I am hearing from law students who are struggling. 1Ls disappointed with their first set of grades. 2Ls and 3Ls tired and stressed and feeling pressure to take on more.
I wish I could hug all of you and tell you not to let any of this define you. /1
I wish I could hug all of you and tell you not to let any of this define you. /1
Law school is a narrow echo chamber built on a scarcity mindset. Try to find ways to get outside of that echo chamber. The practice of law is full of so many opportunities, I could spend my entire career trying new things and never exhaust them all.
Abundance, not scarcity! /2
Abundance, not scarcity! /2
I wish we as lawyers did a better job sharing our paths and law school experiences to show first hand the abundance this profession offers. Here was my path:
First gen college grad who wasn't at all sure law school was the right path for me /3
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First gen college grad who wasn't at all sure law school was the right path for me /3
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At law school I didn't do a journal, apply for law review, or apply for a clerkship. I went to one office hour one time and asked one question and never went back. I spent all my spare time at the local legal aid office my first year and a local asylum shelter after that. /4
I doubt a single person in my class would have picked me as someone "on the path" to be a clinical law professor or an associate dean.
My first job out of law school was with a law firm. I spent a year there./5
My first job out of law school was with a law firm. I spent a year there./5
I taught at 3 law schools before @UMichLaw. I am an expert on human trafficking law and I didn't even know about that subject until after I graduated.
I am glad my actual career wasn't limited by the narrow understanding I had about the profession in law school. /6
I am glad my actual career wasn't limited by the narrow understanding I had about the profession in law school. /6
I love being a lawyer.
In my legal career I have made deep and wonderful friendships (some even from law school @katylockerindet @LumenMulligan )
I have been honored to represent my clients and teach my students. /7
In my legal career I have made deep and wonderful friendships (some even from law school @katylockerindet @LumenMulligan )
I have been honored to represent my clients and teach my students. /7
I have sat across from so many struggling students, so many who thought there wasn't a place for them after law school because they weren't succeeding in law school.
I wish you could see this process from my vantage point.
They are doing well. They are flourishing. /8
I wish you could see this process from my vantage point.
They are doing well. They are flourishing. /8
I wish I could sit across from each of you right now and tell you what I told them.
Use law school to stock up your toolbox for the years ahead. There are more options than you could ever imagine to have a happy and fulfilled career in the law.
Law school does not define you
Use law school to stock up your toolbox for the years ahead. There are more options than you could ever imagine to have a happy and fulfilled career in the law.
Law school does not define you
Ugh. I wish I could edit this one. I did not spend "all" my time doing law stuff. I had a full life outside of law school. I started dating a non law student my third week of law school. He showed me around Ann Arbor and Detroit and we never talked about the law.
It was lovely.
It was lovely.
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