentrations in immigration law and civil litigation. In law school, she was a certified student attorney and student director with the Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic. She also interned with the Advocates for Human Rights and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Prior to law school, Alex worked as an immigration paralegal with the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in American Studies and Political Science. She is licensed to practice in Illinois.