Law

The start of your 1L year comes quickly, and it can be an exciting yet daunting thing to look forward to. Our student ambassadors know exactly how that feels and are here to offer you their words of advice as you step into this next…
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Hi! My name is Marin Donnelly and I’m currently a 3L at FSU College of Law. I am about to take you readers back to the spring of my senior year of college at the University of Florida. It was just after I had decided I wanted to…
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The suggestion, “You should get involved when you get to law school,” sounds like a trap, right? It sounds like a recommendation that is totally without merit (“Don’t you know how hard law school is, Mom?”), or a tactic among…
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In my case, I have to answer “both.” It was April 2020. I had been relegated to my parents’ couch since the notorious spring break that turned into a remote semester occurred. I was on track to graduate at the end of that summer, and…
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In less than one month, my first year of law school will be over. The year that was infamously supposed to “scare me to death” is finished. How could it be that I am now almost one-third of an attorney? While I’ve asked myself this for…
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As a graduating 3L, I would go back and tell myself to take the time to slow down and enjoy the little accomplishments along the way. You can have it all but not all at once. As an incoming first-year law student, it is so scary to…
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So, you’re an incoming 1L… You’re deciding where to live, and perhaps who to live with. You are potentially spending your last moments with your family and friends in your hometown before the big move. You are likely feeling anxious…
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Moving to a new state can be a challenging time full of new experiences, friendships, and difficulties. When attending FSU Law, students who attend from out of state can often reclassify as in-state students for residency and tuition…
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5% of all lawyers in the United States are Hispanic; Hispanic women comprise less than 2% of lawyers in the United States. With those numbers in mind, I often finding myself asking how I fit into this field. I most specifically asked…
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While many of you may already be familiar with Tallahassee, there are plenty of new students who are not as familiar. As someone coming from out of state, one of the most daunting tasks for me was finding a place to live, so I wanted to…
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