Today we welcome back Shirlene Armstrong, 2L guest writer, to discuss law school lessons that can be learned from TV.
Unless you are or have been a law student, it is difficult to demonstrate the life of law students and the legal world. Honestly, it’s difficult to even explain it to a “layperson.” However, Hollywood has attempted to tackle this issue and show the “typical law school experience” in the form of media. Television is great and it allows viewers to get a taste of what something is like. There is a difference though between “reality” and “reality tv.” Hollywood tends to dramatize everyday life and law school is no exception. Although these entertainment pieces may give you a perception of what law school is like, your expectations of law school will be very different from reality if you rely solely on Hollywood’s version. [Read more…]
Today we welcome back Jaclyn Wishnia, rising 2L at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law to discuss why dating in law school might be a good idea.
If you believe pop culture, life as a lawyer is pretty exciting.
People often say you shouldn’t worry about student loan debt — that it’s “good debt.” In some cases, this might be true.
Are you applying to law school because you want three more years to figure out what to do with your life? Guess what. That’s not the way this works.
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.
