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Your official solution to all things law school. Let me tell you about my personal law school experience on the path from undergraduate to the BAR. I share all the details from the grim LSAT to comical class stories while we show our love for the law school queen herself, Elle Woods of course. Tune into all things Legally Blondish, you won't want to miss it.
What kind of documents should you gather? How do you get those documents? How much will it cost? What should you do first? All this and more answered in the week's episode about the Bar exam application! This is all sate specific so your experience may be different, but hopefully, this will provide an outline of the bar application for your reference so you know where to look and how to start in your state! Listen in now and stay tuned for more episodes!
In this episode, we're flipping the script! Our very special guest Sydney Brown one of the host's best friends takes the reins, asking the host all her burning questions about the journey to becoming a lawyer. From the grueling days of law school to the challenges of working at a law firm, no topic is off-limits. We'll dive deep into the realities of legal education, the pressures of practicing law, and the personal insights that only someone who's been through it all can share. Whether you're considering a legal career or just curious about the life of a lawyer, this episode promises to be both enlightening and entertaining. Sydney is our content queen and we love talking all things law school with her as she has a brother who also attended law school! She has seen the best and worst of it and this time she gets to ask us anything! Tune into this one for the lighthearted and interesting chat of the century.
This episode is all about transitioning back into the semester and what I do to help make that transition easier! Get all the textbooks, buy the highlighters, and plan the calendar. Listen in for updates on our merch shop on Etsy and follow along for more updates and fun interviews all about law school!
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This interview is a must listen! Professor and Associate Dean of High Point University's new law school joins our host for an epic conversation about careers, building a school from the ground up, and law student well-being. Gantt provides immeasurable advice for students and reminds us of the path that is set out for each of us.
Gantt's articles, blogs, and other writings can be found on his LinkedIn and by a quick Google Search. Additionally, Through his work with the seminary, as a Visiting Fellow of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Public Square at Gordon-Conwell he has written a chapter in an upcoming book on Sabbath titled Sabbath as Resilience. His chapter is titled “Reclaiming the Gift of Time: Appreciating Sabbath as a Reminder of Time’s Inherent and Intrinsic Value.”
The following bio has been adapted from High Point University's faculty biographies with the most recent updates from Gantt.
Professor Gantt has joined HPU as an Associate Dean of for Academic Affairs after Harvard Law School and brings 24 years of experience in legal education. Through his teaching, presentations and scholarship, he has focused primarily on law school academic support, legal education reform, legal ethics and professional identity formation. Gantt is recognized as a national leader on law student and lawyer well-being, and how legal education should foster integrity as an important personal and professional value. With extensive experience in both law and theology, Gantt most recently was the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies and a lecturer on law.
Prior to his role at Harvard, Gantt served for 21 years in various roles at Regent University School of Law, most recently as a professor, associate dean for academic affairs and co-director of Regent’s Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform.
Gantt earned his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School, his Master of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and his Bachelor of Arts in psychology and political science at Duke University. In his role as executive director of Harvard’s Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies, Gantt encouraged discussions on the relationship between faith and the study and practice of law, and on the character formation of law students and lawyers.
Gantt currently serves as an advisory member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) and chairs CoLAP’s Well-Being Committee. He also serves as a faculty presenter at the Christian Legal Society Fellows Program and as a visiting fellow of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Public Square at Gordon-Conwell.
Today's episode is a deep dive into bar reciprocity laws among the states with a special guest and women's leader, Karin Lips! She is here to discuss the full-time work requirement placed on lawyers wishing to motion into the bar in states like Tennessee and Missouri. This disparately impacts women and men who choose to have part time careers to take care of families, have a better work-life balance, and more. Listen in to hear Karin's impact on Supreme Courts in states like Ohio with a petition lead by her organization, the Network of enlightened Women.
Also, you can find Karin's bestseller book, You're Not Alone, The Conservative Woman's Guide to College on Amazon at https://a.co/d/ef8YD8C
This episode features my husband, Eric, he helped prep me for my most recent interviews and I landed both jobs on my first interview!
We give the rundown on tactics, things we have learned along the way, skills, characteristics, and more on this episode of Legally Blondish.
Be prepared to take you interview skills higher.
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Does contract law intersect with the ethical and moral beliefs of the Bible?
This is the very first interview with a current professor of a law school and we couldn't be more thrilled!
Introducing Professor Scott Pryor, former professor of Regent University School of Law and current professor at Campbell Law School. With more than 15 years of commercial law practice Professor Pryor and our host sit down to discuss the world of contract theory and intersectionality of Christian faith along with a wide range of foundations of contract law necessary for first-year student success and advice for future practice. Listen in and see what contracts is all about!
