Adaptation in a Year of Uncertainty
By: Jenn Bigelow-Carlson Starting out as a 1L at the University at Buffalo School of Law after years working as
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Delivering access to justice while preparing students to become excellent, ethical, and engaged lawyers.
Learning About the Criminal Justice System as a Summer Intern
By: Abigail Whipple When I started my fellowship at the Chautauqua County Public Defender’s Office as a Summer Fellow from
Citizen Activists Score Legal Victory for Transparency with Assistance from Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic
By: Elias Schmidt “A free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Lawyering (During The Summer of COVID-19)
By: Victoria Roden The global pandemic brought the world as we know it to a screeching halt and uncertainty loomed
The Wild Twist That Is My First Summer after 1L Year
By: Alexander Sanchez Throughout my first year in law school at the University at Buffalo School of Law, I continuously
Public Interest Work and the Era of COVID-19
By: Austin Mann This summer, I was fortunate enough to find a summer fellowship placement with the New York Crime
Third Circuit X COVID-19: What I learned During My Internship With the Second Highest Court in the United States
By: Shakierah Smith I sat, quietly, in front of my slim, rose gold MacBook Air, and thought to myself, “Is
Networking!
By: Sarah Schnaithman One important life lesson I have learned from my summer fellowship through the University at Buffalo School
When the World is Ending, But Your Summer Internship is Not: A Lesson in Resiliency
By: Samantha Gier My first law school class, LAWR with Professor Reilly, did not start with a breakdown of how
Life as a 1L
By: Jocelyn A. Lorenz I think most everyone in law school goes through similar emotions. There are moments, likely more
