Assistant Professor Tiffany D. Atkins L'11 penned "Thriving while Gen Z in law school" for the Student Lawyer blog hosted by the American Bar Association.
What are some strategies for current and future Gen Z law students – those born 1995 and 2010 – to not just survive, but excel, in law school?
Assistant Professor Tiffany D. Atkins L’11 has a few thoughts.
In , a May 24 guest post on the Student Lawyer blog hosted by the American Bar Association, Atkins outlines six tips for achieving success throughout law school:
- Remember your “why”
- Map out advocacy opportunities
- Connect with faculty who share similar interests
- Find friends and allies who share similar passions
- Don’t be afraid to speak up
- Remember to practice self-care
“Law school may not be what you expected, but remember it is just three years of what can be a lifetime career of advocacy as a lawyer,” Atkins writes. “Thriving in law school while Gen Z means keeping your eyes on the ‘prize’ by learning all the legal skills you can, in order to reach your ultimate goal of changing the world by making a profound difference for others.”
The Student Lawyer post is a continuation of work that Atkins published this winter in the Michigan Journal of Race & Law. called on the legal academy to begin “getting serious” about diversity by creating a stronger culture of inclusion and activism.
Atkins graduated from Ƶ Law in 2011 as the recipient of the David Gergen Award for Leadership and Professionalism. She taught in the Legal Method & Communication Program from 2016-2018, then spent a year at Wake Law’s Legal Analysis, Writing and Research program before rejoining the Ƶ Law faculty.
Prior to her entry into legal education, Atkins worked for several years in Greensboro at Legal Aid of North Carolina. She is a graduate of UNC Greensboro’s Political Science and African-American Studies programs.