A lot of you will experience imposter syndrome, whether you believe it or not, whether the people around you admit it or not, and whether you recognize it in yourself yet or not.
I did not recognize it in myself for a long time. Not until I got to law school, actually.
Continue readingThe other day, I was scrolling through Instagram when I came across a video of a flight attendant walking down the aisle of a plane holding a cat.
Presumably, the cat belonged to one of the passengers. The flight attendant was holding it up and asking everyone, one row at a time, if it was theirs. It was one of those videos that was clearly supposed to make you smile. A cat had somehow gotten loose on a plane, a flight attendant was trying to reunite it with its owner, and everyone was apparently having a pretty good time.
The news story ended there.
Continue readingAs we enter October, the weather will get colder, the leaves will get crispier, and law school will get spookier than ever. As someone who spent more hours in the Law Library basement last year than any sane person should, I can speak with authority when I say we’re approaching the point in the semester when it’s time to start considering alternatives. Luckily, BC Law students don’t have to travel far to find great study spots.
Continue readingNo, this is not a BuzzFeed quiz.
There won’t be a personality type at the end telling you that you’re a “natural-born M&A associate” because you picked spreadsheets over courtrooms. Unfortunately, I also can’t promise that answering three questions will magically reveal your dream practice area.
I actually came into law school with a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do. I wanted to litigate, and I was already interested in white-collar defense. But if I’m being honest, I hadn’t really stopped to think about it on a deeper level. I knew I had experience in criminal law and liked the idea of it, but I wanted to make sure I liked the actual work too. If you took away the cool-sounding practice-area name, would I still want to do the job?
Continue readingI was sitting in the front row in class. In front of me, a powerpoint slide that, much like my brain, was blank.
I chanced upon a glance at the time on my computer and realized, to my horror, I had been trapped in my current cold-call for approximately thirty minutes. I looked back at my professor. Considering we were barely through the facts section, I had no hope that I would be reaching the end of this crucible, I’m sorry, case, soon.
With the last set of exams of my law school career approaching, I recall overhearing a conversation by two students stating that they wish they were geniuses. I completely agree. It would be nice to have a mind that reads a fact pattern once and spots every issue instantly while simultaneously drafting a well written IRAC (preferably IRAHNC) argument. Who wouldn’t want to join the Order of Coif without breaking a sweat? If this thought has creeped into your mind while you are outlining at 2 AM, don’t worry. I’ve done the research into becoming a genius and put it into practice for both of us. The answer lies in a three-step process that requires isolation, introspection, and creation.
Continue readingWhen I arrived at BC, I thought I had a clear idea of what my first year would demand: a ton of reading, writing and studying. What I didn’t expect was how much 1L would reshape not just how I think, but how I understand uncertainty, failure, and growth.
Continue readingToday’s post is a collaborative effort between me and Kamil Brown, the Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. With Admitted Students Day behind us and another cycle slowly winding down, I sat down with Kamil to discuss some questions regarding Admissions, especially with how competitive this cycle has been. I also reflected on my own experiences during my cycle during 2023-24.
Continue readingThis week was “AI” week in LP.
Westlaw introduced CoCounsel. Lexis rolled out Protégé.
And my professor made a comment that felt bigger than she probably intended: It makes her depressed that as soon as we learn something about AI, ten minutes later AI has already evolved.
Continue readingAs a third-year law student in their last semester of school, I find myself reflecting on the last 2.5 years at BC Law. As my fellow 3Ls can probably relate to, law school flies by so quickly—its imminent end feels jarring, and it’s hard to comprehend you have the skill set to both take the bar and to don the title of attorney.
Remarkably, since I started law school, so much of what I learned about the legal world and myself came from experiences outside of the classroom. I didn’t expect this to be my reality when I was sitting in my law school orientation back in August 2023. Now that I can see the “light at the end of tunnel,” I find it fitting to share with you future law students a few of the myriad of my lessons learned and beliefs instilled in me throughout law school.
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