The Multi-State Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) is not the most difficult exam a law student will have to take. In fact, I would assert that it is one of the easiest exams you will take as a law student. I am not saying that the exam is “easy”, I am only saying that by the …
Journal is an extremely common extracurricular activity for law students, and Law Review is the preeminent journal out of the bunch. Law Review is the most competitive journal to get a membership on, and the biggest burden on your time once you are on it. In this article I will focus particularly on law review, …
Ahhh the search for the coveted 2L summer associate job. The Big Law summer positions that offer outrageous pay, exciting activities, and a chance to figure out what practice group you want to enter. Although few in number, these positions are extremely sought after every year, and competition is fierce. The reasons are obvious, Big …
The LSAT is an extremely important exam for anyone with hopes of enrolling in law school. The top considerations for a law school’s decision to accept your application are your LSAT score and undergraduate GPA. As I have mentioned in previous articles, your undergraduate score is not necessarily the best predictor of success in law …
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The Multi-State Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) is a required ethics exam that the vast majority of law students must take if they hope to be a licensed attorney. The MPRE is a 60 question, multiple-choice exam. Exam takers must complete the test within two hours. There is no required date when students must take the …
LSAT practice exams are an extremely important component of LSAT preparation. As the LSAT exam got closer and closer I significantly increased the number of practice exams I was taking. LSAT practice exams are notoriously lengthy though and you don’t want to spend every waking hour taking five-hour long practice exams. How often you take …
The LSAT is an extremely difficult exam, its long and its completely unique from any exams you likely have taken in the past. It’s also the most important factor in a law school’s decision to admit you and offer scholarships. For these reasons you will want to be as well prepared as possible to perform …
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Most people attend law school with the intention of becoming a lawyer. Most students may not know exactly what they want to practice but they do plan to become a lawyer. There are some students, however, that attend law school with no intention of practicing law afterwards. If you are thinking about applying to law …
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The amount of reading in law school is one of the first things that prospective law school students typically hear about. Law school readings are truly like night and day if you are coming straight out of undergrad. This article will explain what law students can typically expect from a week’s worth of reading assignments, …
1L is finally over, everyone has their grades and the sorting hat is not coming to fruition in the form of on campus interviews. OCI may feel like the big split for law students because there are a few students who come out very happy, and a lot more that come out feeling disappointed or …
