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    Do I Think You Should Go to Law School?
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    One Reason the Legal Profession is So Screwed Up
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    Should You Go to Law School? Well, What Do You Like?
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    Are You Willing to Look Stupid to Learn?
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    Law School Myth #6: You Can Trust a Law School’s Employment Numbers
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    A Review of the Smarter Review Bar Exam Course
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    Leaving Litigation: How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Leave?
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    Book Review: The Law School Decision Game
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    1L Exams Start in a Week! What Should You Be Doing?

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Personal Mission, Vision, and Values Statements in Law School

This week we welcome back guest writer Cathlyn Melvin to talk about finding a personal mission and figuring out your values as a law student and future lawyer. Standing at a gas pump, your eyes glaze over at a posted paragraph about the fuel supplier’s mission to be “the world’s premier petroleum … [Read More...]

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4 Ways to Beat Law School Application Essay Stress

Please welcome back law school admissions essay expert Eileen Conner, founder of Pen & Chisel, who has some timely advice on how to handle law school application stress! If you missed any of her other admissions Q&As, check them out here. Q: I have so many law school application essays … [Read More...]

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Why “Get Over It” Isn’t Helpful Advice

If you spend time in discussions about "women in the law," you'll pretty quickly run into a particular Type, which, frankly, I've had about enough of. I'm not naming any names, and it really doesn't matter exactly who any of this is based on. Imagine it's an amalgamation -- because it is. I'd never … [Read More...]

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Advice on BigLaw and OCI from a Stanford Law Grad

Codesandcodes is a Stanford Law graduate and creator of the website, Biglawrefuge. We asked him tough questions about scoring that Big Law job after graduation and advice for surviving on-campus interviews. Here are his answers: … [Read More...]

October Freakout

Surviving the October 1L Freakout

Something's in the air, and it's not just the crisp beginning of autumn. It's time for the collective October 1L Freakout. Yes, this is a thing. I was reminded of it recently, when a couple of different 1Ls furtively told me that they'd unexpectedly burst into tears while talking to professors. … [Read More...]

Social help SOS: I have no social life because I'm a law student

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...]

What To Look For When Interviewing For Jobs

What To Look For When Interviewing For Jobs

This week we welcome back guest writer Hillary Vaillancourt to talk about how to find the best fit in a job when you're going through the interviewing process. Job hunting can be a very scary process. Sometimes you just need to accept whatever you can get and start earning a salary. But, … [Read More...]

Deep end

Should You Go to Law School? A Slightly Weird Technique to Help You Decide

If you're thinking about applying to law school, you've probably done some research into the profession, carefully considered the pros and cons of becoming a lawyer, and, hopefully, talked to a few attorneys about how they like the profession. That's all useful and good, and I encourage you to … [Read More...]

Bruce MacEwen

Should You Go to Law School? Should You Drop Out? Advice from Bruce MacEwen of JD Match and Adam Smith, Esq.

Today we have a very special guest, Bruce MacEwen, president of JD Match and Adam Smith, Esq. He's at the leading edge of innovation in the legal profession, and routinely writes and speaks about the serious issues lawyers face in the current economy. To say he's got opinions about the value of … [Read More...]

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Law School Myth #2: Student Loan Debt is Good Debt

People often say you shouldn’t worry about student loan debt -- that it’s "good debt." In some cases, this might be true. Taking out student loans is an investment in your human capital. To the extent they enable you to do something you couldn’t otherwise do, i.e., afford to pay for law school … [Read More...]

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The Problem with Perfectionism

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you're a bit of a perfectionist. I know, not a crazy perfectionist, but you've got the tendency, right? It's probably part of the reason you're even in law school. If it wasn't for perfectionism, and its flip side -- fear of failure, you might … [Read More...]

Relax

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...]

Number one!

Announcing a New Series: The Confidence Game

I've been thinking about a lot of loosely-related things lately, which are gradually coalescing into one question: Why aren't women getting ahead? And what can be done about it? (Okay, technically that's two questions, but bear with me.) What's the Problem? Is the problem that women don't … [Read More...]

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A Funky New Timekeeping Option for the LSAT

Let it never be said that applying to law school doesn't require complying with some weird rules. Case in point -- the "all analog" timekeeping requirements on the LSAT. If you don't want to spend your precious mental energy adding and subtracting time during the LSAT, check out today's guest … [Read More...]

Motivation

Why I Do What I Do: Susan Cartier Liebel on Motivation and Joy

When I started The Girl's Guide to Law School, one of the first people to take me under her wing was Susan Cartier Liebel, founder of Solo Practice University. Honestly, I was pretty shocked. I had nothing really to offer (other than my undying gratitude), but Susan clearly wasn't helping me because … [Read More...]

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