NYC Bar “LSAT/Law School Prep Series” (Jan 4-5, 2018)
By Genevieve Antono • December 18, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Law School, Pre-Law
The City Bar’s LSAT/Law School Prep Series is a two-day seminar covering admissions, financing, and transitioning with regard to law school, with panels, sample LSAT prep classes, and a networking fair designed for undergraduates and recent graduates considering applying to law school. Students will have the chance to hear from and meet representatives from Harvard, Cornell, UC Berkeley, PowerScore, Princeton Review, and many more! When? January 4 & 5, 2018, 3:30-7:45pm Where? NYC Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY How? Register here: http://bit.ly/2zeTYnT A full agenda is available here Considering law school? There's still time to register for the NYC Bar…
Ms. JD Pre-Law: “Table of Contents”
By Genevieve Antono • September 10, 2017 •Ms. JD, Conference, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Legal Academia, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Politics and Government, •Other Career Issues, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Curriculum and Classroom Dynamics, Internships and Clerkships, Other Law School Issues, Issues, •Mentoring and Networking
Are you a pre-law student or professional? Read this post first! Hello and welcome to Ms. JD Pre-Law! Ms. JD knows that making the decision to go to law school is not easy. We also know that finding reliable information about the application process, financing law school, and what to expect from the law school experience can be difficult. Thanks for stopping by because Ms. JD can help! The Ms. JD pre-law program aims to provide prospective law students like yourself tools you can use to make an informed decision about law school. Please check out the many resources we…
Ms. JD Interview with Katrina Lee, Law Professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
By Genevieve Antono • August 21, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Legal Academia, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Other Career Issues, Law School, •Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Curriculum and Classroom Dynamics, Internships and Clerkships, Other Law School Issues, Issues, Balancing Private and Professional Life, Mentoring and Networking
Today’s guest on the Ms. JD Pre-Law blog is Professor Katrina Lee from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where she teaches business of law, legal negotiations, and legal writing. She is also author of the new business of law coursebook, “The Legal Career: Knowing the Business, Thriving in Practice.” Prior to academia, she was a litigator and equity partner at Nossaman LLP. Professor Lee earned both her law and undergraduate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. Hi Professor Lee! Let’s start with: What is the business of law? Can you share some of the themes…
Ms. JD Pre-Law: Interview with Christina Nguyen, Career Placement Committee Co-Chair, AABANY
By Genevieve Antono • May 20, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Other Career Issues, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, •Internships and Clerkships
Today’s Ms. JD Pre-Law interview is with Christina Marie Nguyen. Christina serves as Co-Chair of the Career Placement Committee at the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). She previously served as a Co-Chair of the Student Outreach Committee at AABANY, Social Media Coordinator for the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY), and Assistant Editor for the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)’s NYLitigator Journal. Christina graduated with her JD from St. John’s University School of Law and was recently admitted to the NY bar. She was also featured on St. John's Law 2016 commencement article,…
Ms. JD Pre-Law: Interview with Lisa Rohrer, Senior Advisor at Fairfax Associates
By Genevieve Antono • April 14, 2017 •Ms. JD, Conference, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Legal Academia, Other Career Issues, Law School, •Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Internships and Clerkships, Other Law School Issues
Our guest today is Dr. Lisa Haueisen Rohrer, Senior Advisor at Fairfax Associates, a strategy consulting firm focused on the legal market. Prior to this role, Lisa was Executive Director of the Case Development Initiative at Harvard Law School. She was also Director of Executive Education and Research Director at the Georgetown University Law Center. Lisa has a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Harvard Business School, a master's degree from Harvard University and a BA from Wellesley College. Hi Lisa, thanks for speaking with the Ms. JD Pre-Law blog today! To start off, can you briefly tell our…
Pre-Law Q&A: Tatum Wheeler, Research Associate at Sierra Leadership
By Genevieve Antono • April 14, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Law School, Pre-Law, Internships and Clerkships, Other Law School Issues, Issues, •Balancing Private and Professional Life
In this "Pre-Law Q&A" series, Ms. JD Pre-Law speaks to students and graduates around the country who are thinking about going to law school. Our guest today is Tatum Wheeler. Tatum is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she earned a B.A. in Political Science and B.S. in Society and Environment. She now works in the Bay Area as a Research Associate. Hi Tatum! Thanks for speaking to the Ms. JD Pre-Law blog today. Let's jump right in with the big question: Why are you interested in applying for law school? Tatum: I am attracted to an education in the law, because it provides…
Ms. JD Pre-Law: Interview with Amy Flanagan Bogle, Director of Human Resources at Clifford Chance US
By Genevieve Antono • April 11, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Internships and Clerkships
Today's interview is with Amy Flanagan Bogle, Director of Human Resources at Clifford Chance US LLP. Clifford Chance is a truly global law firm, with offices in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. Hi Amy, thank you so much for joining us on the Ms. JD Pre-Law blog! To start, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Where did you grow up, what did you study at university, and how did you decide on a career in HR and law firm management? Amy: I grew up outside DC in suburban Maryland, the youngest of seven. I…
Pre-Law Q&A: Evelyn Mau, Pre-Law Senior at Hunter College
By Genevieve Antono • March 16, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Law School, Pre-Law
In this “Pre-Law Q&A” series, Ms. JD Pre-Law speaks to pre-law students around the country. Joining us today is Evelyn Mau, a Class of 2017 undergraduate majoring in linguistics and rhetoric, and Chinese literature at Hunter College, The City University of New York. Hello Evelyn! Thank you for taking the time to chat with the Ms. JD Pre-Law blog. To start, can you tell us a bit about yourself—for instance, where did you grow up, and what are you majoring in? Evelyn: Thank you for the invite! I was born and raised in Brooklyn by first-generation Chinese immigrants. My parents…
NYC Bar “Launching Your Career” Week 3: Office Etiquette
By Genevieve Antono • March 15, 2017 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Other Career Issues, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, •Internships and Clerkships, Other Law School Issues, Issues, Mentoring and Networking
This week, the pre-law students participating in the New York City Bar's Launching Your Seminar series had the opportunity to hear from Sarah E. O'Connell, Senior Counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright. Sarah was engaging, warm and funny—and gave our students delightfully no-nonsense, straightforward advice about the mindset it takes to succeed in a corporate setting. Some of her advice included: Write your own "blank." When you are new to an environment and people don't really know you, they will tend to judge you quickly: "Oh you know, Richard, he's the one who ___________." You have be intentional about filling in that blank the way you want,…