Kgomotso Magagula

Kgomotso Magagula is the Administrative Coordinator for the James H. Binger Center for New Americans at the University of Minnesota Law School. In her current role she coordinates administrative tasks that include client casework, meeting planning and clinical program support for the BCNA’s law clinics.

Previously, through the Svoboda Legal Scholars Program at St. Olaf College, Kgomotso worked as a Legal Intern for The Advocates for Human Rights under the International Justice Program. Kgomotso’s time at The Advocates involved observing human rights missions and workings, and conducting research on human rights law and implementation of international human rights standards to compile country and region specific information on rule of law issues. 

Kgomotso is a 2021 St. Olaf graduate where she served as a Steen Fellow conducting ethnographic research on legal pluralism and its impacts on women in the Kingdom of Eswatini. After graduating from St. Olaf College Kgomotso worked in the financial technology and services industry as a Project Coordinator managing SaaS onboarding, validation and adoption for wealth management firms.

In addition, Kgomotso has a wide range of volunteer interests. She serves as a Director of Research for American Model United Nations, a non-profit organization that provides college students with an annual educational simulation of the United Nations. She also volunteers with local musicians, coordinating merchandise sales and digital marketing for various country-wide tour/show dates.