Ladies Who Law

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! This week's episode is sponsored by AdaptiBar - For a limited time, Ladies Who Law School listeners can save $30 on the MBE Simulator and Prep program by using code LWLS on westacademic.com at checkout.Looking for a *NEW* podcast to listen to? Check out Girl and The Gov Podcast HEREOn this week's episode, the ladies chat with Katherine and Mary from the Mazaheri Law Firm. The women discuss tips for law students, why it's important to get the most out of your internship and so much more.  The women discuss fashion in the courtroom and how it is not a good idea to show up in court without a blazer. Read the article Katherine and Mary wrote HERE.  Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! This week the ladies chat with OCU 2L DJ Moore. He shares his rough start to his 1L year and his subsequent academic dismissal. Not only, does he share that journey, but he focuses on what motivated him to persevere through the tough times. DJ is inspirational because he prevailed through a situation where many give up.  Thank you to DJ for sharing your story! Follow DJ on Instagram @djmoore0524 Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! This week the ladies chat with Allison Stewart, the brains behind the podcast Women In Law On The Record. She attended SMU Law in the night program and shares how she struggled with asking for help and imposter syndrome. Allison competed in moot court. Not just once but five or six times! She also worked at Alcon for a few years in law school, in that internship she was first exposed to GT. After a summer working there, she knew working for Greenberg Traurig after law school was for her. The rest is history. She has been there for the past 6 years. Listen and learn what practice areas she works on as a 6th-year associate. She shares a great story about how doc review helped her become a whiz on a certain case.  Her hard work as a baby lawyer paid off and got her a lot of courtroom experience! She recommends THIS BOOK during the episode. Listen to learn if YOU should be reading this book now! She shares how it is to set respectable and healthy work boundaries FROM THE START! Allison goes on to share her top tips for a future litigation associate and why she has worked there so long. Allison shares how she started her podcast and why she started it. #Buildyourpractice The podcast idea came from a women’s retreat where she talked all about podcasts. She realized there was a space in the market and went after that! She talks about the goals of her podcast throughout the years and how the amount of content she has posted has changed over the years. Lastly, she shares a few favorite things she has learned via talking to all the amazing women she has interviewed on her podcast. Listen to Women in Law - OTR Follow Women in Law - OTR HEREFollow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! Welcome to another episode of the Ladies Who Law School Podcast!!!On this episode, the ladies chat with Madison Botizan a first-year associate and recent graduate of OCU law. Madison shares how she ended up in law school and even when she knew she wanted to be a litigator. The women talk about battling mental health issues and how law school stress and competition exacerbate the issues. She shares her top tip for current law students, give yourself some grace people! Perfection isn't real! Madison also shares how she found her current job with a #coldemail and she shares what makes a good writing sample to send along with that! Remember that hazing and fear-mongering is real in law school and you are NOT alone!! Madison shares why she started coaching law students. She talks about how many of the things she heard in law school can transfer over to practice and we have to work to change things early!  Madison talks about what she hopes to bestow upon all the 1Ls she is currently coaching! Listen and learn some of the tips and tricks she hopes to bestow upon the young law students in this process. If you are a law student and feel like school is kicking your butt. Madison can help! Feel alone and want someone you can trust whose been through the process. Madison is your girl and she will be a friend you can lean on!! Go HERE and use code LWLS  from today until 2/28 to get 20% off all services with Madison!!!Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! Welcome to another episode of the Ladies Who Law School Podcast!!!On this episode, in the spirit of Valentine's day, the ladies chat about love and their experience with it. Then the ladies read 10 anonymous law school love stories submitted by listeners of the show. The stories do NOT disappoint. Listen for cute and cringe law school love stories that are sure to make you smile! Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo Happy Valentine's day,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! Welcome to another episode of the Ladies Who Law School Podcast!!!On this episode, the ladies chat with Emma Loney, a return guest (listen to her previous episode here), and now the reigning Miss Earth USA Eco!! YAS QUEEN! Emma is a 2L at NIU Law, who recently competed in the 2022 Miss Earth pageant. The ladies chat about her pageant experience and what it felt like to compete as a curvy woman. The ladies discuss mental health and the struggles lawyers and women competing in pagents,   face with the constant need to be perfect. The legal and pageant community lost a great person, Cheslie Kryst, recently to suicide and has opened up the topic of conversation about mental health even more. The ladies then dive into how much social media has affected them and their mental health. Emma shares things she has done to combat the hateful comments and gain control over her mental health while working on social media.   