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Recent Articles from Eleanor Chung
You, too, shall pass
This post is a love letter to the February retakers and takers of the Maryland Bar. Bar prep is one of the toughest times in your working life. Feel comfort in the facts that 1) everyone feels the way that you do about bar prep; 2) you have already accomplished so much; and 3) there […]
Becoming adept at handling your debt
Here are few ways I’m making my loan repayments palatable.
Rich grad, poor grad
An ode to loan payments and financial planning, plus a soup recipe.
How to get your children to sleep so that you can think for a living
The most common methods mentioned in my informal survey of about a dozen attorneys and law students.
How law school taught me how to give birth
My education in advocacy led to a much safer and more comfortable birth the second time around.
How to buy a car using ADR skills — and saving thousands
I treated car buying as a week-long mediation and was able to save thousands through negotiation.
Breastfeeding in the early stages of your legal career
How do you get started in a legal career when you have to either nurse or pump every two hours? It is highly doable, my friend.
Proud to become a lawyer; proud to be a Marylander, and an American
When I told acquaintances I was headed to law school, a fair percentage responded with a joke about how there are already enough lawyers.
How to be a prolific reader when you have no time to read
Send me your legal podcast recommendations!
Inspiration from my hooding ceremony
I will draw on two points made by the commencement speaker at every step of my career.
Overcoming my better angel
How I survived my finals with a little help from my PALS.
On nervousness
The aspect of pending oral argument that proved the most challenging to prepare for was a horrible affliction of nerves. Here's how I mitigated them.
