Podcast Ipsa Loquitur

Laura Bergus

laura_bergus_headshotLaura is a first year law student at the University of Iowa College of Law.  She stays active at her law school as a student member of the American Bar Association and the Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys.  As a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Laura obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with special honors and highest distinction from the University of Iowa.

Laura has her own blog where she writes about her experiences at law school.  Specifically, her blog discusses issues relating to one of her many interests, social media.

As a law student with a vast web & media background, Laura holds true to the belief that legal services should be affordable, accessible, and online.  Laura’s initial posts on Social Media Law Student will highlight her struggles to bring web 2.0 technologies to her law school.

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All entries by Laura Bergus

Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools (Part 2)

Mar 29th, 2009 | By Laura Bergus | Category: Law School, Lead Article, LinkedIn, Social Media, Social Networking

It’s only been a month since I first emailed my career services counselor with a link to my ticked-off post about law schools ignoring the potential value of social media.  We’re now working together to get my law school in line in providing modern, useful social media advice.  In the last few weeks, we’ve surveyed [...]



Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools (Part 1)

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By Laura Bergus | Category: Blogging, Facebook, Featured, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

This is the first in a series of posts about my adventures in pushing my law school to get real about social media. Like other law students, I was told not to blog about law school and to be careful what I posted on that evil place called Facebook.  About a month into law school [...]