The ladies ask Emma about being Elle Woods, even when you don't necessarily look like her. Emma's answer was AMAZING! Listen to find out what she says and how you can be your own version of Elle any day!  Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! Welcome to another episode of the Ladies Who Law School Podcast!!!On this episode, the ladies chat with Professor Bev Meyers from Legal Writing Launch! Bev is a Michigan native and who's dad exposed her to law. After Undergrad Bev moved to California where she attended University of San Diego School of Law. After working in a few areas of law, Bev spent a bulk of her career in the California Attorney General's office working in the Health Education and Welfare office. Her favorite work she did at the AG's office was running the Law Student Intern program where she realized the importance of mentoring law students. After retiring in 2015, Bev  realized she could help more law students and lawyers through mentoring and legal writing tips. So she started the amazing program, Legal Writing Launch. Listen to learn the tea on HOT legal writing. Bev has so graciously offered listeners of the show 30% off their writing course throughout the month of February. Use Code: LWLS30 at checkout! Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! Welcome to the 100th EPISODE of the Ladies Who Law School Podcast!!!On this episode, the ladies start by addressing a long-time listener's question about when and if she should go to law school. This is a great segment to listen to if you are an undecided undergrad student, torn on going to law school.    Then the ladies dive into the 'deep' stuff, the topic - being emotional. They share how they felt when dealing with emotions as a woman and talk their opinions on how law being a male-dominated field may affect our emotional side.  Lastly, the ladies cover an email from a listener, the topic - sexism in the legal field. They share stories they have heard, but luckily not experienced themselves. The ladies come to the conclusion that this behavior cannot get in the way of getting more women in the legal field.  So, with that the ladies what to remind everyone that this community grows because of all of your hard work to grow and take this world by storm!  Thank you to all who have supported us so far, It has been a wild two years and we can't wait to continue sharing our journey with you all!Follow us on social!FacebookInstagramTwitterxoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! On this week's episode, the ladies talk with Scott Solkoff the CEO of Elder Law College, the most comprehensive and detailed training available about the subject.   Scott is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law and while he was born into the law, he didn't always think Elder Law, the family business, was for him. Listen to learn more about his career. The ladies learn all about Elder Law College and how this area of practice can be helpful and rewarding.  Scott has so graciously offered a scholarship just for listeners of our podcast, so if you are interested in learning more about this avenue of law, email us at ladieswholawschool@gmail.com and we will get your name on the list! Looking for something cute and comfy to wear at school. Well, look no further, to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of the podcast we have a *special* DISCOUNT CODE  for listeners of this show! Use code POD2022 when you check out!! Follow us on social!FacebookInstagram Twitter Tik TokGive us a 5-star rating & subscribe for more!xoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast

Send us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! Welcome back to season three of the Ladies Who Law School Podcast. Happy new year everyone, 2022 is the one where they become lawyers! On this episode, the ladies talk about their goals for the semester. They discuss the classes they are taking as well as activities and jobs they will be partaking in. The ladies graduate in May and will start studying for the bar exam shortly after. This semester is truly about getting into the right mindset for the bar exam! Then the ladies discuss how to find your path in the law. Have you ever thought "what kind of law do I want to practice?" Maybe you, like many others, have been asked "what kind of law do you plan to work in?" It is always looming on pre-law and law students' minds.  This episode covers ways to try and understand that question. Whether you are a pre-law student, a law student, or even a lawyer this episode is for you! They remind you to look at your why and to hold that close as you move through your career. Never forget your career is an arc and ever-changing. To celebrate the new year, 2022, and the 2 year anniversary of the podcast we have launched new merchandise!!  So as promised a *special* DISCOUNT CODE  for listeners of this show! Use code POD2022Follow us on social!FacebookInstagram Twitter Tik TokGive us a 5-star rating & subscribe for more!xoxo stay safe and healthy,The LadiesSamantha & Haylie@samanthalemke @ohh_hayls_yeaStarting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast