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Becoming a Lawyer: Seeking contributors for our new community website and blog

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (formerly Aspen Publishers) will soon launch a community website and blog that will be oriented to law students, and we would like to invite you to be a contributor.

The theme of the site is "Becoming a Lawyer." We are seeking a wide range of different content topics and types, but they should relate to the process of becoming a lawyer—the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of getting into law school, being a law student, passing exams, studying for the bar, searching for a job, and so on. The site will feature content from current law students, recent graduates, practicing lawyers, law graduates employed in other fields of work, Wolters Kluwer authors and legal experts, as well as Wolters Kluwer employees.

All of the content on this site will be free to readers and will also be open to sharing through other social media channels, similar to other blogs and community sites. We are looking for regular contributors as well as guest columnists or single article/essay contributions if you prefer. If you are interested and would like more information about the community site and compensation, please email becomingalawyer@wolterskluwer.com

Here are some ideas for content topics that we recommend, but feel free to contribute your own ideas that relate to "Becoming a Lawyer."We welcome stories, articles, images, etc. that you think will resound with law students and graduates.

Topics for Current Law Students:

What was your best week ever at law school, and why? How can other law students learn from your experience?
What was your worst week ever at law school, and why? How can other law students learn from your experience?
Explain a legal topic that was really challenging for you and how you finally overcame it.
Discuss the community aspect of law school: what are the positives and negatives?
What advice would you give a 1L starting their first semester or preparing for their first exam period?
Tell us about an eye-opening experience you had at law school that helped you better understand the world in which we live.
1Ls: What was your first semester of law school like? What surprised you and what met your expectations? What helped you adjust to the demands of law school?

Topics for Law School Graduates / Practicing Attorneys and Other Professionals:

What are you doing for work now?
- What was the process that got you to that job?
- What are the positives and negatives of that job?
What advice would you give recent grads and soon-to-be-grads?
What was your best week ever at law school, and why?
What was your worst week ever at law school, and why?
Explain a legal topic or skill that was really challenging for you and how you finally overcame it.
What advice would you give a 1L starting their first semester or preparing for their first exam period?
What advice would you give a 3L starting preparing to enter the workforce?
Tell us about an eye-opening experience you had at law school or after law school that helped you better understand the world in which we live.
Are there beliefs you had in law school that have changed or been confirmed during your career?
What was your biggest surprise when entering the work force? How could you have better prepared for it during your time at law school?
If you decided to go into a different profession rather than practicing law, why did you decide to do so? What advantages does your law school background give you in your current line of work?

We hope you find writing for this community site to be a positive experience—whether it is an outlet for some of your law school steam as you share your stories, or a way to offer advice to law students. We are excited to build a community of law students and graduates that extends beyond a single school.

If you are interested in contributing or would like more information about the community site or compensation, please contact us at becomingalawyer@wolterskluwer.com