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🚨 How to Prepare for Your Immigration Interview: Essential Tips for Attorneys 📑

🚨 How to Prepare for Your Immigration Interview: Essential Tips for Attorneys 📑

Expert strategies to help your clients navigate USCIS and consular interviews with confidence and clarity.

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin
Case StudiesCase Studies
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Why I Triple-Check Every Form Now 🔍🧾

Why I Triple-Check Every Form Now 🔍🧾

A hard lesson on accountability, client trust, and the quiet power of doing things right.

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin
Early Career AdviceEarly Career Advice
🧠 You’re Not a Law Student Anymore (But It’s Okay to Feel Like One)

🧠 You’re Not a Law Student Anymore (But It’s Okay to Feel Like One)

How to Build Confidence, Set Boundaries, and Practice Law Even When You’re Still Figuring It Out

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin
Case StudiesCase Studies
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🧠 First Consults 101: What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say

🧠 First Consults 101: What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say

Learn how to earn client trust and dig up their forgotten past with FOIA magic.

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin
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🌀 EOIR, USCIS, ICE... What? A Quick & Dirty Guide to Immigration Agencies

🌀 EOIR, USCIS, ICE... What? A Quick & Dirty Guide to Immigration Agencies

And a mini glossary of commonly misunderstood immigration law terms.

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin
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The Reality Check Every Immigration Attorney Needs

The Reality Check Every Immigration Attorney Needs

What I wish I knew when I started my career and dealing with inconsistencies.

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin
Law SchoolLaw School
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Pro Bono: Experience Through Service

Pro Bono: Experience Through Service

An aspirational call to all up-coming attorneys.

Shelly San Martin
Shelly San Martin