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You can be authentic AND get accepted into your dream law school
By Ms. JD Editor • August 06, 2021 •Ms. JD, Writers in Residence, Features, Bar Exam
Myth: You need to be the perfect applicant to get into your dream school. Exactly one year ago, I locked myself in my room, deleted my Twitter, and avoided any outside interactions. There were two reasons for this behavior: I had just began quarantining from the Coronavirus pandemic, and I was studying for what I thought was the most important test of my life: the LSAT. As I spent my days buried in my textbooks and laptop, I wrote the number “173” on a sticky note and placed it onto my mirror. This was the median LSAT…
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Truckers Fighting Human Trafficking
By Anonymous • May 03, 2021 •Issues, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Other Forms of Discrimination
The world has become a frightening place. The evil that resides in some humans is unrivaled. At any moment, someone could be taken from a mall or grocery store parking lot. Someone could be convinced of a new job opportunity that ends in being trapped. The statistics of human trafficking continue to grow year after year. It is a widespread epidemic that is constant and extremely complex. There are facts and statistics, but none are precisely because it’s an immeasurable concern. What little we do know, is that every situation differs. Similar to slavery, the entrapment of hundreds of thousands…
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Leave the Ladder Down
By Brandy Simpson • January 31, 2021 •Issues, Other Issues
In recent years, my interest in women’s issues in the workplace has increased. My connections with other moms, female professionals, and even women I’ve never met but who offer a new perspective, has kept me going through the pandemic. I’ve always considered myself an independent and motivated person, but like many female professionals, I’ve experienced rough patches and roadblocks throughout my career. In reflecting on some of my own struggles, as well as those of my colleagues, I have gained a heightened awareness that many of the uncomfortable and demoralizing interactions experienced by women are perpetuated by other women. Now,…
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Into the Legal World: Deciding What Type Of Lawyer Will You Be
By Anonymous • December 30, 2020 •Careers, Legal Academia, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
It's your first day at law school, you have a lot in mind but your pure goal is to become a successful lawyer. Law aspirants and even established lawyers may struggle to decide what area of law they want to be an expert in. Going to law schools may spark your thoughts that you will eventually work in renowned and large firms practicing corporate law but the truth is that may not happen and you might be directed to another path. We need to remember that all areas of the law are important and it comes in handy in different…
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The Influencers: This One Opened Her Own Doors
By Carron Nicks • October 30, 2020 •Writers in Residence
A little quiz on the eve of the 2020 Presidential election: Can you name the vice presidential candidate who headed the Special Victims Unit in a New York City DA’s office? Maybe you know the VP candidate who spent years working as a lawyer in a real estate firm? How about the one whose first political campaign described her as a tough-on-crime conservative Democrat? Surely, you can name the first woman to run on a major party presidential ticket? In case you haven’t guessed, it’s all the same person. She ran in the 1984 race, so if you’re a Baby…
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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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The Prosecution Rests
By Diane Wells • September 28, 2020
I am telling the story of my criminal prosecution regarding being charged for managing a venture capital fund with others. This blog is a summary of the prosecution’s witnesses. Per their charges, the prosecution was supposed to prove that I was in a conspiracy to launder money. Money laundering is defined as the concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses. A conspiracy is a secret plan by one or more people to do something unlawful and they take some action towards that plan. We started the trial with the unexpected…
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To Plead or Not to Plead
By Diane Wells • June 26, 2020
Curious, I looked in the dictionary for the definition of a plea. If it’s unrelated to “law” it is, “a request made in an urgent and emotional manner”. If the definition of “plea” is related to law, a plea is defined as, “a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply”. I contend that a realistic definition of a plea agreement in our criminal justice system falls between these two definitions. To argue that succumbing to a plea…
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Everything Nobody Ever Told Me: Why If You’re Hysterical, It’s Historical
By Paula M Jones • June 22, 2020 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Other Law School Issues, Issues, Balancing Private and Professional Life
I had been having problems with my email lately. I dreaded calling technical support, since my experience in the past involved sitting for a long time on hold and listening to someone reading from a script instead of thinking creatively about my problem. However, since I could not fix the problem myself and I felt I had no other options, I called my internet service provider’s technical support line. True to form, after thirty minutes on the phone we had barely moved past the point where I had repeated my name and account number to four different people. Then, after…
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Ms. JD’s 2020 Public Interest Scholarship - When Women Lead
By Cailin Colbert • June 08, 2020
When I was 6 years old I was taught how to swim and then I was put in sailing lessons. Sailing is a sport that is near and dear to my heart, my dad grew up sailing and my older brother also started sailing a few years before me. Sailing is a sport that requires strength, determination, and knowledge of the ocean and winds. I participated in a summer camp and within a year, my coach determined I was ready to compete in regattas. At a very young age, I realized that as a female many would look and me…Connect with us
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