Student Profile - Brody Volpe

Getting to Know Brody Volpe

Why did you choose Baylor Law?

I chose Baylor Law because of its focus on equipping students with practical skills to hit the ground running. You will graduate confident in your abilities. I also chose Baylor because of its mission statement to “serve with compassion.” Compassion and service were not words I associated with attorneys until coming to Baylor. This program time and time again has proven its commitment to serving those who need it. 

What is your favorite thing about Baylor Law?

My favorite thing about Baylor Law is the relationships I have made. Not only the relationships with my fellow peers, but the relationships with my professors. Professors at Baylor Law genuinely care about each student and are dedicated to seeing each student thrive. I have loved getting to know my professors, especially though moot court and mock trial teams.

What do you plan to do after graduation?

After graduation, I will spend a year clerking for Judge Hanen at the United States District Court Southern District of Texas. I am confident that my clerkship will help refine my writing and research skills to prepare me to be a successful litigator. After my clerkship, I will be working at Baker Botts in the litigation section.

What do you do to relax/for fun and/or what all are you involved with at Baylor Law?

I am an avid nerd, so I enjoy buying comics from Bankston’s and reading novels in coffee shops over the weekend. I also enjoy playing guitar. At Baylor Law, I have been the Lead Student Ambassador, the Executive Secretary of the Student Bar Association, a Baylor Barrister Society Member, and a member of the Moot Court/Mock Trial Teams. 

What advice would you give to someone thinking about law school?

GIVE YOURSELF GRACE. By the time you start at a law school, you will have finished your undergrad, studied and scored well on the LSAT, AND provided a stellar application to whichever program is lucky enough to have you. After doing all of that, you will have to learn how to think like a lawyer. This process comes with many growing pains, chiefly imposter syndrome. Don’t give in to that. Remind yourself all you have done to be here, and before you know it, (I’d say roughly after the first month) you will feel yourself reading cases faster, understanding the law more fluidly, and allowing yourself actual free time to be a human being. You will succeed.