Host of ABA Law Student Podcast
Leah is a 3L at Columbia Law School where she’s focused on death penalty abolition, holding the government accountable in the family regulation system, and trying to remain a full person and not a law student robot. Leah grew up in San Diego before going to Seattle for college, graduating in 2018 before working in advocacy and politics. From there she went to Iowa for the 2020 caucuses and then lived in Oakland before moving to New York! She loves watching reality T.V, kayaking, and making lists of adventures to have with her fiancee Erin and crossing things off the list!
School’s out for the summer, and the ABA Law Student podcast is wrapping up for the season. Faculty host Todd Berger and student hosts Leah Haberman and Chay Rodriguez get together one...
Recent protests at universities across the country pushed the boundaries of free speech, and outcomes for protestors were varied, to say the least. The world of academia encourages the free exchange of...
Many young law students begin their studies with high hopes of generating change by becoming a lawyer and advocate, but what does this lofty dream look like in the real world? Leah...
Many law students begin their studies thinking they have their legal ambitions all mapped out, only to realize later that their perfect plan is no longer what they want. Having this type...
Becoming a specialist in a niche area of the law is often touted as the most effective path for attorneys, but there’s definitely much to be said for having a more dynamic...
Labor issues captured the headlines throughout much of 2023, with over 400 strikes involving half a million workers. From a legal perspective, there’s a lot to unpack about negotiation tactics, advances in...
There’s no way to take a pass on tech competence. In your future as a lawyer, you have an ethical responsibility to understand and use technology in your practice, and today’s fastest...
As law students learn to be lawyers, some feel that they lose themselves—that their prior creative, dynamic individuality is slowly replaced by an unrecognizable law school robot. If you’ve experienced this disorienting...
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