Podcast: Balancing law school and military service
JD SUPRA — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have special guest Steven Arango with us — a Marine officer and lawyer — to talk about how he combined his military career with the law, as well as offer some useful tips on getting a clerkship and being published.
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