Making Networking Work for You
You may have heard the expression “your network is your net worth.” This really epitomizes the importance of networking as legal professionals. Networking is an essential fabric that you are weaving into the tapestry of your professional journey.
From Goal Ghosting to Goal Crushing: A Millennial’s Step-by-Step Plan for Creating and Achieving Your Goals
How are your goals going so far this year? If you’re crushing it, kudos to you, go-getter! But if January has felt like one big Monday and you’ve already stumbled, you’re not alone. By the second week
Applying to Law School: Can Spring Applications Be Successful?
In this post, we will discuss strategies and considerations for spring applications to law school. Keep in mind that each applicant’s timeline and journey will be unique. Use this resource to start thinking, planning, and strategizing for your best spring applications.
Tips for Succeeding in an Online Law Program
Now that I have completed my first semester at Southwestern Law’s inaugural online JD program, I’ve compiled the advice that I wish I had gotten prior to my first day.
Fundamentals of Branding
With a new year comes the opportunity to make goals, refresh priorities, and begin anew. Our topic today is professional branding and I find it to be extremely fitting. After reading this, you may want to think how YOUR brand can be introduced (or re-introduced) for 2025!
Design Your Best Year Yet: A Transformative Guide to Setting New Years Goals Your Future Self Will Thank You For
In less than two weeks, we’ll be ringing in 2025– the first quarter of the 21st century. That’s right, we’re going to be 25% into the new millennium. Are you ready to step into the new year with your
Self-Determination Theory and Well-Being in the Legal Profession
The Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is “a theory of human motivation and personality that suggests that people can become self-determined when their needs for competence, relatedness, and autonomy are fulfilled”. To feel motivated to accomplish a goal or task, humans need all three elements.
Elevating Your Elevator Pitch
Dear Friends,From my lens, I see the academic term both ramping up and settling down. Students are wrapping up classes, presentations are concluding, and winter break will be here before we know it. H
Understanding the Status of Latinas in Law: Dr. Jill Lynch Cruz on Navigating Barriers and Building Careers
As an elite executive coach and distinguished scholar, Dr. Jill Lynch Cruz has devoted her career to empowering diverse attorneys—particularly Latinas— as they navigate the challenges they face within the legal profession.
Applying to Law School: Application Check-In
In this next post in the Applying to Law School series, we focus on a unique moment in the application cycle where timelines start to diverge. Some applicants may be taking the LSAT for the first time
Career Counseling
Greetings All!Today’s topic is all about career counseling. As we round out our discussion on career exploration (personal & professional inventory, crafting a career plan, and informational interview
What To Do If You Failed the Bar Exam: A Game Plan For Regaining Momentum
After surviving law school’s endless case briefs and class cold calls, I thought graduation meant I had finally “made it.” I was a bona fide lawyer! Or so I believed. Six months later, that dream was shattered when I read: “The name above does not appear on the pass list."