These 3 questions changed my mind about going to law school

These 3 questions changed my mind about going to law school

Ryan Swann isVanguardAbout 15 years ago, Vanguard's chief data analytics officer, Ryan Swann, debated law school.Swann said his mentor asked three questions that changed his life — and his mind.He said that those thinking about grad school should also consider other paths to achieve their goal.This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Ryan Swann, 45, Vanguard's chief data analytics officer. As law school applications surge, Swann sha…

J.D. student overcomes accident to continue law school

Courageous comeback by Samantha Mendoza  When Lauren Cortez first walked into the Ceremonial Courtroom at the St. Mary’s University School of Law, her face lit up. She turned to her grandfather and said with certainty, “I can see myself here.”   What she didn’t know then was just how much that courtroom would come to mean to her — or how much it would one day motivate her as she lay in a hospital bed, determined to overcome one of the most di…