▁student ▁government ▁and ▁played ▁vars ity ▁s occer ▁and ▁basketball . ▁▁ ▁Ell ie ▁attended ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Id aho ▁on ▁a ▁s occer ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury , ▁transferred ▁to ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Psych ology ▁and ▁a ▁Minor ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁After ▁college , ▁Ell ie ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁RE I ▁and ▁Bog us ▁Bas in ▁Ski ▁Res ort , ▁spent ▁several ▁months ▁travel ing ▁throughout ▁Europe , ▁and ▁then ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho , ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁where ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 .   ▁In ▁law ▁school , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Id aho ▁Tri al ▁Law y ers ▁Association , ▁Student ▁Chapter . ▁She ▁also ▁intern ed ▁for ▁the ▁Ne z ▁Per ce ▁Trib al ▁Count ▁in ▁Lap w ai , ▁Id aho . ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁Ell ie ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Ada ▁County ▁Pro sec utor ' s ▁Office , ▁and ▁the ▁Garden ▁City ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office , ▁in ▁Bo ise , ▁Id aho ▁ ▁Ell ie ▁is ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice ▁law ▁in ▁both ▁Id aho ▁and ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁Ell ie ▁became ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁Id aho ▁Democratic ▁party , ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁campaign s ▁for ▁Keith ▁Ro ark ▁for ▁Id aho ▁Att