Law Lives Project, Episode Three: From Litigator to State Court Judge
Release Date: 09/11/2020
Series 2, Episode 7: Part-time Law School, Jury Consulting, Insurance Defense, and In-House Life
The Law Lives Project
Hello listeners! My name is Brooke, and I'm an undergraduate student at Oklahoma State University, and I'm today's guest host. This week's guest had a rough start to law school due to a bad relationship, but managed to find her way. She worked for a jury consulting company and went to law school part-time. Then she worked for an insurance defense law firm, and utilized her early career to explore different practice areas. She found her way in-house, where she focuses on consumer finance.
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Series 2, Episode 6: Interning in South Korea, Working In-house in Healthcare, and Becoming a Life Coach
The Law Lives Project
This week's guest is a full-time lawyer and life coach. She went to a T-14 law school admittedly to make money, but quickly found out that her path would not be an easy one. After graduating law school and having difficulty finding her first job and struggling with her own health, she decided to get certified in personal training and became a fitness coach while working in a fellowship. I can't wait for you to learn her lessons of perseverance as she charts her own untraditional path.
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Series 2, Episode 5: From Humble Beginnings to Making Six-Figures as a Commercial Litigator at a Mid-size Litigation Boutique
The Law Lives Project
Today's guest started off with humbly, and earned her way into a competitive commercial litigation boutique. She had limited funds and had difficulty applying to law school. She discusses attending a low-ranked law school, and her challenges getting her first job. With hard work she found a passion in litigation and found her way into a competitive commercial litigation boutique. Hear her frank words on how to find your first legal job and how to survive law school when the odds are against you.
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Series 2, Episode 4: Tenacity, Taking Risks, and Tax Law
The Law Lives Project
This week, I'm sitting down with a tax attorney who found herself going to a law school that she didn't ever apply to due to some unforeseen circumstances. After believing that she would be hired by her mentor at a large law firm after law school, she received tough advice from her mentor that ultimately led her to land a job with a solo practitioner. They grew their practice to be the third largest in their niche in the country and eventually he invited her to be his business partner.
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Series 2, Episode 3: Juggling Multiple In-House Roles, Professional Conflicts, and Divorce
The Law Lives Project
This week's guest gets up close and personal with us about the struggles of balancing her career with an abusive relationship, divorce, and a professional conflict at work. She was able to gain tons of skills early on in her career from sampling many different in-house roles, but her greatest challenges came from people problems at work and at home. There's no way for me to express how thankful I am that she was willing to discuss these tough issues.
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Series 2, Episode 2: From Columbia Law School to BigLaw to the SEC with Twins in Tow
The Law Lives Project
Today's guest had two major surprises while attending Columbia Law School. She found out she was pregnant with twins in her 2L year. Thankfully, she had a strong support system of family and friends that helped her finish law school and land a job in BigLaw in litigation. She juggled work and single parenting for eight years in BigLaw before transitioning to a role in the investigations department of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Eventually, she left to become an accredited Financial Counselor.
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Series 2, Episode 1: Sports Law and Charting Your Own Path
The Law Lives Project
We are so excited to kick off Season 2 of The Law Lives Project! Our very first guest of the season is an attorney who has truly charted her own path focused on sports and entertainment law. She snagged several sports-related internships in law school, despite struggling with some personal challenges. Early in her career, she realized the importance of finding an employer who shares her values so she has spent time exploring different roles to design a career which aligns with her passions and beliefs.
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Law Lives Project, Episode 12: Trademark, Copyright, and Small Business Attorney
The Law Lives Project
This week, Anjie chats with a young lawyer who practices intellectual property law with a solo practitioner, and together they help small business owners. Our guest shares some details about his challenges of keeping up with the curve in law school while having dyslexia, and dealing with the learning disability during his practice. Despite these challenges, he passed the bar on his first try, and he's had a wonderful start to his career.
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Law Lives Project, Episode 11: Paralegal and Soon-to-be Lawyer
The Law Lives Project
Our guest this week is a paralegal, who is training to be an attorney. We'll discuss her path from going to law school, to working as a paralegal. We'll also touch on how she decided to go into personal injury law.
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Law Lives Project, Episode 10: Plaintiff-side Personal Injury Lawyer
The Law Lives Project
Today’s guest is a civil litigator. We’ll discuss his career path from law school to working as a personal injury attorney. We’ll also touch on his experience of attending law school while working full time as a teacher.
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This week, Anjie chats with an African-American State Court Judge about his journey from Harvard Law School to the bench. Our guest discusses what he learned about litigation and being a lawyer, how he decided to run for election to the bench, the joy he feels from helping individuals achieve justice, and how he rejects the overtures from people who crave influence through compliments. He also shares some candid thoughts about how hard our profession still needs to work at diversifying its ranks.