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You Don’t Need an Implied License if it’s Explicit
Friday, 25 Jun, 2010 – 11:55 | One Comment
You Don’t Need an Implied License if it’s Explicit

Episode 14: studying for the bar exam, RSS and copyright, Lessig’s attempt to amend the Constitution, life as a married law student, & more.
When Larry Lessig tries to amend the US Constitution, Josh and Laura …

End User Advice for Law School Finals, Podcast 6A
Saturday, 12 Dec, 2009 – 10:59 | One Comment
End User Advice for Law School Finals, Podcast 6A

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.

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.

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 …

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 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 …

Law Student Commute Blues? Try Podcasts!
Wednesday, 3 Jun, 2009 – 10:30 | 3 Comments
Law Student Commute Blues? Try Podcasts!

I never really got into podcasts until recently. I don’t really enjoy reading on my commute, and podcasts are a great way to learn about new things and hear new ideas while traveling. …

Free Representation Through Dating Websites
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 15:18 | No Comment
Free Representation Through Dating Websites

Apparently the hip new way to get free representation for your patent dispute is by spamming law students on internet dating websites.
Background:  Around 2006 I created an OkCupid account to “meet ladies.”  I’m no longer …