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Make Applying to Outside Law School Scholarships a Habit
This week we hear from current law student and guest writer Tiffany Gee Ching Lo about how to approach applications to law school scholarships. It is no secret that attending law school is a massive financial undertaking. While many schools provide need and merit-based scholarships, most students … [Read More...]
Alternative Careers – Investigator for Workplace Complaints
Please welcome Joanna Sattler, Law School Toolbox tutor, to discuss her alternative legal career as a workplace investigator. I’m the child of no fewer than three lawyers (if you count my stepmother, that is). All three practiced law upon graduating from law school and pursued “traditional” legal … [Read More...]
The Story of My (Almost Disastrous) Second Semester of Law School
Some of you might be laboring under the misconception that I was a model law student. Let me assure you that was NOT the case! If you're in the middle of a massive flip out about your impending exams, trust me, I've been there. Let me tell you about my second semester of law school... … [Read More...]
What Should You Be Learning in Law School?
Please welcome Professor Michele Pistone to the blog. Michele is a professor of Law and teaches the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES) at Villanova School of Law. She's also created LegalED, an online resource where students can learn the law via videos from leading law … [Read More...]
Pen & Chisel Q&A: Tackling Subjective Grammar Issues in the Personal Statement
Here at The Girl’s Guide, we get tons of questions from law school applicants about how to best frame their application story. Rather than making stuff up that may or may not be right, we’re bringing in the big guns! Please welcome Eileen Conner, founder of Pen and Chisel, who has agreed to serve … [Read More...]
Struggling with Your Student Loan Debt? The Law School Loan Expert is Here to Help
Today's interview is with Heather Jarvis, a student loan expert who was formerly a capital defense attorney. Heather now dedicates her expertise to helping student loan borrowers make better decisions so that higher education can be a reality for all -- not just those who can afford it. She's got … [Read More...]
I Failed the Bar Exam! Now What?!?
Fantastic guest post today from Lee Faller Burgess of Amicus Tutoring (and the new Bar Exam Toolbox) about what to do if the unthinkable happens, and you fail the bar exam. I'll turn it over to Lee: You Failed the Bar Exam. Now What? Almost anyone who has sat for the bar exam has imagined … [Read More...]
What’s the Point of Taking “Practice” Exams?
If you're a law student, you've probably got a ton of people telling you to take practice exams. It's critical! It's important! You have to do it! I happen to agree, but I think it's helpful to consider why you're doing it. What's the point? … [Read More...]
The Case Against Dating in Law School: 5 Antagonistic Arguments
Please welcome back Jaclyn Wishnia, our now 2L guest writer from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She discusses the counterpoint to her previous dating post, and offers reasons why you may want to hold off on dating in law school. When it comes to law school, the topic of dating often conjures … [Read More...]
On the Dreaded Law School Waitlist? 7 Tips for Getting In
So you've found yourself in law school admissions purgatory. Not in, and not rejected. Nope, you've landed on the waitlist. What to do? … [Read More...]
Thinking of Starting a Solo Law Practice? Avoid These Traps for the Unwary
Today we've got a fantastic interview with Jared Correia, Law Practice Management Advisor at the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP). If you're starting, or thinking of starting, your own practice, this is a must-read. Find out where you're likely to run into ethical … [Read More...]
My School Dropped How Much in the *#(*&@#!$# Rankings?!?
If you haven't heard by now, the new U.S. News law school rankings have arrived, like a steaming turd on the front doorstep of certain law schools. Why? Because U.S. News incorporated more granular job data into the rankings, and -- well -- the picture's not pretty. What Changed? … [Read More...]
Young Lawyer Perspective – A Day in My Life, Working From Home
This week we welcome back guest writer Shirlene Armstrong to talk about starting out as a new lawyer and working from home in the age of COVID-19. If someone told me that I would spend my first year in practice working from home for numerous weeks (potentially months), I would think they were … [Read More...]
How Can Anyone Afford to Do Public Interest Work? Equal Justice Works Explains Some Options
Lots of people start law school thinking they'd eventually like to do public interest work. Unfortunately, many of them soon encounter the harsh financial realities of such a path. Today's guest post, from Susan K. Gurley, Deputy Director of Equal Justice Works, outlines what Equal Justice Works … [Read More...]
