Law School

5 Tips to Becoming a Great Summer Associate

by Joshua Auriemma June 17, 2011 Advice

Summer is here, as you know, and with it comes many a few summer clerkship opportunities. Having summered at various firms and non-profits, and now having clerks of my own, I offer the following tips to keep in mind while facing your summer rite-of-passage: 1. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Your attorney has been [...]

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Are You a Student in the Market for a Mac? Hold Off.

by Joshua Auriemma May 27, 2011 Law School
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Just a quick note to our law student readers in the market for a new Mac: BGR reports that credible sources say Apple’s yearly back-to-school special may be $200 off the purchase price of an iPad (with the purchase of a new Mac). Even if you’re not interested in an iPad, the buyer market is still [...]

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Lawyers and Law Students: Hold Off On Upgrading That iPad

by Joshua Auriemma April 15, 2011 Law School
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As someone who sold his first generation iPad to pick up an iPad 2, I have spent the past month considering whether the upgrade was worth the cost. The short answer is: probably not. The increased processor speed is great and noticeable. Unless you find the first-generation iPad speeds unbearable, however, the speed increase just [...]

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Transcript of Legal Geekery Interview with Matthew Butterick (@typogforlawyers)

by Joshua Auriemma January 16, 2011 Law School

Please note, this is not a word-for-word transcription. It’s simply the best I could do with my measly 120 wpm typing abilities. If you’d like to hear the entire interview, head on over to the podcast. —— Legal Geekery: Can you give us a little pitch for lawyers and law students and why they should [...]

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What EVERY Lawyer and Law Student Needs to Know About the New Facebook “Not Now” Change

by Joshua Auriemma September 24, 2010 Geekery

It sounds harmless enough: in the past when someone requested to add you as a friend on Facebook, you would get a request allowing you to “Add” or “Ignore.”  Facebook recently announced that the “Ignore” button would change into a “Not Now” button.   No big deal, right?  Not necessarily. To understand why we as [...]

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The Bramble Bush; a great book if you have no idea what to expect from law school

by Louis Grube August 6, 2010 Law School

It had recently come to my attention that I was not really prepared to start law school.  I was moving across the country to attend a school that had agreed with me about how great of a match we would be, and I was starting to sift my way through the pile of “going to [...]

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A Comparison of Law School Graduation Honors Requirements

by Joshua Auriemma April 9, 2010 Law School

I made this table a few months ago for our SBA president to show to the faculty, and I thought it might be useful and interesting to LG readers.  It compares the Top 68 schools (a weird number, I know) and their honors graduation requirements. Incoming search terms:cum laude law schoollaw school cum laudelaw school [...]

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Don’t Rush to Apply to Law School

by Louis Grube March 9, 2010 Advice

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.

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Suck it Up and Take Trial Advocacy

by Joshua Auriemma February 8, 2010 Advice

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 other attorneys, judges, and their classmates. The fact of the matter is that even if you’re not planning on litigating, [...]

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