Here are 10 tips from first year law students.
The tips are based on the mistakes they made during their first year of law school and things they did that worked especially well. The tips are helpful, and some are a bit humorous. The video is less than 8 minutes long.
If you’re in law school, you probably know what a “gunner” is. In short, it’s a person who frequently raises their hand to talk in class.
Gunners seem like they just want to hear themselves talk. They seem to want to impress their classmates and the professor with their knowledge.
Most law students are annoyed by gunners. But not every student who talks a lot has the same motives as a gunner. Sometimes students who are very interested in the subject matter can get the reputation of being a gunner.
There is an impression for new law students that someone who talks a lot in class must be more knowledgeable or smarter. However, as law school progresses, you quickly learn that the smartest kids in the class are often the quietest kids in the class.
This video interviews law students about their impressions of gunners in law school.
This video explains tips for law students seeking to build their law school resume. Law firms and legal job employers often look beyond grades to determine whether a law student is the right fit for a job. The video goes beyond grades to discuss practical tips and creative ideas for building a strong law student resume.
Sure, grades are important. But students with high grades still need a good resume. Law students with medium or low grades are especially position to benefit from building other areas of their resume.
The video is encouraging for students who don’t have good grades. There are many things that law students can do to have their CV represent their strengths.
In this video, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor David Steinberg gives advice to law students on building the law school resume and networking for jobs after law school.
A new website called EtherPad allows you to take notes during class with a friend. You both edit the same page. You can see your friends notes and save the final version. It’s called real-time document editing collaboration. Why would you want this? Here are a couple examples. Read the rest of this Law Student article »
This video begins by presenting the honest reality about the law school job hunt: you are on your own. No one is going to find the job for you, even your school’s career services office.
The video then suggests that you get your resume/CV out to as many law firms as possible. While I agree with this advice, I think students who have a lot of connections in the legal industry would be better served by first focusing time on those connections before mass-mailing law firms. For law students without connections, it is simple math: the more firms that received your resume, the more chances you have of finding an employer who likes Read the rest of this Law Student article »
Lately I’ve received a number of questions about law school. Most of the questions come from high school or college students who are considering law school.
For example, people have asked:
Law school students have less questions, but they want to exchange ideas:
For these reasons, I set up a simple way to exchange ideas, ask questions, and discuss law school: a law school forum.
Whether you have questions to learn more about law school or want to connect with others to discuss law school subjects, start up the conversation with your thoughts or questions. I will try to respond to your post within 24 hours, so you will get a quick response. Feel free to bring up any law school subject. The forums cover three general time periods:
Join the discussion: Law Student Forum.
How does a law student blogger create two of the most popular blogs on the internet?
Even though there are blogs on every topic under the sun, relatively few law school blogs exist. Of the law school blogs available, only a handful have the high quality and popularity of Frugal Law Student.
The Frugal Law Student was created by a law student, providing tips on how to save money in law school while living a simple and happy life. Any law student can tell you that law school is expensive, not simple, and often stressful. For these reasons, Frugal Law Student met a need—and became a hit among law students and people everywhere who appreciated his simple tips and ideas for living a simple, frugal, happier life.
Why did law student Brett McKay start Frugal Law Student? How did he get into blogging? How did he find the time? What blog did he recently launch with huge success? If you are a law student interested in blogging, or if you just want to know why Brett’s blogs became so popular, you will enjoy this short interview with Brett McKay, one of the original law student bloggers. Read the rest of this Law Student article »
Whenever I find a law student’s blog with interesting observations about law school, I like to highlight the observations and let other law students know about the blog.
Today’s blog is from a 2L who was formerly a law student in New Orleans until a certain hurricane chased him out. Kristopher A. Nelson is currently a law student in San Francisco.
On his blog, in propria persona, Kris lists the 13 things he learned in his first year of law school. Some of my favorites include
Read Kris’s entire list at 13 Things I Learned in My First Year of Law School.
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