Ten Unconventional Tips To Excel In Law School

Students go to law school with a similar goal in mind: to do as well as they can in order to secure their dream job.  To that end, there’s no shortage of advice on how to excel in law school.  Much of it is the same: do the reading, attend classes, and make sure you set aside time to study.  In this blog post, we’re going to approach this topic a little bit differently.  Here are ten unconventional tips to excel in law school!

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Ultimate Guide to Law School Orientation: Top Questions and Concerns Answered

If you are preparing to attend law school in the fall, you likely feel some anxiety and nervousness.  It’s not unusual for students who are preparing for law school to experience some nerves as they gear up for their first day! Even though you’ve attended school for most of your life, law school is a very different experience from what you might be used to. The good news is that there are ways to prepare ahead of time and set yourself up for a successful law school career. One of those ways is to make the make the most of your law school orientation! In this post, we provide our guide to law school orientation, addressing the top questions and concerns of most incoming 1Ls!

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15 Things to Add to Your Law School Shopping List

There’s no going back now. You’ve decided. You’ve committed. You’re going to law school. And, of course, you want to prepare.  Today, we’re going to focus on putting together a law school shopping list.

It can be overwhelming trying to figure out the things you’ll need to make the next three years of your education go as smoothly as possible. If you’ve been reading advice and stories about the trials and tribulations of law school, it’s probably clear to you that it won’t be anything like college, and the supplies you need to succeed might also be different than your old stand-bys from undergrad.

Here, we’re going to talk about fifteen things to add to your law school shopping list!

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Pre-Law Bucket List

17 Fun, Healthy, and Productive Things To Do The Summer Before Starting Law School

Are you getting ready to go to law school in the fall? First off, congratulations! You are about to embark on one of the most challenging—but incredibly exciting and rewarding—chapters in your life! While there will be no shortage of work to do once law school begins, you can do a number of things the summer before starting law school to make your transition as seamless as possible. These things generally are grouped into one of two categories: relaxation and having fun or preparation items such as building skills and forming good habits. We recommend finding a balance between the two so that you are well prepared for what lies ahead!

To help narrow it down for you, we compiled the ultimate bucket list with our top 17 things to do the summer before law school.

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