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Wisdom for Lawyers from Ms JD’s Limitless Honorees

Celebrate the Ms. JD 2026 Limitless honorees—Desiree Ralls-Morrison, Phuong Phillips, and Sheraya...

Ms. JD

April 22, 2026

Moving to Mastery: Rethinking the Role of Memorization in Legal Education

Each fall, as midterm season rolls around, my office hours fill with anxious undergraduates askin...

Shea Holman Kilian

October 29, 2025

Of Pool Fobs and Stress Overload

This blog post is about recognizing stress overload, the deluge, being slammed, drinking from a f...

Melanie Houk

September 10, 2025

Prep, Minus the Pressure: A Summer Guide for Incoming Law Students

This is not the usual advice like reading for pleasure or taking time to relax (which I hope you ...

Shea Holman Kilian

August 6, 2025

The Journey Through Law School is Just the Start

Dear Friends in the Law,Wow! This is my last blog post with you. The year has flown by, and I hav...

Kristina Bilowus

July 31, 2025

Becoming an Authentic and Values-Driven Legal Professional

In our series so far, Jennifer Riggs and I have shared information and research about how stress ...

Gabriela Brunner

July 16, 2025

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