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Why More Women Should Compete in Law School

Despite making up nearly half of law school classes, women remain underrepresented as trial attor...

Su Aray

September 17, 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

The Art of Lawyering: Where Creativity Meets Craft

Why is it that we are so often taught to view lawyers as one-dimensional, when the practice of la...

Shea Holman Kilian

September 3, 2025

Polishing Your Anchored "Why"

Over the past few years, I have been contemplating how integral it is to have a strong “why” for ...

Bellina Barrow

September 2, 2025

A 1L’s Guide to Supplemental Resources

Whether you’re entering law school directly out of college or after decades in the professional w...

Su Aray

August 20, 2025

Empathy: The Not-So-Secret Negotiation Tool

When we think about lawyers and lawyering, empathy is probably not the first trait we would ascri...

Melanie Houk

August 13, 2025

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