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Ms. JD Pre-Law: Interview with Monica Parks, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at the NY City Bar
By Genevieve Antono • March 10, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, Other Career Issues, Law School, •Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Internships and Clerkships
Today’s interview is with Monica Parks, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at the New York City Bar Association. Monica graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in 2014, with a B.A. in English Language and Literature. Hi Monica! I’ve seen your name in New York City Bar Association emails for the last two years, so I was really excited to finally meet you in-person at the “Launching Your Career” seminar series! How and when did you decide to pursue a role in Diversity and Inclusion? Monica: I started working at the City Bar as an assistant in the Executive Director’s…
Failure Turned Inside Out: Understanding the Game—Not Allowing the Failure Consume You
By Patricia Jjemba • March 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Legal Academia, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, Other Career Issues, Law School, Other Law School Issues, •Issues, Balancing Private and Professional Life, Mentoring and Networking
Name: Kiera Potter Professional Title: Assistant Solicitor for the City of Atlanta Law School: University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Years Practicing Law: 2 years Sector: Government Specialization: Criminal Law and Prosecution Real life family experiences thrust her into the legal realm. While her interest in becoming a lawyer sparked when she was a teenager, Kiera Potter never really thought she would become one. In fact, she thought she was going to be a psychologist. It was not until some real life family experiences thrust her into the legal realm that Kiera was able to fully comprehend the difference an attorney can truly have…
Hillary Clinton, Respectability Politics, and the Crisis of Modern Feminism
By Ally Chiu • March 01, 2017 •Ms. JD, Careers, Politics and Government, Law School, Other Law School Issues, Issues, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Discrimination, Women and Law in the Media, •Features, Guest Bloggers and Profiles of Women in the Law, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
The results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election represented a failure on many fronts. It was a failure of the American commitment to diversity, openness, and refuge. It was a failure as a check on corporate greed, wealthy interests, and predators of the poor and vulnerable. It signified a societal sickness— with our obsession with celebrity culture and worshipping of money as status. It displayed a majoritarian callousness to the calls for equal dignity by marginalized groups – by racial and ethnic minorities, the transgender community, immigrants, religious minorities, the gay and lesbian community, the disabled community, and women –…
Failure Turned Inside Out: The Path Most Traveled, Usually Isn’t Mine
By Patricia Jjemba • February 05, 2017 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Politics and Government, Other Career Issues, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Issues, •Balancing Private and Professional Life, Mentoring and Networking
Name: Camille Stewart Professional Title: Exiting Senior Policy Advisor for Cyber, Infrastructure & Resilience at the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama Administration Law School: American University Washington College of Law Years Practicing Law: 6 Years Sector: Government Specialization: Policy, Cyber, and Intellectual Property Extra Tid Bit: “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” –M. Scott…
Removing Legal Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment: UN Global Compact Spotlights Partnership
By ilise feitshans • February 05, 2017 •Ms. JD, Conference, Writers in Residence, Careers, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, Issues, Mentoring and Networking, •Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Discrimination, Features, Myths & Truths, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
Few people within the United Nations (UN) system talk about the impact in 1982 when USA President Ronald Reagan pulled the economic plug on USA international relations by withdrawing funding from key international organizations within the UN System. The move was based upon the administration's political agenda, fully within the scope of powers of the USA Executive Branch, despite underlying treaty provisions. The move had three impacts: First, withdrawl of funds threatened to have a dominio effect, with large funders withdrawing their funding too. This never actually happened however, because of a second impact: small rich nations such as the…
What You Need to Know About the Legal Matters of DUI
By Vincent Spivey • January 24, 2017 •Ms. JD, Careers, Politics and Government, Issues, Other Issues
Driving under the influence is a common offense, and some of its statistics are alarming. Studies have shown that around two in three people will find themselves in a drunk driving accident in their lifetime. In 2014, a daily average of 27 people died due to drunk driving crashes. In the same year, over 1.1 million individuals got arrested in the United States for driving under the influence, and about a third of that number are repeat offenders. While we can all agree that it’s best to avoid getting behind the wheels after having a drink or two, we all…
Soldier On: Boot Camp to Law School – Secret, and Not-So-Secret Interview Tips
By Julie Cummings • November 23, 2016 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, Other Career Issues, Law School, Pre-Law, •Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Internships and Clerkships, Other Law School Issues
Normally, my monthly column translates valuable military skills into practical advice for succeeding in law school. This month, however, I want to stray just a bit. Instead, I want to share tips that will help you land and nail interviews. I have parents, law career development counselors, and mentors to thank for these nuggets of wisdom. Decide which tips you want to adopt. Use your time during school to develop your own “interview preparation list.” Then, when the time comes, you will be ready to crush that interview. I’ll focus primarily on the time “Before the Interview,” and just…
Remember the Ladies: Your Vote Honors Their Memory and Our Veterans Who Make this Nation Great
By ilise feitshans • November 01, 2016 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Legal Academia, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, Other Career Issues
First Lady Abigail Adams was the wife of the second United States (U.S.) President and the mother of another U.S. President; she successfully ran a farm while her husband was away writing the Declaration of Independence. Yet ironically if not unjustly, she never had the right to vote for either her husband or her son (or vote against them!). And the law did not allow her to own the property that she so successfully managed. Indeed it was another hundred and fifty or so years before The Ladies had new laws that brought the Right to vote to Ladies, a…
“Litigating for Our Childrens Rights to Education: What else could I do with my time?”
By ilise feitshans • September 26, 2016 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Legal Academia, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, Issues, Mentoring and Networking, Women and Law in the Media, •Features, Myths & Truths, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
This blog post is based on an Invited Editorial in PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES magazine, New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council Sept 2000 - Article by Dr. Ilise L. Feitshans JD, ScM and DIR It sounds sexist but true: educating my learning disabled son disproportionately consumes my family’s resources – compared to the time, cash and lost income I spend on the academic life of my gifted, beautiful daughter who is four years younger. She is easy to educate; bright-eyed and pretty, she loves learning and absorbs new data, sounds and new experiences like a sponge, able to recall moments from a trip…