The problem with applying late in the application season is that you will not be among the first applicants to be reviewed by the admissions committee. There will be a number more spots filled in the entering class by March than there would be if you sent your app in September. Unfortunately, many people take the LSAT in February. If you took the LSAT in February, I’m writing this for you.

For those of you in the 3d Circuit or who happen to be in the Pennsylvania area this weekend, you should come network and generally have a good time at the American Bar Association’s Third …

A new website that is a very bad idea for current or prospective lawyers.

I know, at least at my law school, students are afraid of trial advocacy.  Maybe they’ve heard that it’s a ton of work, or maybe they’re just reluctant to speak in public in front of …

Well, friends, the first full-fledged legal research app is born.
Some of you may have heard that the new Fastcase iPhone app dropped tonight.  At Legal Geekery, we had the good fortune of getting an advanced …

Legal Geekery Podcast Episode 7: “Intelligence doping,” Westlaw’s Project Cobalt, Fastcase, Apple Tablet and more!
As usual, this episode showcases Josh and Laura’s willingness to talk about stuff they know very little about, but it all …

As the LG Podcast listeners know, I had an experience recently where I was extended an offer for a clerkship contingent upon an opening being available in August.  In my particular case, the clerk’s term …

So here I am, sitting in Panera in Knoxville, frantically checking my transcripts in hopes that a grade or two will close.  That’s right, I’ve been finished with classes for two weeks now and I …

About a year ago, I made a post listing off 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School which is still making periodic rounds across the blogosphere.
The thread has brought tons of interesting comments from both …

Loyal LG readers may notice that I always put two spaces after my periods; it wasn’t always this way, though.  (Aww, I didn’t even use Bluebook ellipsis back then.)  During undergrad, I had explicitly rejected the notion …

Josh and Laura discuss law school finals: taking the tests, exam software, the pros and cons of hand-writing essays, and much more. Join us in our temporary formatless format — you know you want a break from studying.

It has been uncanny that, while my interest in law has developed into an outright dedication to law as my future path, I have had to watch as, simultaneously, chances for legal employment have declined.

As law students all across the country prepare to barricade themselves in their respective study holes and mainline Red Bull and Coffee to keep their eyes open while rereading their commercial outlines for the 8th …

A post in which Chris talks for a long time about Midterms, Study Groups, Outlines, and the large amounts of Drama in law school.

It’s official: All you budding legal scholars out there have a powerful new research tool, and it comes from Google. In a move that probably takes it off the Christmas card mailing list of Lexis-Nexis …

On November 17th, Super Lawyers released a ranking of law schools. The schools were ranked by the number of graduates selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers in 2009. Cumulative research and peer evaluation scores were …