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Craft a Law School Application That Gets You In: When to Use an Addendum
Schools generally give you the option to include an addendum, in case there’s anything you want to address that wasn’t covered in the body of the application. When Does an Addendum Make Sense? When should you include an addendum, and what topics are reasonable to cover? Consider an addendum … [Read More...]
How I Avoided the 2L Slump
Please welcome back 2L guest writer, Shirlene Armstrong to let us know how she managed to avoid the 2L slump. Like that Britney Spears song, “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” you made it through the first year of law school but you’re not a 3L yet. Instead, you are in the middle of the rut: you … [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...]
22 Rules of Writing Your Law School Personal Statement — Part 2
Nathan Fox, founder of Fox LSAT, is back with the second post in his series that provides a humorous look at crafting the law school personal essay. If you missed Part 1, you can check it out here. Welcome back, Nathan! … [Read More...]
10 Tips to Help You Decide What Type of Law to Practice
Please welcome back Jeena Cho with a follow up to her excellent post, The Art of the Hustle. Today, Jeena's sharing 10 tips that will help you decide what type of law you'd like to practice. Take it away! I recently gave a talk "What I Wish I Learned in Law School" at Golden Gate University. … [Read More...]
How to Get a Federal Judicial Clerkship: Overview
On its face, the federal judicial clerkship application process is relatively straightforward: you identify judges you’re interesting in working for; you send each one an application consisting of your law school transcript, a résumé, a writing sample, and several letters of recommendation; … [Read More...]
Leaving Litigation: What Happens When You Quit?
Previously, Elaine explained her background and motivations for leaving her BigLaw litigation job, and talked about the pre-logistics of doing so. Today, it's on to what happens when you finally DO give notice, and what it's like to go to cocktail parties when you're not working! When did I … [Read More...]
5 Non-Obvious Things to Do When You Start Law School
There's a ton of (virtual) ink being spilled these days over what to do as a new law student. Everything from "buy all your books and read ahead" to "hire a tutor to explain the Rule Against Perpetuities." (I only wish I was making that last one up. For the record, don't do it.) Since I don't … [Read More...]
Stressed About the Bar Exam? 5 Last-Minute Tips from an Expert Tutor!
Are you studying for the February bar exam? Well, you're in luck! Bar tutor extraordinaire Lee Faller Burgess of the Bar Exam Toolbox returns to share some last-minute tips for doing your best. Take it away! … [Read More...]
How to Prepare for a Closed-Book Exam
Law school exam tutor extraordinaire Lee Faller Burgess of Amicus Tutoring returns with advice on preparing for a closed-book law school exam. Take it away! What Type of Exams Do You Have? Depending on your law school, you may have many or few closed-book exams. For example, when I was a … [Read More...]
10 Things Your Law Firm Boss Wants You To Know, but Isn’t Going to Tell You
When you show up for work at a law firm, you realize pretty quickly that there's a lot to learn. Some things people will tell you, but there's a lot of stuff no one's going to tell you. Having been on both sides of the equation (as the one screwing things up, and the one getting annoyed with … [Read More...]
Subject to Interpretation: Do You Believe in (Fashion) Magic?
Can fashion work magic? In honor of Fashion Week(s) all over the globe lately, I'm pleased to welcome back guest poster Juliana Siconolfi with her take on the topic. Welcome, Juliana! A few months ago I read a post entitled, “What I Want My Daughter to Know About Fashion." I took some positive … [Read More...]
1L Tip of the Day: Have You Started Thinking About Summer Jobs?
It was around this time, early fall, when I had one of the most epic meltdowns of my 1L year. Over what? Getting a summer job. To the outside observer, this might seem crazy. Why was I even thinking about summer jobs two months into law school? In retrospect, I clearly overreacted to the … [Read More...]
Judicial Clerkships: I Didn’t Get a Clerkship, Now What?
Applying for a clerkship can be one of the most fraught experiences of law school. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. You're Not Alone Plenty of talented, well-qualified people apply for clerkships each year, and come up empty handed. … [Read More...]
