By Marissa Louro If there is one tip I could give to incoming 1Ls, it is to find a 2L at the top of his or her class, and mimic that person’s study habits. While there is no one formula to succeeding in law school, I found that those who had a successful 1L year [...]
By Gary Prado I signed up to teach constitutional law in Boston area high schools because I saw this as the ultimate opportunity to give back to the community that raised me. I joined the Marshall-Brennan Fellowship program as a second year student, but had been looking forward to it since I applied to Suffolk [...]
By Alex Gill I recalled a sense of panic setting in, as an associate at my summer internship in Brazil asked me to research interlocutory appeals process in U.S. federal courts. I thought, “What is an interlocutory appeal?” Did I make a huge mistake making the trip to Brazil? After the initial shock, I recalled [...]
By David Bastian As a full-time law student, who could possibly want to add more reading, writing and preparatory work to their daily routine? If it’s for the FDI Moot Team, I would. The FDI Moot Team has students work on a hypothetical problem involving an investor-state dispute that is submitted to arbitration. This is [...]
By Anon Silpavuthi My first legal internship was at a law firm in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Working in an internationally affiliated law firm was a fantastic experience because I was able to work with lawyers from different countries. I drafted and edited contracts and agreements, did legal research, conducted due diligence, attended several client meetings, [...]
By Anne Stevenson Last summer, Suffolk University School of Law’s exchange program with the National University of Ireland’s School of Law-Galway (Galway Law) provided me with a highly individualized educational experience, as well as hands on work experience that future employers would find valuable. During the last week of May, I attended a week of [...]
By Meghan E. Hall I was nervous, tempted and skeptical about signing up for the 2L Day-3L Evening Mock Trial Competition during my second year at Suffolk Law School. I thought, “I have no experience conducting an opening statement or trial practice for that matter; this could be anything but fun.” I was wrong. The trial [...]
By Rachel N. Shute In my second year of law school, I was a staff member on Law Review and wrote a Note on parents with disabilities facing the termination of their parental rights in Massachusetts. Law Review staff members spend much of our time working on our Note and cite checking soon-to-be-published pieces. A [...]
By Monica D. Mohan This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a Summer Associate in the Boston office of Hinckley Allen. The summer program provided me with invaluable lessons I’ve taken back to the classroom during my final year of law school, and beyond. The Hinckley Allen Summer Program taught me to operate [...]
By Gerald Glover III I was a month into my 3L year when I found myself in the midst of a housing discrimination claim at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. My clients sought legal help because they were evicted after the family’s oldest daughter had a child. In Massachusetts, landlords are required to remove all [...]
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