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    What Are Law Firms Looking For? Get the Inside Scoop From a Legal Recruiter!
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    Want to Win at Life? Know What Game You’re Playing
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    Is Balance Possible in the Legal Profession? We Interview Lawyer/Yogi Flynn Coleman
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    Disappointing 1L Grades? Four Common Reasons, and How to Fix Them!

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How to Be Your Own Advocate on the Job as a New Lawyer

This week we welcome back guest writer Marissa Geannette to talk about speaking up for yourself when you're a new attorney. As a new lawyer, you’ve already worked tirelessly to earn your JD, pass the bar, and secure your first job. However, your journey is far from over – it’s just … [Read More...]

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Experiencing Grief in Law School

Experiencing Grief in Law School

This week we welcome back guest writer Zoila Sanchez to discuss surviving grief during law school. The loss of a loved one can be difficult to process. When loss strikes while you are in the middle of law school, you may want to hit the pause button so that you can properly grieve. Generally, we … [Read More...]

Law School Exam Strategy

Two Steps to a Winning Law School Exam Strategy

It's almost time for the final law school exam push, so I'll make this brief. What are you going to do these last few weeks, to ensure you're ready to go on exam day? Re-read your class notes? Try to memorize a bunch of cases? Cram a commercial outline into your head? Look over a … [Read More...]

Legal Writing Mishaps You Should Avoid Like the Plague

Legal Writing Mishaps You Should Avoid Like the Plague

Please welcome back attorney Christen Morgan to to talk about some important reminders about legal writing! God bless my 1L legal writing professor. Although I am now two years removed from law school and five years removed from my first semester of legal writing, I maintain this statement with … [Read More...]

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Judicial Clerkships: What You Need to Know About Scheduling Clerkship Interviews

Do NOT Answer the Phone The most critical piece of advice for managing your interview schedule is simple: do not answer the phone! Let all of your calls go to voicemail, at least temporarily. If you are a competitive candidate and have applied to fast-moving locations, it would not be uncommon … [Read More...]

How to make the most of a Legal Job or Internship - Setting Goals and meeting them

How to make the most of a Legal Job or Internship – Setting Goals and Meeting Them

This week we welcome back guest writer and law student Tiffany Lo to talk about why it's important to have goals at a legal job. Wondering what to expect in your legal job or internship? Hoping to set yourself up for success and make the most of your experience? Then you are in the right … [Read More...]

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Craft a Law School Application That Gets You In: Sample Résumé Teardown

It's easy to give general advice about how to make your law school résumé the best it can be. It's harder to actually do it, right? Instead of talking generally, I thought it would be helpful to do a résumé teardown for a sample (fictional) law school applicant, so you can see how a humdrum … [Read More...]

Picking law school classes

10 Things to Consider When Picking Law School Classes

Do you have to select your classes soon? Here's a great guest post from Lee Burgess on what to think about as you're deciding! If you are a 1L (or a 2L) it is that time of year when you are starting to decide what classes to sign up for for next semester. I remember when I was presented with … [Read More...]

Create a Care Package for the Law Student in your Life!

Create a Care Package for the Law Student in your Life!

This week we welcome back guest writer Tiffany Lo to talk about some ideas for care packages to make a law student in your life feel appreciated and cared for! It is no secret that law school is hard and the legal profession has a serious mental health issue. I have experienced and seen … [Read More...]

First Few Weeks of 1L as a "Non-Traditional" Student

First Few Weeks of 1L as a “Non-Traditional” Student

This week we welcome back new 1L Stephanie Gregoire to discuss what it's been like transitioning from a career to starting law school. The first few weeks of 1L can be a lot. If you’re someone who, like me, had a career before law school and wonder what those first few weeks are like from that … [Read More...]

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Struggling with Law School Exams? We Talk to a Law Professor for Tips!

It's law school exam time, which means it's time for a collective law student freakout. Why not take a nice, deep breath and read on for some exam prep tips from Melissa L. Greipp, an Associate Professor of Legal Writing at Marquette Law School? Melissa teaches courses in Legal Analysis, Writing and … [Read More...]

The Difference Between 1L vs. 2L Stressors

The Difference Between 1L vs. 2L Stressors

Please welcome back 2L guest writer Jaclyn Wishnia to discuss the differences between the stress of 1L and 2L year. As duly noted by the majority of law students, the first year of law school carries a notoriously dreadful reputation that spans continents, even decades. It is characterized by … [Read More...]

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Advice on BigLaw and OCI from a Stanford Law Grad

Codesandcodes is a Stanford Law graduate and creator of the website, Biglawrefuge. We asked him tough questions about scoring that Big Law job after graduation and advice for surviving on-campus interviews. Here are his answers: … [Read More...]

Thrive: A New Lawyer's Guide to Law Firm Practice

5 Easy Steps to a Successful Legal Practice

Today we're thrilled to welcome back Desiree Moore, founder of Greenhorn Legal and Greenhorn Bold, for a guest post on starting off right in your legal career. And, of course, to celebrate the launch of her new book on the same topic! Thrive – A New Lawyer’s Guide To Law Firm Practice In my new … [Read More...]

Disappointing grades

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...]

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