2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
I Encourage You to Stretch Beyond Your Comfort Zone
I’ve always felt a bit uncomfortable around law professors. They’re an exclusive club, and…
2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Our Whole Industry Is Built on Communication
It was the late 1990s, and my uncle was showing me how he played…
2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
What Does AI Say About You?
I always heard “personal brand” meant the sum of things people said about you…
2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
5 Tips for Law Students on How to Write a Cover Letter to Get an Interview
I don’t supply “model” cover letters for a reason: A “model” is the antithesis…
2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Big Law Breeds Alcoholics, and I Was One of Them
Chardonnay. You might think when I left Biglaw in 2016, the problem would have…
This Is a Mental-Health Check-in
Dear 3L, This is a mental-health check-in.Everyone assumes it’s the 1Ls with the most…
2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
7 Ways to Take Ownership in Big-Law
Partners ought to do a better job explaining what it means to “take ownership.”…
Why Law Students Should Use LinkedIn
It’s the winter before you start law school. You’re excited but nervous. You’re not…
2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
A Bit About Who’s Been Writing to You
I have enjoyed writing to you here on LinkedIn over these past 3+ years…
2024 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Have Gotten a Job Because of a Connection?
In a breakout session at a networking conference I attended, the speaker asked, “How…
They Call It a “2L Slump” for a Reason
Dear 2L, They really didn’t give you much of a break this summer, did…
2024 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
First 1-Star Review
So I got my first 1-star review on Amazon yesterday. I knew it would…