Black and White. Up and Down. Creation and Destruction. Chocolate and Vanilla. Nature always reverts to balance. If there is a force on one side, it must be either resisted or counteracted by an equal and opposite force. From Newton’s Third Law to the Preservation of Matter and Energy, there must be another side to [...]
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Unless you’re in Louisiana, your bar exam is over or will be over by tomorrow evening. Three years of law school, two months of frantic studying, and two or three days of intense effort have paid off.1 You might be taking a vacation, starting work, or getting ready to look for a job. But you [...]
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The theory of the bar exam states that just because it’s big and bad doesn’t mean you can’t kick its ass. You’ve made it through law school and six final exam periods. The bar exam isn’t the finish line, but you can see it from here. Good luck.
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Mariel at HATE is easy…love takes COURAGE has an extensive list of advice for new law students. Over 15 links to great advice about social life, academics, and career, including one from yours truly.
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I’m going to save you hundreds of dollars, hours of frustration, and give you many new options for studying. One of the immutable truths of law school is that law students love their stimulants. From soft drinks and energy drinks to harder stuff like No-Doze, cocaine, and Adderall, law students are really attached to substances [...]
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coffee
Law school orientation is approaching fast, which means that in just a few weeks thousands of new 1Ls will be making important first impressions with their classmates and professors. Whether you came straight from a huge undergrad university, the workforce, or from a year backpacking in Europe, law school is a different animal socially. Even [...]
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by John on July 24, 2009
in Pre Law
Louis Grube over at Legal Geekery is chronicling his law school application experience for the world. First step is of course the LSAT. An absolute great breakdown of why the test is so difficult, what the test is trying to accomplish, and how not to get sucked in and screw yourself over.
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Every law student has to learn to deal with one of the biggest paradoxes in law school. At some point you’ll feel great about an exam, fly through, convince yourself that you’ve aced it, and end up right on the median. Then you’ll struggle through an exam, want to drop out of law school, and [...]
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