It should seem very obvious by now; however, there are still some law school students who do not understand why the resources on their law school campus are not enough for true success in legal education. After all, it took several years for law school professors to realize and admit Read more…
The law school scam is a hot topic in the legal industry. The reason why is because law schools are continuously admitting law school students while the legal market is continuing to decrease. As a result, law school students are graduating with around $150,000 of student loan debt, which could Read more…
For those students who already know they have a disability, they may have discussed this with their law school and found out that the school can make accommodations for them, both during class and during their exams. However, some students do not realize that there are resources for them in Read more…
For those students who love going through oral arguments, which is sometimes called oral advocacy, doing your first-year oral argument can be easy. However, this can also cause a lot of anxiety for many students. It is important to look at the big picture and only give this process the Read more…
It is important to evaluate your progress and prepare for final exams because your grades are likely dependent on one final exam. That is a lot of pressure! There is a lot riding on those final exams, especially if you are near a cut-off for being expelled from law school, Read more…
Many law students do not have a system for keeping themselves accountable in law school. They should know what happens if they skip over something or miss an item on their to-do list. And we are consistently surprised that many law students do not manage their time at all. When Read more…
Writing “See Above” can be a really valuable tool to get through a law school exam, especially if a law student has a lot of issues to answer because they spotted many issues or their professor is particularly known for giving race-horse exams. And some students may write “See Above” Read more…
Copy and paste can be a really valuable tool to get through a law school exam, especially if a law student has a lot of issues to answer because they spotted many issues or their professor is particularly known for giving race-horse exams. For example, in Torts, a law student Read more…
Students often use IRAC to get through an issue on their law school exam. However, on some issues, or causes of action, it is wise for a student to break apart the issue into smaller IRACs, in order to not create a really long and confusing, and wordy IRAC. Breaking Read more…
Once you have finished your second semester of your first year in law school, the last thing you probably want to do is take on another assignment. However, the write-on assignment to get onto Law Review is a big deal for your legal career. Law Review is important because membership Read more…