October 27, 2020
Adults always ask kids what they
want to be when they grow up. As an American-born Vietnamese kid, I didn’t know
what I wanted to be. But I knew I wanted to change the thing I had to do each
day: school.
At eight-years-old, my third grade teacher
June 18, 2020
These
are difficult times and none of us are sure what will come next. In the
face of adversity, we move forward as best we can. And one thing we can
always do is work on ourselves.
If you are a current law school student, or a recent
June 17, 2020
Bright students pay on average $43,020 dollars annually to become
the world-changing attorneys they see in the news—those creating stay-at-home
orders to halt the spread of COVID-19 or calling for the end of the qualified
immunity doctrine to reduce police brutality against communities of color. To
get into law school, these students
March 31, 2020
I’m a first-generation student at Lewis & Clark Law School, a volunteer, and an advocate. I’m a staff member for our criminal justice clinic and law review. I also work as a teaching fellow, a research assistant, and a law clerk.
OH, I almost forgot:
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus has upended the legal education landscape. We know you have questions about how to study online, whether the bar exam will proceed this summer, and the myriad questions about how you're supposed to function on a daily basis.
We've assembled this guide with a
March 12, 2020
I am a law student at the University of Georgia (UGA) and a father to two beautiful girls. Unfortunately, 1,400 miles separates me from my babies. Their mother serves in the Air Force, but I separated from active duty after our divorce to pursue a legal career.
October 28, 2019
When I made the decision to go to law school, I honestly gave serious contemplation to leaving my two fur-babies behind. I wasn’t sure that I could fit them into my already stressful student budget. I had to account for monthly pet rent, food, cat litter, and medical
December 14, 2018 This is the third Law Student Gift Guide that Before the Bar has produced. There's a lot of good stuff from the 2017 and 2016 lists that still work as gifts. But I have made it my mission to uncover the most coveted gifts for students, and here are top student choices to help you with your store-to-store running around.
November 01, 2018 News from law schools across the country including a sports and entertainment law blog, new technology certificates, and an initiative aiding the University of Iraq.
October 22, 2018 My experience of battling with scoliosis throughout law school has taught me that I am incredibly proud of where I’ve been, and even prouder of where I am going.
March 01, 2018 News from law schools across the country including a legal incubator program, the business of recreational marijuana, Standing Rock Legal Connect, and a scholarship offer.
February 27, 2018 Students and faculty at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law delivered a banner to support students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
The banner, signed by the Davie, Fla., students and faculty, was delivered on Sunday to
January 01, 2018 News from law schools across the country including a new child-abuse prevention program, DACA assistance, an animal law legal clinic, and defending the rights of military veterans in Massachusetts.
September 01, 2017 News from law schools across the country including help for 2016 Louisiana flood victims, new degree programs in Hawaii, and welcoming the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center.
California
A guide to help California’s public charter schools address absences and decreasing parental participation among immigrant families as a result of recent federal policy
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