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Jaye Lindsay, a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Law, decided after 3.5 years that he’d had enough. His first job out of law school wasn't glamorous, but the steady pay and hands-on litigation experience made up for a lack of health insurance and low hourly wages. But over time, he wanted a better standard of living and work-life balance. After going solo and finding it impossible to manage his average-size debt load, he decided to become a high school special education teacher and practice law on the side. This episode also offers a window into the economics of small law firms, the trade-offs that clients face when they cannot afford a lawyer, and how people juggle and evaluate life priorities.This episode is hosted by Kimber Russell. Mentioned in this episode:Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineI Am

Ryan Morrison, a 2013 graduate of New York Law School, created a firm centered on helping video game developers. His work greatly varies depending on what his clients need, but often involves intellectual property and contracts. In this episode, Ryan shares his biggest challenges and how he built a rare practice from a pro bono matter. This episode is hosted by Derek Tokaz. Mentioned in this episode:LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineBlueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!

Meaghan Hearne, a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, is involved in a variety of general practice areas, from civil litigation and criminal defense to divorces and child custody. However, much of her work revolves around LGBTQA+ clients and issues. Before the Supreme Court’s decision to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples, Meaghan protected same-sex couples who wanted the protections marriage afforded.This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt. Mentioned in this episode:I Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Mitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabBlueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont Law

Each of the five U.S. military branches has a large legal staff that handles civil litigation, criminal prosecution and defense, and more. With worldwide jurisdiction, the military justice system operates alongside our civilian system and is run by the Judge Advocate General's Corp—JAG for short. Captain Megan Mallone, a 2008 graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law and Air Force JAG officer, joined the military right after law school. While she’s not involved in combat, she does provide legal counsel of all kinds to warfighters. She discusses her time when she re-enlisted and was deployed to Greece and Qatar while stationed in England. This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt. Mentioned in this episode:Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermo

Laura Hughes, a graduate of St. Louis University School of Law, is a project manager who is acutely aware of the fact that time is money. She immediately went to work for a public-private partnership after law school at the Gateway EB-5 Investment Center. EB-5 is a United States visa program that entitles foreigners to obtain a permanent visa in exchange for an investment in certain economic development projects. She operates out of the World Trade Center in St. Louis, playing matchmaker for foreign investors and local real estate developers. From due diligence to navigating regulations, she uses her pre-law and legal experience to help St. Louis prosper.This episode is hosted by Kimber Russell. Mentioned in this episode:LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineBlueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to

Meghann Joyce, a graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law, is an insurance defense litigator. While she's hired and paid by insurance companies, her clients are the insured defending, among other claims, professional liability and employment suits. Despite being a litigator, she's almost never in the court room. Instead, her work can be categorized as largely pre-trial practice. Her job responsibilities and expectations have evolved since she started, but the unpredictability of her days continues. A lawyer's duty of loyalty is to the client, but Meghann exemplifies how business realities produce complex ethical dilemmas.This episode is hosted by Kimber Russell. Mentioned in this episode:I Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more ab

Mike Hunter, a graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, is an Assistant U.S. Attorney. In this episode, he details his role in the criminal justice system. From Fourth Amendment advice for federal agents making a bust to deciding which cases to take, when to seek indictments, and who to make plea agreements with, Mike tells us how he makes choices in pursuit of justice.This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt.Mentioned in this episode:Mitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawBlueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about Blueprint

Holly Carnell, a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, describes her challenge of getting a biglaw job after graduating from a regional law school. She spends a lot of time helping healthcare providers draft contracts, properly engage employees, and remain in compliance with the many applicable laws. While the job may have been difficult to get, excelling at it has more to do with doing quality work, managing junior associates, and exercising good judgment than where she went to school.This episode is hosted by Derek Tokaz. Mentioned in this episode:I Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Mitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Ve

Jessica Burke, a graduate of Washington & Lee College of Law, details her role in the criminal justice system as a criminal defense lawyer. From her approach to plea bargaining to her philosophy on fee arrangements, her choices underscore the importance of letting clients make informed choices about their future. Jessica also shares how expanding the geography she covers, rather than the scope of practice, allowed her firm to grow in a saturated legal market.This episode is hosted by Aaron Taylor.Mentioned in this episode:I Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mi

Pete Barry, a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, is a Minnesota consumer rights lawyer who sues debt collectors who harass or discriminate against consumers. Pete describes important criteria for taking a client, what's at the core of every lawsuit, and the federal laws that help him market to those who do not realize they’ve been legally harmed. This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt.Mentioned in this episode:Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawBlueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell Hamline

Marissa Olsson, a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, is a maritime lawyer who helps fishermen, ferry workers, and others injured on the job sue their employers. when they've been injured at work. Marissa's maritime practice is similar to other personal injury work: she must assess the value of potential cases to decide whether to invest her time and resources because her compensation is tied to recovery. Although her confidence and skills have grown noticeably, she often faces opposing counsel who treat her differently because she's a woman. Marissa uses her frustrations as motivation to maximize client recovery and to make positive changes in the legal profession.This episode is hosted by Keith Lee. Mentioned in this episode:LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawBluep

