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Practice Pointers - Preparing for the 2020-2021 OCI Season
By Natasha Alladina • October 31, 2020 •Writers in Residence, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
It’s pretty safe to say that this year’s OCI process will look very, very different (OFF-campus interviewing, anyone?). But what won’t change is the need the thoroughly prepare so you can put your best foot (read: Zoom self) forward. So how do you do that? Check out my top interview and resume tips for law students, and feel free to ping me if you have any follow-up questions! Top 5 Law Student Resume Tips Stick to a page. Consider adding an Interests section so there’s an easy way for your interviewers to get to know and connect with you. And…
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What Ruth Taught Me
By Diana LaMorie • October 01, 2020 •Features, First Women, Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
"I'm sorry about RBG, I know how much she meant to you," said my husband, who was first to read the news. My mind went blank. I may have blurted out "that's okay." My mind could not fathom the enormity of this sad occasion at the instant moment. It's obviously not okay. The introvert in me needed to do some deep thinking before I could process my thoughts and feelings. But the man knows me best, so of course he was right. While I didn't know her personally, like so many others my life and career have been touched by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's…
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Everything Nobody Ever Told Me: How To Find A Job You Love, Part Two
By Paula M Jones • August 31, 2020 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Internships and Clerkships
“If it makes you happy, it is what you are supposed to do” – Pat Rodegast In Part One of “How To Find A Job You Love”, you learned to identify your Networks and reach out to Network members to expand your contacts within your field of interest. Now, you are going to reach out to those contacts and set up meetings with them. Each meeting is an opportunity to expand your Network even more. Yes, you will receive good advice and an opportunity to speak to people in your desired practice area. Yes, you will hear all kinds of…
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Everything is Reproductive Justice - Formerly Known As (Part II)
By Leigh Creighton Bond • July 03, 2020 •Writers in Residence
Dear Leigh, How do you break up with someone? The same way you break up with your favorite business or even an idea. Remember when you were an adult education teacher in Washington, DC and taught the Declaration of Independence (“DOI”) as if it were a breakup letter? If you analyze the DOI as a break up letter, the DOI provides a break up letter template that begins with the idea that breakups should be done with respect and transparency: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected…
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Everything is Reproductive Justice - Formerly Known As (Part I)
By Leigh Creighton Bond • June 24, 2020 •Writers in Residence
Recently, I celebrated co-authoring, “The Continued Rise of the Reproductive Justice Lawyer,” my first published paper as an attorney. Back in law school, I never understood or explored what law review meant. As a first generation lawyer, I was just trying to pass and get through every hurdle law school threw at me. My recent writing milestone has me thinking about my perspective and experience as a former law student. Below, I want to share a brief letter I penned to my former law student self: Dear Leigh Creighton, Remember when you were an undergraduate…
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How to learn anything online?
By Katalin Tarjan • April 29, 2020 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence
Last time I wrote about some of my favorite learning and brain training resources, now it’s time to check out some learning platforms for more specific knowledge. Again, I know this is not for everyone, I acknowledge those who are busier than ever this time around and hate these kinds of posts, please bare with me (although the sources in my previous post about learning how to learn could be useful for teaching kids too). But then, some of us are stuck at home with more time on our hands than usual, for whom reading, writing, learning or being creative…
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Connection in the Time of Corona
By Sarah Valdes • March 30, 2020 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence
Sunday at 11:59pm. Do you remember the days when your professor would make important assignments due at this time? If you were anything like me, you acted like it was a requirement to be making the final edits at 11:58pm. I, admittingly, debated beginning this blog post thirty minutes before it was due. Why? Because for about three weeks I’ve had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach about writing about connection in the era of physical distancing. I chose the topic of writing on the importance of connection and community for the well-being of the female lawyer, because…
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Got some time on your hands? Why not learn something?
By Katalin Tarjan • March 29, 2020 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence
These uncertain times got us all under pressure, whether we worry about our loved ones’ health or our own, we have to adapt to new ways of working, have to organize our kids’ home schooling or take care of the whole family being at home, let alone all of these at once. I am convinced that learning is the single most important skill these days, and I thought that even before we had these new situations to adapt to on a daily basis. As I am a huge believer in lifelong learning, I was planning a post about this topic…
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Managing Final Exam Stress
By Caambridge Horton • November 29, 2019 •Writers in Residence
Nothing makes a law student more anxious than the thought of final exams. A semesters worth of knowledge typically all comes down to one exam. In law school, certain classes’ final assessments will be in the form of a paper, and other classes may have midterm examinations, but the grade in most courses is determined by one final examination. With the sheer though of finals typically comes anxiety and panic. All law students understand that grades matter and that one moment could be a determining factor in an entire law school career. Below are three quick tips for manage stress…
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Interview with Krista Hiner, Esports Attorney & Bar Officer - On the Field: Women in Sports Law
By Tatum Wheeler • March 22, 2019 •Ms. JD, Careers, Other Career Issues, Issues, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Discrimination, Women and Law in the Media
Please welcome Ms. Krista Hiner, Esports Attorney at ESG Law and Officer of the Esports Bar Association. A graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, Ms. Hiner formerly was a Partner at Peterson Logren, & Kilbury, P.A., an employment law firm, before joining ESG Law in 2017. Ms. Hiner has served as a contributor to ESPN, spoken at esports conferences across the country, and is an avid gamer. Thank you so much for taking the time to connect with me, Ms. Hiner. What drew you to the world of esports? What aspects of your work most excite you? Ms. Hiner: I…Connect with us
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