Miles Galbraith, Section 1
2L, Full-time JD Candidate
Email: miles.galbraith@american.edu
University of California Santa Barbara
Class of 2007
BA in English, Minor in Spanish
Courses at WCL
Fall 2011
Contracts—Pike
Civil Procedure— Staszewski
Torts—Figley
Legal Rhetoric—Beske
Spring 2012
Constitutional Law—Epperson
Criminal Law— Taslitz
Property—Hughes
Legal Rhetoric—Beske
Supreme Court (elective) —Wermiel
Fall 2012
Business Associations - Anderson
Criminal Procedure - Davis
Communications Law - Phillips
Appellate Advocacy - Feldman
Problems in the Democratic Process -
Schwartz
Activities:
American University Law Review
Moot Court Honor Society, Team
Member & Executive Board Member
Jobs:
Fall 2012
Legal Intern; United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section
Summer 2012
Legal Intern; United States Department of the Treasury, Chief Counsel’s Office, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
December 2008 – July 2011
Legislative Aide; United States House of Representatives
March 2008 – November 2008
Field Organizer; Obama for America
Best Advice for Law School
There’s no getting around it – 1L requires a crazy amount of time and hard work.
Embrace it! Have fun with your classmates and support each other as much as possible.
Visit office hours and get to know your professors outside of class. Talk to
upperclassmen about the classes/jobs/activities they’ve had that interest you. Work hard,
but work smart. Success is not spending more time in the library than everyone else.
Use your time efficiently so you can set aside part of your week to see non-law school
friends and think non-law school thoughts.
