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More Back-to-School Advice: Snack Right
Monday, 17 Aug, 2009 – 14:45 | 9 Comments
More Back-to-School Advice: Snack Right

A rising 1L I follow on Twitter recently posted, “Stocking up on packaged, processed food with preservatives galore.” She wasn’t joking, and the impending doom of the law student study-life (im)balance was driving her to …

Make your Studying More Tech Friendly (Part I in a Series)
Friday, 14 Aug, 2009 – 20:11 | 10 Comments
Make your Studying More Tech Friendly (Part I in a Series)

Part one in a series exploring new uses of technology to aide in your legal studies.

The Best Law Student Advice Is No Advice (Advice For 0Ls)
Friday, 14 Aug, 2009 – 12:18 | 5 Comments
The Best Law Student Advice Is No Advice (Advice For 0Ls)

A few weeks back, I was in a car with some of my fellow CIS interns and we were discussing law school for the alleged benefit of the undergraduate / pre-law / 0L preparing for …

Advice for New 1Ls: Your Lawyer Would Never Let You Sign This
Tuesday, 14 Jul, 2009 – 15:36 | 4 Comments
Advice for New 1Ls: Your Lawyer Would Never Let You Sign This

The first year of law school is, in part, about jumping through hoops. Actually, it’s about showing the right people that you’re willing to jump through hoops, and then jumping through them. The toughest hoop …

How I prepare for class
Sunday, 28 Jun, 2009 – 17:41 | 5 Comments
How I prepare for class

Using a three pass system to stay current with your school briefings

Advice For Up-and-Coming Law Students: Get Some Computer Skills
Tuesday, 23 Jun, 2009 – 19:59 | 5 Comments
Advice For Up-and-Coming Law Students: Get Some Computer Skills

It’s tough out there. Law school enrollments are rising [pdf] and yet fewer graduates are getting law jobs.
So here’s a suggestion for beating the competition among your law student peers: become a geek. A computer …

Torts Class Taught via YouTube
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 15:52 | No Comment
Torts Class Taught via YouTube

Preface: It’s been over a year since I’ve taken torts, I’ve never practiced tort litigation, and I didn’t even bother to check my outlines to make sure this information is correct. With that said, feel …

What Law School Classes Are Like / How to Take Notes In Law School
Wednesday, 6 Aug, 2008 – 17:21 | 9 Comments
What Law School Classes Are Like / How to Take Notes In Law School

I had no idea what to expect from law school classes. I knew that they would be taught using the socratic method, but I didn’t know how I was going to extract information while other …

Speed Reading Cases
Monday, 28 Jul, 2008 – 17:05 | 4 Comments
Speed Reading Cases

One of my biggest problems in law school is that I read really slow, and when I try to speed up, my comprehension can suffer.
Today on digg, someone posted a link to a site called …

The Best Way to Take Notes in Law School
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2008 – 21:56 | 10 Comments
The Best Way to Take Notes in Law School

Yeah, I know it’s a bold statement, but I swear by this program.  Microsoft OneNote allows students to organize multiple notebooks, sections, and subsections in one application, with instant, database-style save capability so you’ll never …

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