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This week we welcome back guest writer Cathlyn Melvin to talk about finding a personal mission and figuring out your values as a law student and future lawyer. Standing at a gas pump, your eyes glaze over at a posted paragraph about the fuel supplier’s mission to be “the world’s premier petroleum company.” Okay. Corporate mission { Continue Reading } The post Personal Mission, Vision, and Values Statements in Law School appeared first on The Girl’s …
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This week we welcome back guest writer Tiffany Lo to talk about how to go about preparing the best transfer application you can. Are you a 1L thinking about transferring law schools? If so, this post is for you! As a transfer student myself, I remember putting together my application as a worldwide pandemic raged { Continue Reading } The post Tips for 1Ls to Prepare a Strong Transfer Application appeared first on The Girl’s …
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This week we welcome back guest writer Hillary Vaillancourt to talk about what to do if you’re facing burnout as a law or bar student. Going to law school, studying for the bar exam, and practicing law (or doing much of anything, frankly) has been a stressful experience since 2020 began over a year ago. To { Continue Reading } The post How To Avoid Burnout appeared first on The Girl’s Guide to Law School®.…
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This week we welcome back guest writer Hillary Vaillancourt to talk about finding the right fit in a legal practice area. I am one of those people. You know the kind, the kind that can’t try a new recipe without posting a picture on social media with a lengthy write-up about how the food was { Continue Reading } The post How To Find The Area Of Law That’s Right For You appeared first on…
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This week we welcome back guest writer Tiffany Lo to discuss some important basics in legal writing. Have you ever gotten a headache from reading a statutory provision that went on for ten lines? Or a sentence in a court opinion featuring too many dependent clauses? Or a legal brief with too much jargon or { Continue Reading } The post Five Foundational Principles of Good (Legal) Writing appeared first on The Girl’s Guide to …
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This week we welcome back guest writer Shirlene Brown to talk about her first year as a practicing lawyer! That’s right, I have officially been a licensed attorney for over a year now! Holy cow! It honestly seems like a dream. I am an attorney at a small-medium law firm that specializes in personal injury. Although { Continue Reading } The post Young Lawyer Perspective – My First Year Practicing In Review appeared first on The …
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This week we welcome back guest writer Christen Morgan to talk about what to consider if you’re a law student in a job search during the pandemic. The year 2020 is now behind us, and as law students gear up for their summer 2021 job search, it’s clear that the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the { Continue Reading } The post Summer 2021 Job Search Tips for Law Students in the New COVID-19 Landscape appeared…
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This week we welcome back guest writer Tiffany Lo to talk about starting fresh in the new year with some resolutions. Being a law student is not easy. There is always room for improvement—to make things more efficient, to grow your knowledge, to hone your legal skills. This year, consider adopting some of these new { Continue Reading } The post 7 Law School Resolutions For The New Year appeared first on The Girl’s Guide …
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This week we welcome back guest writer Tiffany Lo to talk about staying calm and in control during a virtual job interview. Job interviews themselves are nerve-wracking enough. This year, law students seeking a job, whether for the summer or after graduation, face the additional challenge of interviewing over the internet. No shaking hands, no direct eye { Continue Reading } The post Calming Your Nerves for a Virtual Job Interview appeared first on The Girl’s Guide …
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This week we welcome back guest writer Raneta Mack to talk about what to expect with a position at the public defender’s office. If you’re like many students, you entered law school not quite knowing how you might use your law degree and perhaps thinking that you wanted to somehow make a difference. Your first year { Continue Reading } The post What to Expect When You’ve Landed a Clerkship with the Public Defender’s Office appeared…