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LSAT Prep Options: Blueprint LSAT Preparation
We're excited to initiate a series of interviews with various LSAT prep companies, exploring their approach and getting some tips for success. (If you'd like to be featured, let me know.) Today, we're talking with Blueprint LSAT Preparation, which offers online, classroom, and one-on-one LSAT … [Read More...]
Trigger Warnings: What Are They?
This week we welcome guest writer Emma Case Beasley, a tutor with Law School Toolbox, to discuss what trigger warnings are and how you can navigate this issue in law school. Unless you’ve been ignoring the news for the last few years, you’ve probably heard the phrase “trigger warning” or “content … [Read More...]
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Letters of Recommendation for Clerkship Applications (and Beyond!)
Please welcome guest writer Kelsey Russell, a recent clerk for the Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York, to discuss how to get letters of recommendations, an important aspects of clerkships applications. If you are considering a judicial clerkship, you are likely well aware that your … [Read More...]
Navigating Law School and a Long-Distance Relationship
This week we welcome back guest writer Christen Morgan to talk about how to manage a long-distance relationship in law school. Starting law school does not have to mean the definitive end of your relationship. It does not always mean making a choice between the one you love and the career … [Read More...]
Should You Go to Law School? A Slightly Weird Technique to Help You Decide
If you're thinking about applying to law school, you've probably done some research into the profession, carefully considered the pros and cons of becoming a lawyer, and, hopefully, talked to a few attorneys about how they like the profession. That's all useful and good, and I encourage you to … [Read More...]
Want to Make a Good Impression at Your Law Firm Job? Check Out This Interview with Greenhorn Legal!
I'm very excited about today's interview with Desiree Moore, President and founder of Greenhorn Legal. They're filling a huge gap in law school education, namely getting students ready to actually, you know, practice law! Today Desiree's talking about how to make the transition from school to … [Read More...]
Craft a Law School Application That Gets You In: The Final Question You Must Answer
The Big Three: Why Now? Last but not least, your application needs to explain why it makes sense for you to go to law school right now. Is there something else you’d be better off doing instead? This question may require less overt discussion than the first two, but it’s still worth thinking … [Read More...]
Where Should You Apply To Law School?
Some people argue that you should only go to law school if you get into a “top” school. The definition of “top” varies, but could include the top three schools (Yale, Harvard, Stanford), the top 14 schools, the top school in a given geographic area, or some combination thereof. Like it or not, … [Read More...]
Pen and Chisel Q&A: The Cost of Applying to Law School
Please welcome back law school admissions essay expert Eileen Conner, founder of Pen and Chisel, who has some excellent advice on handling the costs of applying to law school. If you missed any of her other admissions Q&As, check them out here. If you're planning to apply to law school … [Read More...]
How to Have a Social Life in Law School
This week we welcome back guest writer Alexandra Muskat to talk about balancing a social law and law school - it can be done! It can be extremely hard to balance having a social life and being in law school. I witnessed this a lot in law school and found that there are two types of law students: … [Read More...]
Thinking About Public Interest Work? Find Out About LRAP, Getting the Job You Want, and More!
Today's interview is with Radhika Singh Miller, program manager for Educational Debt Relief and Outreach at Equal Justice Works. If you're considering public interest work, Equal Justice Works has your back! They'll help you chose the right law school, get the in-school experience you need, and … [Read More...]
Want a Legal Job? Listen to Shauna C. Bryce
I know a lot of you are worried about finding that first job out of law school. (And with good reason.) That's why I'm thrilled to have Shauna C. Bryce here. Shauna's a Harvard Law grad who paid her dues in BigLaw before leaving to start her own career consulting business for lawyers, Bryce … [Read More...]
The Law School Mama: Tips for Balancing a Law School and Family Life for the Non-Traditional Student
Please welcome Dakota Duncan, attorney and author of Law School Insights: An Insider’s Guide for Non-Traditional Students — which is filled with advice and success tips for parents who are either considering or who are already in law school. (You can download a free copy on Amazon Kindle from August … [Read More...]
Transitioning to a Non-Traditional Legal Career
Please welcome guest writer Kathryn Blair, law school tutor and PhD student, to discuss the transition from a traditional law career to something different. It has been about two years since I left a successful career as an attorney and turned back to academia for the start of what I hope will be … [Read More...]
