Putting the cool back into law school
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This post from My Legal Fiction got me thinking about myths of law school. Between movies, books, and law blogs, 1L has gained a mythical status. 2L has much less of a story behind it. But there are still a few myths, or at least bad advice about 2L.
Myth #1: 2L is where they work [...]
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Once you get near final exams, most students stop going out, stop drinking, and generally stop having fun. There’s a switch that flips in most law students without them even knowing it. And it’s a switch they should resist.
If you need to work 16 hours a day in order to sleep during the other eight [...]
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I enjoy taking tests. I’ve never been shy about that fact. I’ve probably thought about taking tests more than just about anyone that doesn’t have a postgraduate degree in education. I will admit, without shame, that I enjoyed finals in law school better than the classes.
As we get ready for another finals period, here are [...]
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Being in law school with a family can be hard. The demands on students are bad enough without having to keep a spouse happy, keep a child feeling loved, and keeping a home rather than an apartment clean and functioning.?
Even if you don’t have children or aren’t married, non-traditional students are much more likely to [...]
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This post was written a while ago in anticipation of NaNoWriMo.
A post on Lawyerist about how to minimize the risk of data loss when working with cloud computing got me thinking about how much of your law school work could be pushed to the cloud. Personally, I think the files on the average personal hard [...]
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When November comes around, it means the second act of the three act play of a law school semester is about to start. November might start the final third of the law school semester, but finals deserve their own act.
In the first two months of a semester, the groundwork is laid. Basics are learned, reading [...]
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“Procrastination is like masturbation. In the end, you’re just screwing yourself.”
I think as law students sit here and read this blog, may putting off some work as they do so, they get this. You understand that you’re already overwhelmed by school work alone, not to mention the other million things you need to do. It [...]
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