BC Law School students explore the most important legal issues facing tomorrow’s lawyers, and sprinkle in a little (legal) humor. Bonus tips for surviving law school for those so inclined.
About the Podcast
Just Law, conceived and executed by Boston College Law School students, approaches the law through a student-focused lens. With interviews, student spotlights, insights into the law school experience, humor, and conversation, Just Law looks beyond the facts, rules, and issues, and considers the human side of the law. By focusing on people, Just Law asks the right questions, strives for answers, and searches for the opportunities to impact the community and the world while illuminating the work that is already being done. At Just Law, the law is both personal journey and megaphone, and ultimately a tool for change.
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Meet the Team
Colin Black
Co-Host
Colin Black is a first-year law student from San Diego, California. He joined the Marine Corps after high school, and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Yale University in May. He is a member of BC’s Student Veterans Association and a staff writer for the IP and Technology Forum Journal. Colin is a volunteer ambassador for Service2School, mentoring veteran students through the undergraduate and J.D. admissions processes.
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Jackson Canady
Co-Host
Jackson Canady is a first-year law student from San Francisco, California. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics with a concentration in Finance and a bachelor’s degree in African and African-American Studies. In Jackson’s free time, he loves to cook, play basketball, and read history.
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Catelyn Devlin
Co-Host
Catelyn Devlin is a first-year law student and Public Service Scholar from Berryville, Arkansas. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work from Texas Christian University (TCU) in 2011 and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2013. She previously worked as a licensed social worker in Texas at a non-profit serving immigrant children in the foster care system and then as a grants director for a non-profit providing court-appointed special advocacy for children. Catelyn also taught as an adjunct social work professor at TCU from (2015-2022). In her free time, she enjoys catching up and comparing notes about the classroom experience with her two school-aged children and her wife works as a middle school teacher.
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Mercedes Harvell
Co-Host
Mercedes Harvell is a third-year law student from Milton, Massachusetts. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Politics from New York University in 2022. Mercedes likes to spend her free time baking and selling vegan cakes, running, going to restaurants, and listening to her favorite musician Bad Bunny.
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Ian Hurley
Producer
Ian Hurley is a first-year law student from Downingtown, Pennsylvania. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric from St. John’s University in 2013, and master’s degree in public relations from the University of Southern California in 2017. Prior to coming to law school, he worked as the art director and audience growth strategist for Pacific Standard magazine and as a podcast producer for Wondery Media. Ian spends his free time running with his dog, Bodie, reading, and writing fiction.
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Jake Olson
Editor
Jake Olson is a first-year law student from Washington, D.C. He graduated with a Bachelors of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in 2020. After graduating, he worked as a film composer and sound designer in Los Angeles, with experience on titles for HBO, Netflix, and Warner Brothers. He is currently a 1L Representative for the Board of Student Advisers and the American Constitution Society.
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