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Don’t Rush to Apply to Law School
Tuesday, 9 Mar, 2010 – 16:04 | One Comment
Don’t Rush to Apply to Law School

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.

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 …

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 …

A Lapse in Etiquette
Wednesday, 30 Jul, 2008 – 21:25 | No Comment
A Lapse in Etiquette

I’m usually fairly good about following law school etiquette. I try to limit the number of comments I make in classes, I don’t talk about grades to people outside my study group, etc. These are …

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 Calm Before the Storm
Friday, 4 Jul, 2008 – 14:13 | One Comment
The Calm Before the Storm

The relaxing period of the summer has officially ended.
In the next few weeks, this is my schedule:

40 hrs/week researching
Interview for a fellowship in Philly on Friday
Loyola Patent Job Fair in Chicago (10 interviews, maybe more)
Write …

Briefing for Law School
Saturday, 21 Jun, 2008 – 9:59 | 7 Comments
Briefing for Law School

I enjoy seeing how people stumble upon this blog. One of my favorite ways someone found it was by searching, “how to sell baking soda as cocaine.”
Last week, someone found their way here by searching …

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