Putting the cool back into law school
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Here we are. You’re ready to go. Your 0L summer is over. Everything is in place. You’ve settled in your new city. You’ve gotten all your books and lovingly packed your highlighters into your bag. You’ve obsessed about Mac vs. PC and whether you should book brief. You’ve met some of your fellow students and [...]
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If you haven’t already started law school, you will soon. Most people have already moved to their new home and are getting their books and supplies together. Maybe you’ve met new friends and started to build the group of people that will help you through law school. And hopefully you’ve taken some time off from [...]
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This tip should have been earlier, but I want to get it out there anyway. It’s still good information and it will be especially helpful for the new 1Ls in 2010. Law school requires that you deal with a lot of words. You’ll read thousands of pages each semester out of casebooks. You will take [...]
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Note-taking! Taking notes! School doesn’t start for another two weeks! I don’t even have my schedule yet and you want me to start thinking about notes? I can hear the befuddled screaming from across America out here on the Left Coast. But trust me on this one. You want to start thinking about taking notes [...]
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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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Luke Gilman of The Blawgraphy has a breakdown of the University of Houston Law Center’s 1L reading list. Good points on most of those books, but I’m more bullish on One-L and Getting to Maybe than Luke is.
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We’re getting close. Most people are now counting down to law school in weeks or days, not months. Maybe you’ve moved and started hanging out with the rising 2Ls. Maybe your job is still wrapping up. Either way, it’s getting close to go time. That means taking another major step toward actually attending classes. One [...]
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