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Run With Your Fear 25 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
Image: celebration_of_running.jpg My mom and I were talking the other day about her upcoming 5K in October. I've run several 5K's by now but for my mom it will be her first. We talked about her tra....
Exciting news! NWLSO is expanding. 23 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
Image: hague_hhrj.jpg As the summer comes to a close and the new school year rapidly approaches, I wanted to take the time as Ms. JD's National Women's Law Student Organization's liaison to announc....
Working in the Old Boys' Clubhouse 23 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Image: picture-7301.jpg Editor's Note: This essay originally appeared in The Guardian. In the next month tens of thousands of women will enroll in graduate school with the goal of being hired in m....
Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending August 23, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Image: ms_jd_weekly_round-up.jpg We're approaching the Fall season, which means the Class of 2016 is getting ready to start their law school careers! So what does it mean to be successful in law s....
Wrapping up my summer at VNRC 21 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
Image: 1002772_2782715007164_1464375330_a.jpg Editor's Note: We are pleased to share this update from our 2013 Public Interest Scholarship Samantha Morgan. Since my last post, I have wrapped up m.....
The Introvert's Guide to Body Language: How Practicing Your Nonverbals Can Help You Send the Right Message to Your Interviewer 19 Aug 2013 | 06:15 am
Image: ms_jd_picture.jpg I’m not sure it’s a good career move to admit this in a public forum, but I don’t think of myself as a good interviewer. I’ve expended a lot of energy this summer trying to....
Ms. JD Weekly Roundup: Week Ending August 16, 2013 16 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am
Image: ms_jd_weekly_round-up.jpg Congratulations to everyone who finished the OCI frenzy! For those of you still dressed in suits for the next few weeks, here's some helpful advice on the job hunt....
Fifteen Things You Didn’t Know About Ms. JD NWLSO Liaison Liz Hague 13 Aug 2013 | 08:48 am
Image: hague_hhrj.jpg 1. I grew up in a small town on the coast of Maine (current population: 9,015!); our claim to fame is having one of the most photographed lighthouses in the country. Although ....
A Life Outside Law School-- Just Breathe 13 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
Image: kho_amy.jpg It's that time of year again. Next week law classes start up again, so this week is 1L Orientation for incoming students. You can just walk across campus and get a tingle of exh....
Personal Branding Corner: Entertainer or Entertainment Lawyer? Different Personal Brands? 12 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
Image: katy_0079-2web-150x150.jpg I was at the American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting last week in San Francisco where once a year it seems all of us lawyers descend on a major city. I was ....
