0L Ladies - Female C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:16 pm

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slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:21 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:40 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:
Hildegard15 wrote:
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And on top of being smart, so brave and loyal and most importantly not afraid to stand up against injustice whenever she saw it. I never thought much of S.P.E.W. when I first read the books, but her ability to empathize with the house elves and stand up for them when everyone else thought she was crazy for caring.... She'd make a damn good lawyer!
THIS. The SPEW stuff was so amazing and unfortunately at 13-14 years old I didn't realize it. She was a total advocate. I aspire to be a combination of Leslie Knope, Hermione, and Xena in everything I do.
U mean Hermione IS a damn good lawyer:
"Meanwhile, J.K. said that Hermione, Ron's wife, is "pretty high up" in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, despite the fact that she laughed at the idea of becoming a lawyer in the scene with Scrimgeour in Deathly Hallows."

Wow I did not even realize that. Even happier about going into law now.

zot1 · Post by **zot1** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:14 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:
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zot1 wrote:Hey gals! I'm already practicing, but if you have questions about law school, networking, or whatever, feel free to PM me. I was lucky to find a female mentor during law school and I found that to be extremely helpful, so I thought I would pay it forward.

Congrats and good luck with law school!
Thank you for checking in and offering!
Ditto! Thanks so much for the kind offer
+1 It's so lovely of you to reach out! Thank you!

My pleasure!!! We need more women in the profession

barley · Post by **barley** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:15 pm

I see a write-in candidate in the poll! Speak up, nominator, I'm curious.

salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 10:59 am

Barley, this thread was such a great idea! Checking in

When I first made an account on TLS, I was hesitant to openly identify as female since I know male and female users are treated differently online (see: reddit), and I wanted to see this firsthand.

alicepaul · Post by **alicepaul** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:06 am

Hi everyone! This forum is a great idea! I'm a rising 2L at Michigan and am happy to answer any questions you might have about the application process or law school in general.

salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:10 am

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barley wrote:Love that Hermione is killin' it in the poll. It was so hard for me not to make every option a Harry Potter character.
Totally derailing this away from law school, but I feel so grateful to have grown up with a character like Hermione. She was the smartest and knew it, and her looks were never made an important part of the story. Of course, I picked Xena in the poll since I think she helped to fundamentally shape who I am today.

Flattered that Lisbeth Salander was even in the poll (I think she has the least amount of mainstream appeal of everyone on that list). She didn't fundamentally shape who I am today, but she's certainly one of the most memorable characters I've encountered in literature. Mulan's my favorite Disney princess, though

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:13 am

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slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:14 am

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barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:20 am

alicepaul wrote:Hi everyone! This forum is a great idea! I'm a rising 2L at Michigan and am happy to answer any questions you might have about the application process or law school in general.

Thanks a bunch! A bunch of is just got our fee waivers from Michigan, so I am sure we will have questions.

barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:21 am

slippin_jimmy wrote:
Hildegard15 wrote:
salander wrote:Barley, this thread was such a great idea! Checking in When I first made an account on TLS, I was hesitant to openly identify as female since I know male and female users are treated differently online (see: reddit), and I wanted to see this firsthand.
I totally understand that. I couldn't go incognito like that unfortunately since I can't censor myself enough. But we seem to be lucky here. Most of the guys are ok. Just the fips one reminds me of the stereotypical online male presence.
It pleases me to know that all the dudebros like to keep an eye on our thread.

Welcome in, Salander!

And Jimmy (do we call you Jimmy? Slippin?).. Heh I think that's funny too. I wonder what they think we talk about...

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:27 am

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cheesy145 · Post by **cheesy145** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 11:37 am

I think Elle Woods should be on the poll!

lawandorder2019 · Post by **lawandorder2019** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:27 pm

Checking in. I am applying to W&M, Richmond, UVA, GMU, some DC schools and pretty much any school that gives me a fee waiver

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:06 pm

This thread is everything. Checking in.

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:32 pm

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slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:40 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:05 pm

cheesy145 wrote:I think Elle Woods should be on the poll!

Aw man I wish I'd thought to add her. But - confession - I've never actually seen Legally Blonde and have no idea what it's about.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:06 pm

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Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:07 pm

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salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:14 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:Where is everyone hoping to practice after law school? I know it's a long ways away but is anyone attached to a particular region? I'm thinking I'll probably end up long term in either Boston or Seattle. 10 years from now I may laugh at this but it's my guess now

Boston, DC, Cali, or abroad!

I guess this means I'm not really attached to a particular region, haha.

barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 6:06 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:Where is everyone hoping to practice after law school? I know it's a long ways away but is anyone attached to a particular region? I'm thinking I'll probably end up long term in either Boston or Seattle. 10 years from now I may laugh at this but it's my guess now

I wanna come back to the city I'm living in now - so somewhere in the Northeast!

LegallyAurora · Post by **LegallyAurora** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:42 pm

Texas, California, or abroad !

thetravelinglawyer · Post by **thetravelinglawyer** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:13 am

Checking in! Applying to all the Texas schools but will be practicing internationally. And ditto on Elle Woods - She's a huge reason I started dreaming of going to law school!