Turns out, the Best-Paying Gig in Law School Isn’t law. It’s Lingerie
Emily Cocea is flipping the script at the University of Michigan Law: while her classmates scramble for Big Law bonuses, she’s pocketing $1.5 million annually selling “lewd but not nude” adult content as her online alter ego, hotblockchain.
Forget barista gigs or library shifts, Emily’s schedule is meticulously managed between Socratic lectures and live-streams, with her follower count rivaling the combined populations of several college towns.
Her origin story reads like a modern legal fairy tale with a sardonic twist: following her father’s untimely death and the grim realities of tuition costs, Emily monetized her schoolgirl persona and watched her income rocket from $250,000 in her freshman year to seven figures as a law student. Her classmates’ initial reactions?
A heady cocktail of “clowning,” muted judgment, and then respectful curiosity; as her fanbase soared, so did the offers to use her audience for research surveys.
Instead of chasing Big Law, Emily’s ambitions are pointed at public defense—and helping fellow creators navigate the legal minefield of privacy, contracts, and takedowns.
The “enigma” label stuck, but so did admiration for her business acumen. In law schools fixated on prestige, her story is a wildly entertaining testament to the new creator economy.
