Archive for Alumni Perspectives
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When the phone rings…
…answer it. Professionally, if possible. And not while washing your hands at work. These are some lessons I’ve learned from HLS and my legal career thus far. As I write this, I am still reeling from having received my Army JAG duty assignment a few hours ago. With advice from several extremely gracious HLS alumni [...]
December 6, 2011
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Taking Risks at HLS
As budding lawyers, none of us are comfortable with failure. When I was thirteen, I ran for Student Government Vice President of Welsh Valley Middle School. After a hard-fought campaign, I came in last place and decided to never again run for elected office. And when I was accepted to HLS, I felt like I [...]