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5 Critical Things To Know Before You Take the LSAT
Who's getting ready for the LSAT? Today, we're delighted to welcome Mary Adkins from Manhattan LSAT to share five critical things you should know before you take the LSAT. Welcome, Mary! Vision is 20/20 in retrospect, and when it comes to the LSAT, I often hear a lot of “coulda shoulda … [Read More...]
Law School is Expensive, Not Impossible: How to Navigate Student Aid
Please welcome Matt Lenhard, Co-Founder at LendEDU. LendEDU is a marketplace for student loans and student loan refinancing. Today he is sharing the different ways to pay for your law school education. Welcome, Matt! … [Read More...]
3 Skills of Top Lawyers that You Can Start Developing as a Law Student
Our guest writer this week discusses some skills you'll need as a practicing lawyer and how you can start working on them as a law student. Here’s the bad news and the good news. The bad news: law school doesn’t show you how to be a real lawyer. The good news: top lawyers have three skills that … [Read More...]
Disappointing 1L Grades? Four Common Reasons, and How to Fix Them!
As law school classes start back up again, many of you are trying to come to terms with your disappointing 1L grades. People tend to take one of two approaches when the first year didn't go so well. Most students just accept the status quo, decide they're lousy law students, and quit trying. But … [Read More...]
The Leaky Pipeline: Can Women Have a Family in BigLaw? (with Podcast)
Today, we're excited to announce the fourth episode of Law School Transparency's podcast mini-series about women in the law. This week's theme is the leaky pipeline for women in the legal profession and dealing with work-life blending issues. For the next couple of weeks, we'll be running posts … [Read More...]
5 Things I’ve Learned as an “Older” Law Student From My Younger Colleagues
Today we welcome back Jaclyn Wishnia, rising 2L at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and aspiring entertainment law attorney, to discuss the generation gap at law schools and how to work together at any age. Like most law students, I felt both nervous and excited on my first day of law school … [Read More...]
One Key to Success: Have a Bias Towards Action
What's one of the most common clichés about lawyers? Okay, other than being rude and mean. It's that they're risk-averse. Unfortunately, in the rapidly shifting world in which we all suddenly find ourselves, that's a serious problem! Why? Because to be successful these days, you really need to … [Read More...]
Law School Midterms: How Effective Preparation Can Also Set You Up for Final Exam Success
This week we welcome back guest writer Christen Morgan to discuss how preparing for midterms can also help you to prepare for final exams. Imagine learning that your fate in achieving a specific goal would all be based on one factor? Well if you’re in law school you’re probably well aware of this … [Read More...]
Myths About Law School Exams, From a Tutor Who Knows!
Law school exam tutor extraordinaire Lee Faller Burgess of Amicus Tutoring is back with more advice from the trenches. Today, she tackles myths about law school exams. Stay tuned for her upcoming posts on preparing for open-book and closed-book exams! Bad Law School Exam Myths I must say I … [Read More...]
LSAT Prep Options: Fox Test Prep
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 Nathan Fox, founder of Fox Test Prep. Nathan personally teaches every class, and … [Read More...]
Applying to Law School? Need Some Expert Advice?
Please welcome guest writer John Passmore, assistant managing legal editor in Houston, Texas, who interviews Ann Levine, expert on law school admissions. Talking with Ann Levine, author of The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert (3rd ed.) The law school experience begins far before … [Read More...]
The Danger of Doing Things Because You’re Good at Them
Let me ask you a question: Should you aim to make a career out of doing things you're good at? "Why, sure," you say, "what else would I do?" It's Not that Easy This is a question I've struggled with for a long time (see a three year detour into architecture school so I could try … [Read More...]
If I Could Choose Again, Would I Still Wait To Have Children?
Focused on a demanding career as an attorney and married to a man who refused to become the "default parent," Kate McGuinness waited too long to have a biological child. So she adopted a son, ended her marriage, and wouldn't change a thing. Childless women often view their declining fertility … [Read More...]
6 Tips for Applying for Bar Admission on a Budget
Law school can sometimes seem like one expense after another. And it doesn't end when classes conclude -- You still have to pass the bar exam and get admitted! Today, we're pleased to welcome Jenny Maxey, author of Barrister on a Budget: Investing in Law School…Without Breaking the Bank, who has … [Read More...]
