Fall Commencement details released
Charleston School of Law will hold its Fall 2023 commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. The event will be hosted at the Charleston Museum Auditorium.
Vosburgh, President at the Charleston County Bar Association, encouraged the incoming class to embrace the challenges ahead.
“Challenge yourself,” said Vosburgh. “Take on new opportunities that maybe you didn’t think about. Step outside of your comfort zone.”
Vosburgh learned this lesson from her own experience at Charleston School of Law. After her 1L year, Vosburgh was offered an internship to do pro bono work at Crisis Ministries (now 180Place).
“My first thought was, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. What can I do at a homeless shelter in the legal field?’”
A little frightened by the unknown, Vosburgh decided to step out of her comfort zone. “I was a bit scared because I never really knew someone experiencing homelessness.”
Vosburgh said her decision to accept the opportunity was life changing. “I was willing to step outside of my comfort zone,” she said. “The experience has changed my life — and others — for the better I am now a fulltime attorney representing homeless veterans.”
Pro bono work is not only rewarding, but it is also necessary to ensure that citizens have access to the justice. You can change people’s lives.
Both Infinger and Vosburgh congratulated the law school for its efforts to expand and emphasis wellness resources to students pursuing a career in the legal profession.
Infinger pointed to Lawyers Helping Lawyers, a SC Bar program designed to support legal professionals and law school students “experiencing challenges with substance use disorders, mental health illnesses and/or stress-related issues that affect their professional and personal lives.”
“This profession can be so demanding at times, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the tasks, to-do lists, and the responsibility that you have to your clients as lawyers, we often forget to make sure that we are healthy both physically and then wellness is a focus these days for a good reason,” said Vosburgh.
Charleston School of Law welcomed 194 new first-year students on Monday. The Fall 2022 class is projected to be the fifth consecutive year of increased credentials and the highest credentialed in a decade. Read more about our Fall 2022 class and new initiatives here.
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Charleston School of Law will hold its Fall 2023 commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. The event will be hosted at the Charleston Museum Auditorium.
The law school will offer students expanded hours beginning this Friday. Final Exam Week library hours will continue through December 12.
The Charleston School of Law Trial Advocacy team held its Final Round of competition at the Municipal Court on Lockwood Blvd.