While attending Southwestern Law School, Soheila completed externships with the Orange County Public Defender and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. She graduated in May 2017 and was sworn into the California State Bar in December 2017. Soheila began working for an immigration firm in Los Angles where she made weekly court appearances, attended USCIS interviews, and assisted clients with determining the best path to citizenship. Thereafter, Soheila began practicing civil defense for the next 5 years where she would defend clients in personal injury, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury related matters.