I have made over $15,000 this summer by simply sharing my life as a law student on the internet. And no, that does not include my salary as a summer associate. That is all solely from brand deals. So today, I'm going to tell you how I turn content creation into a legitimate side hustle and how you can do the same without jeopardizing your legal career, because I know that's a concern that a lot of you have. I'm going to make this very quick. I plan on doing an in-depth video on my YouTube coming soon. So follow me if you want to see more in-depth video on this. First and foremost, take a while to just scroll through my page. Scroll through, scroll through, scroll through. You will not catch me doing a day in the life at work, like at all. I do not post about work. I don't talk about what goes on at work. Sometimes I'll talk about experiences that I've gained, but I keep it very, very brief. I don't talk about cases. I don't talk about anything online. I don't talk about attorneys. I just don't do that. Why? Because that just opens doors for problems that I don't want. And I think that's a lot of the problems that a lot of people run into when they start making content as a law student or even in the medical field, anything like that. You just start talking too much, okay? It's very much church and state for me. Like, anything work related, I keep at work. That being said, I also don't do a lot of posting like while in class during the semester. If you go through my day in the life vlogs, I'll usually record myself before class, and after class, and I'll do it for a reason. Sometimes I even record my friends talking before class starts, but that's pretty much it. It just closes the door for me to hear my name in anybody's mouth. Next, I only post things that I would be okay with my Haitian parents seeing. That's pretty much it. Haitian parents are super strict. So sometimes I'll post something a little fun, but I don't post like anything like if you're drinking, if it's anything like provocative, just don't post it. That brings me into my next point. Unless an attorney finds out about me on social media, or they've already seen me, I don't talk about my socials. Like, I know there's some people who do and maybe they use it as a networking point. I personally don't do that. Like when I am in a room, when I'm at work, nobody knows I have social media. I don't exist. Like, why do they need to know that? Because you never know who you're going to meet. Maybe you'll meet somebody who's anti-TikTok, anti-Instagram. And then maybe you'll meet somebody who thinks it's super cool. Let that happen on its own. If they find you, they will find you. Next, you honestly need to have a life outside of just everything legal, okay? Other than law school content, I make content talking about my life, my experiences as a first-gen Haitian, I do a lot of singing covers. So those are a lot of different things that I feel like helps me stand out as a law student creator. Law isn't the only thing that I have going on, okay? Because that makes it really hard for you to find things to post about. Like, the day in the lives and the come to my lives, those are more things you would want to post about. That's why I like to position myself as a law and lifestyle creator. That is a big part of my brand, but I'm more than just a law student. Next, which I honestly didn't do this at first, I am a very friendly person and I will literally follow anybody and I did this my first semester of law school. I would say maybe not follow anyone, especially if you're planning on being serious about it. It can just feel embarrassing at some points and then also you never know who the enemy is. Like you don't know who the enemy is. The enemy will confuse you. So I highly recommend like not following anyone and if they follow you, then of course follow back, you know? That's fine. I would just say be wary and be cautious of who the enemy is. Those are pretty much my main tips. Always think about what you think of when you think of an attorney, okay? Now think of the opposite of that and just make sure you don't do any of that on your socials. That brings me into my next point. Unless an attorney finds out about me on social media, or they've already seen me, I don't talk about my socials. Like, I know there's some people who do and maybe they use it as a networking point. I personally don't do that. Like when I am in a room, when I'm at work, nobody knows I have social media. I don't exist. Like, why do they need to know that? Because you never know who you're going to meet. Maybe you'll meet somebody who's anti-TikTok, anti-Instagram. And then maybe you'll meet somebody who thinks it's super cool. Let that happen on its own. If they find you, they will find you. Next, you honestly need to have a life outside of just everything legal, okay? Other than law school content, I make content talking about my life, my experiences as a first-gen Haitian, I do a lot of singing covers. So those are a lot of different things that I feel like helps me stand out as a law student creator. Law isn't the only thing that I have going on, okay? Because that makes it really hard for you to find things to post about. Like, the day in the lives and the come to my lives, those are more things you would want to post about. That's why I like to position myself as a law and lifestyle creator. That is a big part of my brand, but I'm more than just a law student. Next, which I honestly didn't do this at first, I am a very friendly person and I will literally follow anybody and I did this my first semester of law school. I would say maybe not follow anyone, especially if you're planning on being serious about it. It can just feel embarrassing at some points and then also you never know who the enemy is. Like you don't know who the enemy is. The enemy will confuse you. So I highly recommend like not following anyone and if they follow you, then of course follow back, you know? That's fine. I would just say be wary and be cautious of who the enemy is. Those are pretty much my main tips. Always think about what you think of when you think of an attorney, okay? Now think of the opposite of that and just make sure you don't do any of that on your socials.
