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What Else Can You Do with a Law Degree? Five Career Alternatives for JDs
We receive lots of questions from law students asking about alternative legal career options. Conveniently, there are jobs you can do as a law school graduate that don't involve lawyering! Today, we're excited to have Marc Luber, author of 99 Things You Can Do With A Law Degree and founder of JD … [Read More...]
Could A Designer Purse Cost You a Job Offer?
This week we welcome back guest writer Christen Morgan who discusses how to dress for a job interview and what questions to ask yourself before making certain fashion choices. Could a designer purse cost you a job offer? Well, according to an attorney who posed this question at a diversity … [Read More...]
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...]
Are You An Entrepreneur Lawyer?
This week we welcome back guest writer Hillary Vaillancourt to talk about whether you may be suited to take a less traditional attorney path as an entrepreneurial lawyer. I don’t watch a ton of t.v. shows. But, one show I never miss is Shark Tank. I love seeing innovative new products and … [Read More...]
Making Your Notes Work for You
Please welcome back guest writer John Passmore to discuss some great tips for note taking in law school! Everyone agrees that note taking is important in law school. But are you getting as much out of note taking as possible? After a semester or two of struggling to find value in my class notes, … [Read More...]
Law School Myth #1: Lawyers Make a Lot of Money
To put it charitably, one reason people consider joining the legal profession is to cash in -- lawyers make lots of money, right? Sure, maybe they work all the time and aren’t always happy, but they’re rich! Totally worth it. Reality check: Most lawyers don’t make all that much money, given the … [Read More...]
Navigating Law School as a Non-Traditional Student
Please welcome back guest writer Kala Mueller, Director of Public Interest Programs at the University of Nebraska College of Law. She's discussing how to handle law school if you're not a "traditional" student. Most people equate “non-traditional” with being older, but if a “traditional” student … [Read More...]
Leaving Litigation: How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Leave?
In her last post, Elaine talked about how she networked her way into her new job. Today, she discusses a critical question for anyone considering a career move: How do you know when it's time to leave? How Do You Know When It's Time to Go? People often ask when I knew I was ready to leave. I … [Read More...]
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...]
FYI: A Helpful Webinar for Depressed Lawyers
Today, we're pleased to welcome Dan Lukasik, founder of Lawyers with Depression, to the blog to talk about a very important topic: depression in the legal profession. Without further ado, here's Dan! … [Read More...]
LSAT Prep Options: 7Sage
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 one of the founders of 7Sage, a unique LSAT prep company with a social mission. … [Read More...]
The One Thing That Needs to Be on Your Résumé to Ace a Callback Interview (and It’s Probably Not What You Think)
When you sit down across from a law firm interviewer, she immediately starts trying to answer two questions: Is this a person I'd want to have in the room at 3 AM, when the pressure's on? Is this someone I could introduce to a client without fearing for my job? If you don't get a "yes" for … [Read More...]
One Reason the Legal Profession is So Screwed Up
As some of you may have seen, I published a piece on Ms. JD recently that raised some heckles: What No One Tells You Before You Go to Law School: You're Entering a Sexist Profession. The reactions to this piece were very interesting: Wow, thank you for writing this. I've seen/experienced the … [Read More...]
The Ultimate Guide to the Law in Pop Culture Part I: TV Shows
Please welcome back guest writer, and current 2L, Jaclyn Wishnia, with her list of top tv shows to watch as a law student - you might learn a little while unwinding and binging some tv! Want to unwind, but feel guilty about binging more lowbrow reality shows instead of studying? No problem. We … [Read More...]
