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I am starting a podcast called “How I Lawyer.” On it I will interview attorneys about what they do, why they do it, and how they do it well.
Interested?
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Why Start this Podcast?I have been teaching Legal Practice @GeorgetownLaw for the past 2.5 years. It is an amazing job and the best part is the opportunity to work with law students whose accomplishments and ambitions are nothing short of inspiring. /1
But many of these students tell me that they want to be lawyers but don't have a good sense of what kind of lawyer they want to become or worse they don’t know what lawyers *actually* do each day (as opposed to what it says on LinkedIn). /2
To an extent this is true for all of my students but it is especially true for first-gen students and students who simply do not have many lawyers in their lives. These students are the key to a stronger, more diverse, and more inclusive legal community in the future. /3
Other students come to law school with a specific idea of what they want to do but don't know much about what those lawyers do or how to land their dream job. And let’s be honest we all have these questions. Still others want to learn about *how* to be an effective lawyer. /4
In my own legal career I have learned so much from informal conversations about what other lawyers do, why they do it, and how they do it well. To be sure, some folks can call on their personal networks to participate in these conversations. Most can't. /5
So instead we turn to networking 
, career panels, and conferences. But these one-on-one interactions are high cost ($$ and time) and not scalable.
And more than that, in the age of COVID these in-person conversations present new challenges that are not going to end soon. /6
, career panels, and conferences. But these one-on-one interactions are high cost ($$ and time) and not scalable. And more than that, in the age of COVID these in-person conversations present new challenges that are not going to end soon. /6
But we live in an age of ultimate leverage. Thanks to social media, blogs, and the internet it is easy to share your story once and have it heard thousands of times and equally easy to search for and find those stories if you spend the time looking. /7
In fact, many of the lawyers that I have met #onhere do an exceptional job sharing their stories, advice, and guidance everyday.
Sharing is a permissionless mentorship and following is a permissionless apprenticeship (h/t @JackButcher) /8
Sharing is a permissionless mentorship and following is a permissionless apprenticeship (h/t @JackButcher) /8
The How I Lawyer podcast ( http://howilawyer.com ) tries to take this informal approach and make it a little more systematic by creating a catalog of interviews detailing the professional paths of lawyers from across the profession in a free and easy-to-listen format. /9
There are lessons to be learned for aspiring lawyers and seasoned practitioners alike!
What do you actually do each day?
Where is your practice area going in 10 years?
What is the best advice a mentor gave you?
How do you actually write that?
How do you manage your time? /10
What do you actually do each day?
Where is your practice area going in 10 years?
What is the best advice a mentor gave you?
How do you actually write that?
How do you manage your time? /10
Will it work? I don't know. But I am going to try.
Each week starting in mid-January, I will publish an episode featuring a different lawyer’s story. If successful that means as many as 50 lawyers interviewed in 2021. /11
Each week starting in mid-January, I will publish an episode featuring a different lawyer’s story. If successful that means as many as 50 lawyers interviewed in 2021. /11
But it is a pandemic. I don’t have time. I have two small children. I teach 58 students. I am working hard on my scholarship everyday. But these are bad reasons not to try something new and creative that I really believe can make our legal community a little bit stronger. /12
Why announce this now? Because I start interviews next week!
Some #appellatetwitter / #legalwriting folks have already agreed to be my guinea pigs (and for that I am exceptionally grateful). More about the first few guests to come soon.
Now I need your help. /13
Some #appellatetwitter / #legalwriting folks have already agreed to be my guinea pigs (and for that I am exceptionally grateful). More about the first few guests to come soon.
Now I need your help. /13
An interview show has a 
and an 
problem. How do you get people to agree to be interviewed for a show that does not exist? To solve that I am relying on my own networks for now. /14
and an problem. How do you get people to agree to be interviewed for a show that does not exist? To solve that I am relying on my own networks for now. /14
But my own circles do not represent the full diversity of our profession. Far from it. I am hoping that you will come on the show or recommend and connect me to the coolest and most interesting lawyers to interview (DMs open). Anyone with a JD is fair game! /14
Interested (even a little)?
(1) Subscribe at http://howilawyer.com so I can keep you updated.(2) Follow me on Twitter as I’ll continue to post about the podcast here.
(3) RT this thread so that I can find new listeners and new folks to feature.
See you in January. /fin
(1) Subscribe at http://howilawyer.com so I can keep you updated.(2) Follow me on Twitter as I’ll continue to post about the podcast here.
(3) RT this thread so that I can find new listeners and new folks to feature.
See you in January. /fin
