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Pen and Chisel Q&A: How to Tackle the “Why X School?” Essay
Working on your law school applications? Please welcome back law school admissions essay expert Eileen Conner, founder of Pen and Chisel, who has some timely advice on the dreaded "Why School X?" essay. If you missed any of her other admissions Q&As, check them out here. Q: One of my target … [Read More...]
With Punctuation, It’s the Little Things
Please welcome back Keri Clapp, professor and tutor for the Law School Toolbox and Bar Exam Toolbox, to discuss the importance of proper punctuation, as well as strategies to ensure your writing is clear and leaves a good impression on your reader. Commas, periods, and semi-colons may be the … [Read More...]
LSAT Prep Options: Manhattan LSAT
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 Manhattan LSAT, which prides itself on top-notch instructors and a 170+ … [Read More...]
Rock OCI and Get the Job You Want: Interview Tips
Congratulations, you've got an on campus interview! Let's get you prepared. Common Summer Associate Interview Questions Luckily, most summer associate interview questions are softballs, as long as you're sufficiently prepared. The interviews are short, and the interviewer is tasked primarily with … [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
LSAT Prep Options: Get Prepped
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 Patrick O'Malley of Get Prepped. Hi, Patrick! Could you talk a bit about Get … [Read More...]
When Things Don’t Go as Planned
Guest writer Zoila Sanchez is back this week to talk about how to handle things not going in the way you had imagined. Sometimes your dreams do not happen within the timeline you have in mind or in the manner in which you had imagined. When it comes to pursuing a major career goal of becoming an … [Read More...]
Post- Semester Blues: How to Bounce Back from a Bad Semester
This week we welcome guest writer Stephanie Nweke to talk about how to recover if first semester didn't go well. It’s a new year, and a new decade. Congrats on making it through another semester, or if you’re a 1L, your first semester of law school. Things happen unexpectedly during the … [Read More...]
Self-Care During Exam Preparation
This week we welcome back guest writer Briana Borgolini to talk about how to get through exams and keep your mental health and personal well-being on track by continuing your self-care! As relieving as it can be to know that the end of the semester is near (and a break is inevitably impending), … [Read More...]
Alternative Careers: Career Clerkships
This week we welcome guest writer Tina Arroyo to talk about her transition from law firm life to being a career clerk and why this career path works for her. After years of legal practice, like almost every woman I know in the legal profession, I found myself searching for that ever so elusive … [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...]
3 Lessons From Quarantine I’m Taking to Law School
This week we hear from guest writer Cathlyn Melvin to discuss what she's learned from her time so far in quarantine and what she will be taking the law school as a lesson from that time. We’re more than halfway through 2020, and I think we can all agree on at least one thing: this has been a year … [Read More...]
Tips for Time-Managing Your Law School Personal Statement
In honor of law school application season, we're excited to welcome Eileen Conner, founder of Pen and Chisel, LLC, who's here with some useful tips for personal statement time management. Don't delay, take this advice to heart today! If you're applying to law school this year, you probably have a … [Read More...]
