Working Part Time during Law School
Should you work part time while attending law school? The answer with respect to the first year is probably...
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How to Stand Out For Getting a Good Legal Job
When asked what one thing he would tell a law student to do to increase her chances of getting a job, an...
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General Legal Job-Hunting Tips
No matter what type of legal job you are looking for, or when, the following general tips and guidelines...
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Your Placement Office and the NALP Forms
No matter what type of legal job you are looking for, your law school placement office is usually the best...
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How Networking Helps You Get a Legal Job
Your chances of getting a legal job will almost certainly increase if you network. As the term is commonly...
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Is Law Review for You?
Having read about law review and other journals, it will be up to the potential participant to gather more...
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Everything You Wanted to Know about Moot Court
Moot court is generally an extracurricular activity in law school (although some law schools have a mandatory...
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How Law Review and Law Journals Work
How one joins or becomes a member of a law review varies from one law school to another. At some schools,...
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Preparations for Going to Law Classes
An important rule in obtaining the necessary information is "Go to class." As Woody Allen aptly observed,...
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Studying for Law School Exams
Most law school courses have only one exam at the end of the quarter, semester, or year, which may be a...
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Taking Law School Exams
Finally, a few tips on actually taking the exams are in order. These tips are designed to maximize your...
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Use IRAC in Your Law Exam Answers
Answering law school exam essay questions is a specialized skill. Your objectives in answering essay questions...
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Using Outside Sources and Study Aids Effectively
Generally, the vast majority (and many times all) of the material you will need to command in order to do well...
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Creating a Course Outline for Law Students
For each class, we strongly recommend that you create your own course outline based primarily on your notes...
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Few of the Important Study Aids Used in Law Schools
In our opinion, canned briefs are definitely something to avoid. These notoriously inaccurate study aids...
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Caveats: Warnings to Observe when Using Study Aids in Law Schools
Although the proper use of study aids can greatly enhance a student's performance, the improper use (or abuse)...
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Study Groups and Fellow Students in Law Schools
Study groups generally only work for first-year students. This is because first-years are assigned to...
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The Existing Hodgepodge of Study Aids Used in Law
Of the many types of study aids, the most commonly used is the commercial outline. Commercial outlines are...
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First-Year Classmates at Law School: What to Expect
A discussion of first-year personalities would not be complete without mention of your fellow students and the...
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First-Year Professors: What to Expect
The initial exposure of first-year law students to professors can be intimidating. As with all other aspects...
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Few of the Subjects Taught at Law School
There is little that is uplifting about studying the various degrees of murder or other crimes, especially...
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First-Year Law Classes: What to Expect
First-year classes are assigned and scheduled for you. There are no electives in the first year. In addition,...
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Bar Passage Rates and Personal Environmental Factors that Affect Admission to Law School
This factor is obviously important. If you want to go to law school, you probably want to be a lawyer. This is...
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The Costs of Law School
An important factor to consider is the economic cost associated with attending law school. Law school is a...
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The Application Process of LSAT
Once you receive your LSAT scores and your letters of recommendation, you can determine your chances of...
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Do You Really Want to Become a Lawyer?
So you think you want to go to law school? Welcome to the club. Did you know that the United States has more...
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All That You Must Know about the Law School Admission Test
Regardless of how you do in college or when you decide to go to law school, you can, and should, prepare...
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Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan Sounds Alarm over Federal Budget Cuts
Last week, Gerald Rosen, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan expressed his concerns...
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Stuart TenHoor Legal Search
Professional Profile Stuart TenHoor is the president of TenHoor Legal Search. His company works...
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