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What Should You Be Doing to Prepare for Class as a Law School Upperclassman?
Today we welcome Christen Morgan, guest writer and foreclosure attorney, to discuss what you should be doing to prepare for classes as an upperclassman. During law school I remember how excited I was to begin 2L year. I was excited about the fact that I was no longer a lost 1L, unsure about how I … [Read More...]
Disappointing 1L Grades? Four Common Reasons, and How to Fix Them!
As law school classes start back up again, many of you are trying to come to terms with your disappointing 1L grades. People tend to take one of two approaches when the first year didn't go so well. Most students just accept the status quo, decide they're lousy law students, and quit trying. But … [Read More...]
Why Having a Non-Law School Person to Lean On Is So Important
Today, we're pleased to welcome back Gabriella Martin, 2L extraordinaire, to talk about why it's so important to keep your non-law school people close! I want my mom. This is a phrase that I am unashamed to say passes through my mind on almost a daily basis in law school. And I can bet that I am … [Read More...]
Is 3LOL a Myth? 3 Ways to Handle A Stressful 3L Year
This week we welcome back guest writer, Christen Morgan, attorney and Real Estate Specialist at a wireless infrastructure company, to talk about how you can manage 3L year, even when it's not the smooth sailing you expected - and you're actually stressed out! When I started law school there were … [Read More...]
Creative Career Options: Legal Psychology
How many psychology majors end up in law school? A lot! Today, we're excited to welcome Caterina Maria to the site to talk about an interesting emerging area of legal practice -- legal psychology. Maybe you can put that undergraduate degree to good use, after all! Without further ado, here's … [Read More...]
Exam Prep in a Nutshell
The time has changed, the days are getting shorter. What's that sound? Ah, yes, the sound of panicking law students! Sorry, everyone. Exam time is on the horizon. Before you start hyperventilating, take a deep breath. It's time to establish an Exam Action Plan. (It's much more effective if … [Read More...]
5 Things I’ve Learned as an “Older” Law Student From My Younger Colleagues
Today we welcome back Jaclyn Wishnia, rising 2L at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and aspiring entertainment law attorney, to discuss the generation gap at law schools and how to work together at any age. Like most law students, I felt both nervous and excited on my first day of law school … [Read More...]
Reflections of a 2L: How to Use Your Experience to Plan Ahead for 3L Year
Please welcome our 2L guest writer to discuss her own personal reflections on 2L year and how she's looking and planning ahead to 3L year. In looking back on 2L year, it was a unique and very individualistic experience. Unfortunately, mine was a harrowing one, but that will not be the case for … [Read More...]
Working at a Smaller Firm
Today, we welcome back Shirlene Armstrong, guest writer and now rising second-year law student to share her experience working at a small law firm this summer. In law school, your down time is dedicated to studying, living, and breathing the law. As such, law student’s summers are dedicated to … [Read More...]
Want Better Law School Grades? Take an Iterative Approach to Learning
It's a fresh semester, a new year, and you've resolved to get better law school grades. Great! How are you going to do that? If you're like most people, you resolve to "work harder." For a few days, or maybe even a couple of weeks, you spend extra time in the library, making sure you're … [Read More...]
Think Everything’s Great Because Your Law School Grades are Good? Wrong.
If you did well on your first-semester law school exams, congratulations. That's fantastic, and you can feel justifiably proud. However, I'm here with some bad news -- it may not be smooth sailing from here on out. The problem with having done well is that there's now intense pressure to keep … [Read More...]
As a Summer Associate, Should You Burn the Midnight Oil or Have Another Drink?
Today we welcome Christen Morgan, guest writer and foreclosure attorney, to talk about how to juggle work and social events at your summer associate job. Before beginning your summer associate position, you knew what to expect. Your law school mentors already warned you about the long nights you … [Read More...]
Considerations For Why You Should Not Transfer
Please welcome back Jaclyn Wishnia, 2L guest writer from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She discusses some counter points to transferring law schools. Before starting the transfer process, the very first thing you should do is ask yourself, why do I want to transfer? The reasons you provide … [Read More...]
One Flew Over the Law School: 10 Sanity-Saving Strategies
Love, love this guest post from 3L Michelle Williams. An important read. Lawyers are meant to be driven, resilient, competitive, organized, professional, articulate and perhaps even aloof, calculating, detached. Emotional issues and mental imbalance are NOT a part of that calculus. But, that’s … [Read More...]
