The Law Lives Project

Hello listeners! My name is Brooke, and I'm an undergraduate student at Oklahoma State University. I'm majoring in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and planning to apply to law school this fall. I'm…

This week's guest is a full-time lawyer and life coach. She went to a T-14 law school admittedly to make money, but quickly found out that her path would not be an easy one. After graduating law sch…

Today's guest started off with humble beginnings and eventually earned her way into working in a highly competitive commercial litigation boutique. Although she developed an interest in law school d…

This week, I'm sitting down with a tax attorney who found herself going to a law school that she didn't ever apply to due to some unforeseen circumstances. After believing that she would be hired by…

This week's guest gets up close and personal with us about the struggles of balancing her career with an abusive relationship, divorce, and a professional conflict at work. She was able to gain tons…

Today's guest had two major surprises while attending Columbia Law School. Specifically, she found out that she was pregnant with twins in her 2L year. Thankfully, she had a strong support system of…

We are so excited to kick off Season 2 of The Law Lives Project! Our very first guest of the season is an attorney who has truly charted her own path focused on sports and entertainment law. She man…

This week, Anjie chats with a young lawyer who practices intellectual property law with a solo practitioner, and together they help small business owners. Our guest shares some details about his cha…

Our guest this week is a paralegal, who is training to be an attorney. We'll discuss her path from going to law school, to working as a paralegal.  We'll also touch on how she decided to go into per…

Today’s guest is a civil litigator. We’ll discuss his career path from law school to working as a personal injury attorney. We’ll also touch on his experience of attending law school while working f…

In today’s episode, I’ll be chatting with an attorney in private practice at a boutique law firm. She obtained a master’s degree while pursuing her law degree. And she’s held practically every leg…

A Texas lawyer describes his journey from Law School to the Attorney General's Office, and how to make friends and contacts  from opposing sides on the way. He explains how most cases are settled be…

In this episode, Anjie will be speaking with another state civil court trial judge. We’ll be going over his career path from law school to working in personal injury law to his current role. We’ll a…

In this episode, a military veteran tells the story of his journey to law school, discovering a passion for litigation during law school, interning with the district attorney's office, working for a…

In this episode, a lawyer discusses her journey from a state law school, to being a prosecutor, to running her own practice specializing in criminal defense. She was waitlisted or rejected by every …

This week, a CEO of a contracts management company describes her journey from law school to running her own company. She knew she wasn't made for the traditional law firm environment. As a white wom…

This week, Anjie chats with an African-American State Court Judge about his journey from Harvard Law School to the bench. Our guest discusses what he learned about litigation and being a lawyer, how…

This week, Anjie sits down with an attorney who had an unlikely start as a broadcast communications student, but she pivoted to a 20-year career in law culminating in a job with a big firm, working …

This week, Anjie V. speaks with an intellectual property attorney about the pros and cons of running her own solo practice. Her career path from law school took her through both criminal and civil l…