The Biggest Mistakes Aspiring Lawyers Make—And How To Avoid Them
Nareissa Smith, Esq.
Former Law Professor, Former Admissions Representative, Attorney
About Nareissa Smith, Esq.
Nareissa Smith is a law professor-turned-journalist who teaches and writes about racial and gender justice issues. She is a graduate of Spelman College and Howard University School of Law. She is the creator and teacher of the popular Black History Basics class series in the Varsity Tutors Social Conscience Series and regularly teaches classes on the topics of culture, history, diversity, and law.
About the class
If you’re on your way to a legal career, decades of precedent shows a handful of repeatable—but avoidable—mistakes that you’re liable to make. So learn from someone who’s seen it all as a law student, law professor, and admissions committee member. In this session, Nareissa Smith will expose the common pitfalls that face aspiring and current law students, legal interns, bar exam preppers, and recent law graduates as they navigate their careers. Learn the red flags that law school admissions offices regularly encounter, the misconceptions and missed opportunities facing law students, and the early-career roadblocks that new lawyers should spot and steer around.
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