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Really, It’s Not “Cert-ee-or-ee?”
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 14:35 | 4 Comments
Really, It’s Not “Cert-ee-or-ee?”

Episode 9: Pronouncing Legal Terms, Reading Just One More Case, and More!
Turns out there aren’t that many differences between Massachusetts and the Midwest when it comes to saying “usufructory,” but you won’t know for sure unless …

A Lot Can Change in a Year (Alternatively: It’s Never Too Late?)
Sunday, 20 Dec, 2009 – 18:29 | 10 Comments
A Lot Can Change in a Year (Alternatively: It’s Never Too Late?)

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 …

More Tales from the 1L Underbelly
Thursday, 19 Nov, 2009 – 22:35 | 3 Comments
More Tales from the 1L Underbelly

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

So You’ve Survived Your First Week of Law School
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 21:36 | 15 Comments
So You’ve Survived Your First Week of Law School

Have you? Sure you have.
Maybe its been rough, maybe its been a breeze.  (I doubt the latter, but in case that is you I recommend being vigilant and don’t think because you’ve “got this” means …

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 …

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 …

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 …

9 Reasons Why Law School Is Great
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 20:23 | 10 Comments
9 Reasons Why Law School Is Great

I understand that bashing law school is a favorite activity of law students, but as a response to Josh’s prior post — I present to you the 9 Reasons Why Law School is Great.

On Law School Grades and Eating Squirrels
Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 7:28 | No Comment
On Law School Grades and Eating Squirrels

Commentary on whether law school grades really matter, and a cool NYT Article about the Brits eating squirrels.

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 …

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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