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By: Sarah Dylag Beznoska, Assistant Dean for Student and Career Services, Cleveland State University College of Law 2023-2024 was the first year that Cleveland State University College of Law launched our one…
By: Sara Berman, Professor of Lawyering Skills & Director of the Academic Success Program, USC Gould School of Law 1L Success: Becoming a Lawyer, a Professional Identity Formation Workbook (West Academics, 2024)…
By: Diana McBride Bloomquist, 2L Professional identity formation is discerning what kind of lawyer you want to be, what motivates you, and why you want to practice law. Coming into law school,…