
Let's Get Personal with My Khanh Ngo, Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
10/05/21 • 67 min
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My Khanh Ngo is a 2017 graduate of Yale Law School and a 2013 graduate of Yale University (B.A. Political Science, International Studies).
Check out the Appellate Project - https://theappellateproject.org/ - a resource for students of color interested in appellate work.
During Due Diligence, we discussed the concept of saying no and how it can be helpful (and some even argue, essential) to success. Learn more about this perspective in the following articles:
"You can do anything, but you can’t do everything." Fascinating study from Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/2011/09/steve-jobs-saying-no/
And another along the same lines - Saying No to the Non-Essential: https://fs.blog/2018/03/speed-velocity/
Warren Buffett: "Really Successful People Say No to Almost Everything" - https://medium.com/accelerated-intelligence/warren-buffett-really-successful-people-say-no-to-almost-everything-ab78832ffebc?utm_source=pocket_mylist
Thoughts on the good that can come from quitting something from NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/style/quit-job.html?referringSource=articleShare&utm_source=pocket_mylist
And this interesting take on Cold Calling Emails from Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/07/15/not-suck-cold-emailing?utm_source=pocket_mylist
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My Khanh Ngo is a 2017 graduate of Yale Law School and a 2013 graduate of Yale University (B.A. Political Science, International Studies).
Check out the Appellate Project - https://theappellateproject.org/ - a resource for students of color interested in appellate work.
During Due Diligence, we discussed the concept of saying no and how it can be helpful (and some even argue, essential) to success. Learn more about this perspective in the following articles:
"You can do anything, but you can’t do everything." Fascinating study from Farnam Street: https://fs.blog/2011/09/steve-jobs-saying-no/
And another along the same lines - Saying No to the Non-Essential: https://fs.blog/2018/03/speed-velocity/
Warren Buffett: "Really Successful People Say No to Almost Everything" - https://medium.com/accelerated-intelligence/warren-buffett-really-successful-people-say-no-to-almost-everything-ab78832ffebc?utm_source=pocket_mylist
Thoughts on the good that can come from quitting something from NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/style/quit-job.html?referringSource=articleShare&utm_source=pocket_mylist
And this interesting take on Cold Calling Emails from Morning Brew: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/07/15/not-suck-cold-emailing?utm_source=pocket_mylist
Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod.
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Our logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.
Personal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with SimpleCast.
Find us online at www.personaljxpod.com and on Twitter @PersonalJxPod
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Find us on LinkedIn on our new page and subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter
Find us on Twitter @PersonalJxPod
We couldn't do this alone! So...
Personal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with Simplecast.
We use Riverside.FM to record our episodes.
Our episodes are edited by Scott Donnell at Run and Drum Media https://www.runanddrummedia.com
Our logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.
Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Let's Get Personal with Anna Fodor, Assistant Dean of Students at Marquette University Law School
During this episode, Anna discussed research she has done regarding law student happiness. She provided a couple of articles for our listeners. Check them out here:
- Kennon M. Sheldon and Lawrence S. Krieger, Understanding the Negative Effects of Legal Education on Law Students: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Determination Theory, available at https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2007_SheldonKrieger_PSPB.pdf
- Kennon M. Sheldon and Lawrence S. Krieger, What Makes Lawyers Happy?: A Data- Driven Prescription to Redefine Professional Success, available at https://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/83-Geo-Wash-L-Rev-554.pdf
Marquette University Law School: https://law.marquette.edu/
Anna Fodor at Marquette University Law School: https://law.marquette.edu/faculty-and-staff-directory/detail/6126061
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Let's Get Personal with Alissa Lietzow, Executive Director of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Alissa Lietzow is a 2007 graduate of the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and a 2010 graduate of the Charleston School of Law. She is the Executive Director of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services.
Visit Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services online at https://charlestonprobono.org
Charleston Pro Bono is also on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/charlestonprobono/
Visit the Charleston School of Law here: https://charlestonlaw.edu
Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod.
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Our logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.
Personal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with SimpleCast.
Find us online at www.personaljxpod.com and on Twitter @PersonalJxPod
Find us online at https://www.personaljxpod.com
Find us on LinkedIn on our new page and subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter
Find us on Twitter @PersonalJxPod
We couldn't do this alone! So...
Personal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with Simplecast.
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Our episodes are edited by Scott Donnell at Run and Drum Media https://www.runanddrummedia.com
Our logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.
Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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