Becoming LawyHer
Becoming LawyHer
Podcast Description
Becoming LawyHer is the go-to podcast for women across the legal journey—whether you’re dreaming of law school, navigating 1L, or building your career on your own terms. Hosted by Hadiyah Cummings, Yale Law graduate and founder of LawyHer, each episode offers candid conversations, actionable advice, and stories that prove there’s no one way to become a lawyer. Your seat at the table is waiting. Tune in for insights that inspire you to lead, grow, and own your path in law.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as law school admissions, career development, and personal narratives in law. Notable episodes include discussions on debunking law school admissions myths, where expert guests provide insights into qualities that law schools seek, as well as personal stories about strategies for crafting compelling applications, emphasizing authenticity and narrative-building.
Becoming LawyHer is the go-to podcast for women across the legal journey—whether you’re dreaming of law school, navigating 1L, or building your career on your own terms. Hosted by Hadiyah Cummings, Yale Law graduate and founder of LawyHer, each episode offers candid conversations, actionable advice, and stories that prove there’s no one way to become a lawyer. Your seat at the table is waiting. Tune in for insights that inspire you to lead, grow, and own your path in law.
Everybody wants to talk about getting into law school.
Not enough people talk about how to actually afford it.
This episode of the Becoming LawyHer Podcast might be one of the most important we’ve done. I’m joined by Teria Thornton from AccessLex to break down how law school funding really works and what the recent federal loan changes mean for future lawyers.
If you’ve ever thought
“I want to be a lawyer, but I don’t know how I could pay for law school”
this is your episode.
We cover:
00:00 Why this conversation matters
01:45 What AccessLex is and how they help students
04:20 The “pie chart” of law school financial aid
07:40 Scholarships, grants, work study, and loans explained
10:30 Biggest myth: “I can’t afford law school”
13:15 Tuition vs cost of attendance
16:30 Can you work during law school?
20:10 Flexible student jobs that actually work
22:40 Merit-based vs need-based scholarships
26:10 Why full tuition need-based aid is rare
28:30 HBCU law schools and funding differences
31:15 Federal loan changes (BBB) explained simply
35:20 Annual borrowing limits + lifetime caps
38:10 What this means for current law students
41:00 Public interest careers, PSLF, and repayment changes
44:45 If federal loans aren’t enough, what now?
47:10 Private loans, credit scores, and real barriers
50:20 Scholarships and tools AccessLex offers
53:00 Feeling overwhelmed? Think GPS reroute
55:00 Resources to use next
The biggest takeaway: the road may look different, but there are still paths forward. There are tools, scholarships, and people whose entire job is to help you figure this out.
Save this. Send it to someone who is pre-law. Rewatch in pieces if you need to. This episode can genuinely change how you create your future in law!
🎧 Listen now and start building your plan.
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