Law schools are failing our First Generation, BIPOC, LGBTQIA, students with disabilities, and non-traditional students. Law schools were created to educate white cisgender men, and the curriculum and culture of law schools have not changed enough since their inception. There is abundant data showing that the students described above struggle in law school and bear significant challenges not faced by white students with financial resources. Instead of cultivating the passions and talents within our students, law schools emphasize and celebrate extrinsically, “prestige” factors, like first-year grades, law review, moot court, clerkships, top-ranked law firms, etc. This session will focus on what we, as externship teachers, can do to support all our students through our teaching, our programs, and our presence. How can we help our students remain connected to the initial passion that brought them to law school? How can we foster an environment where students find meaning by connecting to a broader, highly valued purpose? We want law students to thrive, pursue their passions, and learn how to be emotionally and physically healthy, fulfilled, and content in their externships and in the legal profession.