Anika Iyer is a senior in the Honors program at Northeastern majoring in Political Science and Human Services. Anika is the Executive Editor at NUULR, overseeing the writing process between editors and writers, developing materials to standardize guidelines, and ensuring the general functionality of the organization as a whole. She has been with NUULR since its founding, starting off as a Staff Writer, writing the piece “Plausible Alternatives to our Exclusionary ‘Winner-Takes-All’ System: Proportional Representation and Its Merits.” She then worked as an Article and Notes Editors for a few semesters before transitioning into her role as Managing Editor.

Anika’s legal interests primarily lie in public interest law, with a focus on public health issues. The Human Services aspect of her major has allowed her to develop a strong understanding of the issues faced by various marginalized groups and how this can impact health outcomes. She is interested in using the law to address some of these issues. She has completed two law firm co-ops at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP as a Legal Recruiting Assistant and Ropes & Gray LLP as a Law Library Assistant. Anika also currently interns in the Medical-Legal Partnership Unit at Volunteer Lawyers Project and will work with the Advancing Harm Reduction Through the Law project during Summer 2026.

Outside of NUULR and work, Anika loves to sing, cook, go to the gym, and try new coffee shops and restaurants around Boston.