Arwen Swink came to the Law Office of Robert B. Jobe as a summer associate with a passion for refugee protection and human rights. She graduated cum laude from the University of California at Hastings in May of 2005. At Hastings, Arwen was the Supervising Editor for Hastings International Law Journal, which published her first note, "Queer Refuge: A Review of the Role of Country Conditions Analysis in Asylum Adjudications for Members of Sexual Minorities" in Winter, 2005. Arwen also served as co-chair of Outlaw, Hastings’ LGBT organization, and as a member of the campus chapter of the NLG.

Arwen graduated summa cum laude from California State University, San Marcos with a double major in Spanish and Social Sciences. As an undergraduate, Arwen participated in a study abroad program at La Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain, and co-taught an introductory Women’s Studies course. Arwen first became interested in immigration law while clerking for Casa Cornelia Law Center, in her hometown of San Diego. She pursued this interest with the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS), where she advocated for equality of treatment for the gender-based asylum claims of women, families, and members of sexual minorities. While working with CGRS, Arwen co-authored "Advisory: Asylum Claims Based on Past Female Genital Cutting." This article was published by Interpreter Releases in February, 2006.

Fluent in Spanish, Arwen loves both domestic and international travel. Additionally, Arwen is a huge fan of cooking, monkeys, and pirates.