Johanna Barde, a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, is a lawyer for the Tennessee Department of Health. In her capacity as assistant general counsel, Johanna creates public health policy—researching and writing rules of conduct—and prosecutes medical professionals during administrative hearings before state health boards. For a medical professional, her property right (a license) is at stake during these hearings. When the government tries to take that right away, she's afforded due process. At the hearing, just like at a trial, Johanna must litigate the facts and the law to persuade the decision-maker of her case. She subpoenas and interviews witnesses, makes opening and closing statements, argues rules of evidence and procedure, and ultimately wins or loses. The work can be repetitive, Johanna admits, but her colleagues and her desire to protect public health keep her motivated.This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt. Mentioned in this episode:Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintI Am The

Greg Aycock, a graduate of Washington University School of Law, shares how he transitioned from representing defendants to representing plaintiffs. He left his insurance defense practice on a leap of faith and discusses the struggles of being your own boss and getting a firm off the ground. Until Greg gets his medical malpractice practice off the ground, he pays the rent with divorces and child custody work. For either practice, Greg spends considerable time explaining the legal process and law to clients, while keeping them under control so that he can present their best case possible.This episode is hosted by Mike Spivey. Mentioned in this episode:I Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineVermont

Nat Croumer, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the discovery attorney administrative manager for the WilmerHale DiscoverySolutions team. In this role, he oversees coaching and career development, hiring, personnel matters, budgeting and finance, and marketing of the group. Nat discusses how electronic document discovery is essential to modern civil litigation.This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt. Mentioned in this episode:Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell Hamline

Rachel Spears, a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, is the executive director of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (PBP-ATL) that organizes local volunteer lawyers to meet the non-litigation needs of nonprofit clients. She shares how organizations like PBP-ATL are rare and small but keep nonprofits within the law by leveraging the generosity of members of the legal profession. Not only does Rachel need vast legal knowledge to see what her clients don't, but she also needs to manage her board of directors and staff, develop a budget, do the books, fundraise, and more.This episode is hosted by Mike Spivey. Mentioned in this episode:Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamlin

Manuel Escobar, a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law, discusses his experience representing people as an immigration lawyer. In this episode, Manuel addresses some key questions pertinent to immigration law. What options are available to those seeking relief from deportation? How does an immigration lawyer prepare for hearings? What challenges do immigration lawyers face, and which strategies can help mitigate stress from work?This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt.Mentioned in this episode:Mitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabBlueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont Law

Michael Morguess, a graduate of Western State University College of Law, discusses his new appellate practice where he frequently seeks writs of mandamus—an order to a government agency or official to behave in accordance with the law—for clients terminated by government agencies. With jobs and livelihoods on the line, Michael faces a lot of pressure running his own firm, but the intellectual challenge and thrill of victory buoy his non-traditional litigation practice.This episode is hosted by Debby Merritt.Mentioned in this episode:Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more a

Barbara Stewart, a graduate of University of Texas School of Law, is a real estate lawyer. Barbara started her career as in-house counsel for a large communications company before venturing into real estate law. Today, she spends her time drafting real estate transaction documents to help clients purchase and sell residential homes. Barbara outlines several common trappings that face real estate lawyers. If her sky-high malpractice insurance is any measure, it's among the riskier practice areas around.This episode is hosted by Aaron Taylor. Mentioned in this episode:Mitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about V

Laurie Landsittel, a graduate of the University of Georgia Law, gives us valuable insight into the day-to-day duties of public defenders. Laurie shares some of her personal experiences, such as her biggest challenges representing defendants who committed serious crimes, as well as the time when she helped a teenage girl get out of jail and back on her feet.This episode is hosted by Derek Tokaz. Mentioned in this episode:Blueprint LSAT Test PrepLearn more about BlueprintVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawI Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!LSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabMitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell Hamline

Carlos Rosario, a graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law, is a patent lawyer who has twice switched law firms in Silicon Valley to strike his ideal balance between patent prosecution and patent litigation. Today, Carlos works for one of the largest intellectual property (IP) firms in the world. This interview illustrates the IP world to listeners generally—including whether certain IP lawyers need special credentials—before diving into the particulars of day-to-day practice.This episode is hosted by Mike Spivey. Mentioned in this episode:I Am The Law is produced by LawHubLawHub ensures that learners have on-demand access to content, tools, and resources throughout their journey in the field of law, from prelaw to practice. Access LawHub today!Mitchell Hamline School of LawThe law school is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.Learn more about Mitchell HamlineLSAT LabLearn more about LSAT LabVermont Law and Graduate SchoolThe school is located in Royalton, Vermont.Learn more about Vermont LawBlueprint