The “work to death year” or so it has been called by many. 2L year is a wild ride and varies tremendously depending on what your schedule and employment situation is. I have some friends that worked a 30 hour internship, a 20 hour part time job and took fourteen credit hours all at the …
So you’ve finished (or nearly finished) your 1L year of law school and you could not be more excited that you can finally choose your own classes. The only problem is that there are tons of classes to choose from and you have no idea where to begin. Should you focus on Bar prep classes …
You have just achieved something major, you have completed your first semester law school exams, congratulations! But just as soon as exams are completed and you have recovered from your celebratory hangover, reality sets in. The reality is that during winter break you will be working your tail off to obtain a summer job at …
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Have you ever found yourself pondering over the thought of transferring law schools? You’re not alone. In my 1L class, the buzz about transferring was hard to ignore, becoming a focal point of our discussions, especially as application deadlines loomed. But here’s an intriguing fact: while a whopping 37.2% of undergrad students shift academic institutions …
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OCI has been one of the most nerve-wracking, but rewarding experiences thus far in my law school journey. It feels a lot like speed-dating, except for the fact that it’s your career on the line instead of a potential significant other. In this article I will breakdown each step of the OCI process, and give …
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Can a past mistake hinder your journey to becoming a lawyer? You’re not alone in asking this. Many prospective law students, regardless of their backgrounds, have that lingering doubt about a past infraction – be it a simple speeding ticket or something more serious. I remember vividly the concerns of my peers during our 1L …
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Hint: It aint easy. 1L summer is great, you finally have some time to yourself and you don’t have to study by candlelight at three in the morning. During the spring semester most 1Ls obtain their summer internships which are thankfully a maximum of five days a week. There’s one huge hole however with 1L …
Congratulations, you’ve completed part of your law school career and at this point your probably beginning your outline or you’ve already completed it. Maybe you’ve already heard stories. Stories of 1Ls making sixty, seventy even eighty page outlines. If your anything like me your first impression must have been that making that big of an …
It’s a surprising question but one that I’ve heard more than once: ‘Is it possible to take the Bar Exam without attending law school?’ In the Untied States, the vast majority of aspiring attorneys go down the path of four years of undergraduate studies, the LSAT exam, three years in law school, and then, finally, …
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The summer before my 1L year there was an entire list that I compiled of things that I thought I had to have for law school. Some of those things ended up being a great decision, others ended up finding a new home in the back of my closet. Hopefully your law school has presented …
