January 13, 2014 at 8:54 pm
I knew I wanted to do legal aid when I came to law school. I knew I wanted to stay in Boston, if at all possible. Within the first few months of law school, I learned that the main provider of civil legal aid in Boston is Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS – though it’s […]
December 4, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Last week, a classmate asked me whether I was feeling nostalgic. After all, she pointed out, this would be my last week of law school class. In fact, it would be my last week of class ever. This is my third and final year of law school, and I’m spending my last semester doing a […]
November 30, 2013 at 10:51 pm
BU Law offers a large variety of great courses, but one of my best experiences in law school thus far has taken place outside the classroom. In the spring semester of my second year, I participated in BU Law’s Judicial Externship program. I spent the semester as a judicial intern at the First Circuit Court […]
November 15, 2013 at 9:08 pm
My favorite class this semester is one that I almost didn’t take. It is a seminar class with less than twenty students, taught by a local practicing attorney. The class, Health Care Fraud and Abuse, is not one of the fundamental classes – like Corporations or Tax – that I was advised to take in […]
October 9, 2013 at 4:41 pm
Sometimes, as our admissions folks travel around the country talking to prospective students, they collect questions for us to answer, questions prospective students would like current students to answer. Interestingly, one of those questions is, “Should I go to law school?” Nanako gave her version of answering that question a few weeks ago, and given that we […]
September 17, 2013 at 10:30 pm
On my second day of law school, my torts professor called on me to answer a series of questions about one of the assigned cases. It was probably only about a 20 minute colloquy, but it felt like ten years. The case involved a man with epilepsy and a drivers license who had a seizure […]
April 24, 2013 at 12:44 am
This week is the national annual Stand Up Against Racism event. I have been fortunate enough to work with the school and Holland and Knight and will be participating as a panelist. The event details are below: Is Empathy Enough? The Role of Art in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Holland & Knight, Boston University School […]
