Legally Blondish

In this episode of Legally Blondish, your host shares her journey through the intense preparation for the February 2025 bar exam while navigating personal challenges. From the rigorous study schedule and reliance on resources like Barbary and JD Advising, to the unexpected hurdles of her husband's health issues, Sommer opens up about the resilience and determination required to succeed. Tune in to hear how she balanced these pressures, the lessons learned, and her advice for those facing similar challenges. Join us for an inspiring story of perseverance and triumph.

Yes, you read that right. Our special guest on today's episode, Jen Woy, a 3L student, has read 192 books since starting law school in 2022. She shares her experience as a non-traditional student honing in on her practical advice for listeners thinking about taking the leap of faith that is law school after a career or later in life.

Have you ever wondered how much time you really spend reading those cases in law school? Jen has also done an incredible thing, tracked the hours she spent on each class in order to better allot her time spent on each subject. Additionally, Jen watched the extra hours spent on a subject completely correlate with the higher grades she received in those classes. Hear about this and more when our host sits down with Jen on today's episode.

What kind of documents should you gather? How do you get those documents? How much will it cost? What should you do first? All this and more answered in the week's episode about the Bar exam application! This is all sate specific so your experience may be different, but hopefully, this will provide an outline of the bar application for your reference so you know where to look and how to start in your state! Listen in now and stay tuned for more episodes!

In this episode, we're flipping the script! Our very special guest Sydney Brown one of the host's best friends takes the reins, asking the host all her burning questions about the journey to becoming a lawyer. From the grueling days of law school to the challenges of working at a law firm, no topic is off-limits. We'll dive deep into the realities of legal education, the pressures of practicing law, and the personal insights that only someone who's been through it all can share. Whether you're considering a legal career or just curious about the life of a lawyer, this episode promises to be both enlightening and entertaining. Sydney is our content queen and we love talking all things law school with her as she has a brother who also attended law school! She has seen the best and worst of it and this time she gets to ask us anything! Tune into this one for the lighthearted and interesting chat of the century.

This episode is all about transitioning back into the semester and what I do to help make that transition easier! Get all the textbooks, buy the highlighters, and plan the calendar. Listen in for updates on our merch shop on Etsy and follow along for more updates and fun interviews all about law school!

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This interview is a must listen! Professor and Associate Dean of High Point University's new law school joins our host for an epic conversation about careers, building a school from the ground up, and law student well-being. Gantt provides immeasurable advice for students and reminds us of the path that is set out for each of us.

Gantt's articles, blogs, and other writings can be found on his LinkedIn and by a quick Google Search. Additionally, Through his work with the seminary, as a Visiting Fellow of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Public Square at Gordon-Conwell he has written a chapter in an upcoming book on Sabbath titled Sabbath as Resilience. His chapter is titled “Reclaiming the Gift of Time: Appreciating Sabbath as a Reminder of Time’s Inherent and Intrinsic Value.”

The following bio has been adapted from High Point University's faculty biographies with the most recent updates from Gantt.

Professor Gantt has joined HPU as an Associate Dean of for Academic Affairs after Harvard Law School and brings 24 years of experience in legal education. Through his teaching, presentations and scholarship, he has focused primarily on law school academic support, legal education reform, legal ethics and professional identity formation. Gantt is recognized as a national leader on law student and lawyer well-being, and how legal education should foster integrity as an important personal and professional value. With extensive experience in both law and theology, Gantt most recently was the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies and a lecturer on law.

Prior to his role at Harvard, Gantt served for 21 years in various roles at Regent University School of Law, most recently as a professor, associate dean for academic affairs and co-director of Regent’s Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform.

Gantt earned his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School, his Master of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and his Bachelor of Arts in psychology and political science at Duke University. In his role as executive director of Harvard’s Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies, Gantt encouraged discussions on the relationship between faith and the study and practice of law, and on the character formation of law students and lawyers.

Gantt currently serves as an advisory member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) and chairs CoLAP’s Well-Being Committee. He also serves as a faculty presenter at the Christian Legal Society Fellows Program and as a visiting fellow of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Public Square at Gordon-Conwell.

Today's episode is a deep dive into bar reciprocity laws among the states with a special guest and women's leader, Karin Lips! She is here to discuss the full-time work requirement placed on lawyers wishing to motion into the bar in states like Tennessee and Missouri. This disparately impacts women and men who choose to have part time careers to take care of families, have a better work-life balance, and more. Listen in to hear Karin's impact on Supreme Courts in states like Ohio with a petition lead by her organization, the Network of enlightened Women.

Also, you can find Karin's bestseller book, You're Not Alone, The Conservative Woman's Guide to College on Amazon at https://a.co/d/ef8YD8C

This episode features my husband, Eric, he helped prep me for my most recent interviews and I landed both jobs on my first interview!

We give the rundown on tactics, things we have learned along the way, skills, characteristics, and more on this episode of Legally Blondish.

Be prepared to take you interview skills higher.

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Does contract law intersect with the ethical and moral beliefs of the Bible?

This is the very first interview with a current professor of a law school and we couldn't be more thrilled!

Introducing Professor Scott Pryor, former professor of Regent University School of Law and current professor at Campbell Law School. With more than 15 years of commercial law practice Professor Pryor and our host sit down to discuss the world of contract theory and intersectionality of Christian faith along with a wide range of foundations of contract law necessary for first-year student success and advice for future practice. Listen in and see what contracts is all about!

Here is the link to view Professor Pryor's book and published articles. https://works.bepress.com/cscott_pryor/

Hey hey everyone, if you're curious as to what awaits you in law school or if you are currently in the thick of it I wanted to ease some minds about legal research and writing. I encourage you to tune into this week's episode about legal research and writing and hopefully you can take away some helpful tips and tricks and further understand its purpose! I promise we will have some more interviews coming to Legally Blondish soon.

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