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Want to Be Content in Your Legal Career? Great Advice from Happy Go Legal
Today we're very excited to have Chelsea Callanan here to discuss how to position yourself for a legal career that's going to make you happy. Chelsea is one half of the fantastic Happy Go Legal, a website and coaching service designed to help you identify and reach your career (and life) goals. … [Read More...]
Tackling the MPRE as a 3L
Please welcome back 3L guest writer Shirlene Armstrong to discuss what it's like to take the MPRE as a 3L and how to prepare! In case you did not know already, I am a 3L, and I am about to enter my last semester of law school (I’m not panicking, you’re panicking). Not only am I dreaming about … [Read More...]
Have You Joined the Law Students for Pro Bono Campaign?
Are you a fan of pro bono work? Then you'll want to know about Law Students for Pro Bono, a campaign calling for the ABA to adopt an aspirational goal that all law students perform at least 50 hours of pro bono work during law school. Today, we're pleased to welcome back Radhika Singh Miller, … [Read More...]
Why Having a Non-Law School Person to Lean On Is So Important
Today, we're pleased to welcome back Gabriella Martin, 2L extraordinaire, to talk about why it's so important to keep your non-law school people close! I want my mom. This is a phrase that I am unashamed to say passes through my mind on almost a daily basis in law school. And I can bet that I am … [Read More...]
Want a Public Interest Job? Find Out How to Get One Here!
Lots of people go to law school because they want to do public interest work. Sadly, fewer people end up actually doing it. Here's an interview with my fantastic law school roommate, Gráinne O’Neill, who's living the dream! She's a real, live public interest lawyer, and she's got great tips on … [Read More...]
Why Every Law Student Should Be on Twitter
I'll admit that I didn't initially "get" Twitter. Friends had been telling me to sign up for years, but it seemed like a waste of time. When I launched The Girl's Guide website, I pretty much had to set up an account, because there's a "Follow me on Twitter" button at the top of every page. (Suffice … [Read More...]
Tales From a Canadian Attorney: My Crooked Path to – and Through – Law School
Everyone has a story about how they ended up going to law school, and they're often similar, but different. Since we frequently get emails from Canadian readers (hello!), we're thrilled to have a Canadian attorney, Carli van Maurik, here to share her story as part of a 5-part series. Welcome, … [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...]
Lessons Learned While Preparing for Parental Leave
Please welcome back Jennifer Warren, attorney and Academic Achievement Coordinator at Oklahoma City University School of Law, to discuss her own experience preparing for her second parental leave and the lessons she learned after her first leave. During my first pregnancy I was working in-house … [Read More...]
7 Reasons You Should Do Pro Bono Work (Even If It’s Sometimes Really Annoying)
I want to get this out of the way right in the beginning -- if your idea of pro bono work is that you parachute in like a white knight for a few hours to "fight for justice" and fix the life of an eternally grateful client, please stop. It's not like that, and you'll just be disappointed. Your … [Read More...]
Social Life SOS: I Have No Social Life Because I’m in Law School
Please welcome back 2L guest writer, Shirlene Armstrong, to discuss how law school has impacted her social life, and how she has managed to find (some) balance. Forgotten are the days of fun and excitement. Forgotten are the late nights with friends and bar nights. Forgotten are going out and … [Read More...]
Tales From a Canadian Attorney: The Mighty Billable Hour – What Are Clients Really Paying For?
Ever wonder what goes into a billable hour? Or what your future holds when you're beholden to billing? Carli van Maurik is back and she explains what exactly makes up that precious time that lawyers are all too familiar with. Welcome back, Carli! … [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...]
Pen and Chisel Q&A: A Quick Intro To the Law School Diversity Statement
Are you looking for help with your law school diversity statement? Please welcome back law school admissions essay expert Eileen Conner, founder of Pen and Chisel, who has a quick intro to the diversity statement. If you missed any of her other admissions Q&As, check them out here. In … [Read More...]
