USLAW Foundation scholarship recipient Taylor Stamps, a law student at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, joins USLAW Live to share her recent experiences at the USLAW NETWORK Annual Client Conference, how the scholarship has impacted her law school pursuits and what opportunities she is exploring to help shape her future legal career path. Taylor and USLAW Live co-hosts Jessica Dark of Pierce Couch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Nick Rauch of Larson • King LLP in St. Paul, Minnesota, also discuss the advice they’d give their younger selves, Taylor’s roles as Chair of the ABA’s Law Student Division, volunteering for Upward Bound plus Taylor Swift, Harry Potter and more in this fun conversation.
1:50 As a scholarship winner, Taylor shares what it was like to attend the 2025 USLAW NETWORK Annual Client Conference
3:06 Taylors shares her academic, career and life path to law school. Hear how a family member led her to see the importance of needing representation.
6:00 First-generation law school student in her family.
6:45 Life is not a straight line – how do you adapt when change and challenge cross your path?
8:15 USLAW NETWORK Foundation scholarship program and Taylor’s commitment (and her “why”) to giving back to others, including Upward Bound.
10:05 Serving as Chair of the ABA Law School Division.
11:25 Litigation? Transactional? Criminal? Family law? What’s the path, and how do you get there?
14:08 Maximizing law school time – Nick and Jessica share their paths to their practice.
18:45 Outside of law school studies, Taylor shares her “downtime.”
21:10 Taylor Swift to Harry Potter
23:35 Go back 4-5 years...what advice would you give your younger self?