Here is the link to view Professor Pryor's book and published articles. https://works.bepress.com/cscott_pryor/
Hey hey everyone, if you're curious as to what awaits you in law school or if you are currently in the thick of it I wanted to ease some minds about legal research and writing. I encourage you to tune into this week's episode about legal research and writing and hopefully you can take away some helpful tips and tricks and further understand its purpose! I promise we will have some more interviews coming to Legally Blondish soon.
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Welcome to this week's fun episode about dressing for success. Again this is all an opinion on what works for me, how to stay impressing the folks at your law school while remaining comfortable and expressing yourself. You can wear whatever you want, but this episode is here to provide you with a seamless transition into law school's dressing to impress mantra. So if you are looking for an easy way to find clothes and get that two-piece suit for your big OCI interview next semester, I'm your gal! Listen in to this week's episode all about the key to impressions and success in law school! Also, check with you local BAR or Law School Resources about a clothing drive or borrowing a suit to dress for success without committing to the price tag. XOXO Legally Blondish
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Me and Elle have one thing in common, we are getting MARRIED to the RIGHT guy! Okay, heres the deal, life goes on outside of law school so if you or someone you know is looking to get hitched and get that JD then you better send them this episode RIGHT NOW!!! I delve deep into how I planned a wedding in NINE DAYS! Yep, that's right, you read that right. Nine days is all it took for me to plan my dream wedding with 130 people and a pretty decent budget. AND you can too! Don't stop living just because you are in law school say, "I Do." and take your BAR all in the same year. I did it, and I don't regret it one bit. I am here to tell you it's possible so take the leap.
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This week's episode is a casual rendition on spilling the Boston tea if it took place at a law school between three law students on zoom. Lol. But seriously this episode, Sommer, Gabby, and Madison unpack some juicy topics that law students never talk about. Here on Legally Blondish we are dedicated to transparency. Hope you enjoy!
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TW-This episode deals specifically with mental health, the loss of a parent, and grieving during law school, please proceed with caution.
This is it!! The new Legally Blondish Mini-Series is starting right now! If you don't want to miss all the hot topics of law school that no one ever talks about I encourage you to subscribe and follow Legally Blondish right NOW!!
This episode is a heartfelt one, our guest Liz Cofer will share her personal experience with grieving the loss of a parent during her first semester of law school and ultimately what led to her decision to pursue a different career path. We will also dive into the additional mental health stigma surrounding professional institutions and discuss the student-faculty relationships that may be the starting point for conversations about what students are going through. Please listen with an open heart and I hope this episode will shed light on some of the harder topics that law school students and other professional students hardly get to talk about. As always, thank you for listening.
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This is the last episode in our mini series before we get into all the nitty gritty hot topics that no one ever talks about in before you go to law school. So please listen in if you want a list of items to buy before you start law school this fall! As always, Legally Blondish wants to hear from you, please like, leave a review or comment, and reach out to us on Instagram @Legally.Blondish and let us know what you want to hear!
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This episode is for the hardest part of the law school process... picking a school and paying that seat deposit. If you want to know the top 8 factors other students and I considered before deciding on a school, then tune in for this episode of Legally Blondish.
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Legally Blondish is committed to helping YOU get to law school. If you are interested in law or interested in one day attending law school then this is the episode for you. This episode focuses on the application process as another segment of our mini series "If you would have told me...". This mini series is curated to help grow your knowledge about all the glorious steps you have to take before you get to law school that some of us who are already here, wish we were told. If you liked this episode please comment, leave a review, follow, subscribe and show some love! Legally Blondish the podcast can be found on Instagram at Legally.Blondish. Hope to see you tune in next week!
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If you are wondering what it's like to navigate the law school experience as a first generation student look no more because Legally Blondish has exactly what you need. This episode breaks down the ins and outs of the law school process before the 1L experience. Alyssa and I discuss the disadvantages and advantages of networking, the LSAT, and the application process as two women, first generation college students, and first generation law students. Legally Blondish is curated to provide a reasonable outlook while keeping it real and factual of what the law school process is like. Please share this episode so we can build a community of law students with perspective and diligence to make law school accessible for all. Alyssa, thank you for being true to who you are and providing valuable insight to our listeners, I wish you all the best of luck on your legal career! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legally-blondish/support
Here is what you need to know that no one told me before you start the law school process. This is the stuff between high school graduation and the Law School Admissions Test. "If you would have told me" is a short series within this season of Legally Blondish discussing all the things I wish I would have known on this journey. This is an explanation of the LSAT in all its glory and what your LSAT timeline can look like in undergrad.
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The verdict is in.... Legally Blondish the Podcast has officially started. This episode is an introduction into who I am, the creator and face of Legally Blondish and what I am trying to do with this podcast. I am looking to get to know my listeners, answer any and all questions, be a conversational piece and honestly just talk to you all about all the things I wish I could have had a look into before I entered the law school world. So, two years later here it is the start of something super great, and as our favorite legal icon would say, "what like it's hard?". - Elle Woods