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Managing Time in Law School
Please welcome guest writer Alexa Galloway, a current 2L in the San Francisco Bay area! Today, Alexa shares with us some practical tips for time management in law school. Time is always of the essence in law school, and how you spend it can determine your success. Below are some ideas on how to … [Read More...]
Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
This week we welcome back guest writer Kathryn Blair to discuss what Imposter Syndrome is and how you can deal with it if it's something you're facing. “Imposter Syndrome” is a term that many of us have heard in recent years. And many of us that have heard of it, regardless of age, race, gender, … [Read More...]
Preparing For Your Law School Graduation Celebration: A Timeline
Today we have a special guest post from AJ Early who is a personal chef, freelance writer, and entertaining enthusiast from Boise, Idaho. You are almost there. You've worked so incredibly hard and spent countless sleepless nights and lonely weekends at home preparing for that one moment: your … [Read More...]
“I Hate My Classmates” and Other First-Week Problems
Awesome, you're starting law school. It's gonna be so cool! Like, new BFFs all around, right? OMG, I can't wait! Yeah, probably not so much. If you're one of the many 1Ls who shows up to find out things aren't exactly what you expected, don't panic. It might just be a temporary glitch in the … [Read More...]
Can the Right Type of Music Help You Study?
Please welcome back Jennifer Warren, attorney and Academic Achievement Coordinator at Oklahoma City University School of Law, to discuss how the right music could help your studying. Whether you’re in the middle of a marathon outlining session or just trying to get through the next reading … [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...]
1L Tip of the Day: Start Thinking About the Exam on the First Day of Class
Here's a little secret -- what's tested in law school bears little resemblance to what's taught in law school. I'm not saying law school classes are pointless (we can debate that later), but the way they're structured can lead to misunderstandings about what you're supposed to be learning. How … [Read More...]
5 Benefits of Having a Career before Law School
Please welcome our guest writer and 1L Briana Borgolini to discuss why having a career before starting law school could be beneficial and how to use what you have learned in the workforce to be a better law student. The decision of if and when to attend law school is a highly personal one, and … [Read More...]
What Does the Future Look Like for Rising 2L Judicial Clerkship Applicants?
As long-time readers of The Girl's Guide know, we're huge proponents of judicial clerkships. But the world has gotten a lot more complex since most of our original clerkship content was published. The hiring plan is a mess, and no one's quite sure what's going on. That's why we're so thrilled to … [Read More...]
Two Steps to a Winning Law School Exam Strategy
It's almost time for the final law school exam push, so I'll make this brief. What are you going to do these last few weeks, to ensure you're ready to go on exam day? Re-read your class notes? Try to memorize a bunch of cases? Cram a commercial outline into your head? Look over a … [Read More...]
Three Things I Learned in Law School That Weren’t in the Curriculum
As we start off a new year, please welcome back guest writer Christen Morgan, attorney and Real Estate Specialist at a wireless infrastructure company, to discuss what three major lessons she learned from law school (and no they were not on any class syllabus). It has almost been two years since … [Read More...]
Three Things I Would Do Differently In Law School
This week we welcome guest writer Hillary Vaillancourt to discuss some changes she would make if she were going through law school again. I still remember feeling like I was on the brink of something great the day I walked into my law school for my first day of classes. My whole career was ahead … [Read More...]
How to Balance Screen Time as a Law Student
This week we welcome back guest writer Christen Morgan to talk about how to make sure you're not overdoing it on screen time as a law student. Immersed in an era of recurrent tech developments, it’s no secret that we’ve transitioned from a point where screen time was optional to a point where … [Read More...]
Craft a Law School Application That Gets You In: Perfect Your Résumé
Although not dissimilar from the résumé you’d prepare for a job search, your law school application résumé should highlight the experiences you’ve had that are most relevant to success in law school and the legal profession. Specifically, focus on leadership, public speaking, and your reading, … [Read More...]
