Renee Griffin

April 10, 2020 | Law.com

The desire to blame someone is widespread. Faulting a person or institution is much easier than accepting the tragic reality, much of which is beyond anyone's control.

By Renee Griffin

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February 03, 2020 | Law.com

With the path from law school to political power notoriously well-paved, it's worth asking: What does law school do to a person's politics?

By Renee Griffin

6 minute read

November 14, 2019 | Law.com

Law school may be better at teaching us to talk like lawyers than it is at the loftier, near-mythical aspiration of teaching us to think like lawyers.

By Renee Griffin

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October 02, 2019 | Law.com

One month into my second year of law school, I've been struggling to find the proper way to describe 2L. In a word: weird.

By Renee Griffin

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May 15, 2019 | Law.com

I've resolved to try to ditch this mindset of “what comes next?” It feels like the fastest route to burnout—a path well-traveled by many in the legal profession.

By Renee Griffin

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April 10, 2019 | Law.com

It's been a strange experience to read about the U.S. Supreme Court justices disagreeing with the admissions process at Michigan Law School, while sitting in the halls of that school as a student lucky enough to be let in.

By Renee Griffin

6 minute read

March 06, 2019 | Law.com

I mourn my undergraduate freedom to study something solely because it might be interesting, but law school does offer some ways to learn about intriguing things without being forced to contemplate my entire professional future.

By Renee Griffin

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February 06, 2019 | Law.com

The planning for summer jobs—not just this coming summer, but the one after 2L year, which potentially leads to an offer of post-graduate employment—has begun in earnest, bringing with it a pressure to “network” that makes me cringe at the very word.

By Renee Griffin

6 minute read

December 18, 2018 | Law.com

A sense of panic lurks in the background of every class, every passing hello in the hallways and even every weekend night at the bars.

By Renee Griffin

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