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How I Stay Organized in Law School
This post was written in conjunction with another post, How I Manage My Time in Law School, which can be found here. Coming to law school, I was anxious to see what studying and managing my time would be like. I thought I would be up until 2AM every night with barely any free time for myself. After getting some tips and tricks from 2Ls during orientation week, I felt more relaxed and confident that law school would not be as bad as I had originally thought. I tried out some of their advice, and found what personally worked for me. Everyone studies and organizes differently. Everyone takes notes differently,…
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Starting law school: what to expect
Starting law school can be daunting. It’s a whole new ballgame compared to undergrad, and takes some time to adjust to. I personally had no idea what to expect, and my only impressions of law school were from Legally Blonde, How to Get Away with Murder, and my one time sitting in on a class at UC Davis Law. Although every law school is different, here’s some insight into what you should expect: Expect to read more than you ever have. Law school courses revolve around reading cases, and learning how the legal issues were analyzed. You will be doing a lot more reading than you ever did in undergrad–…
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Finding a 1L Summer Internship: Advice
Trying to find a summer position for your 1L summer can be stressful. Here are some tips for trying to land an internship! When I was applying to 1L summer positions, I started around thanksgiving and early December of my fall semester. At that time, only a few intern programs were starting to open up and it was hard to apply when you hadn’t received your first semester grades back yet. I applied to whatever I could find through winter break, and then a lot more applications started appearing in January and February. I spent a good amount of time during the spring semester finding and applying to internships! Then…
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5 essential things you should have for law school
A book stand. As I mentioned in my go-to law school advice post, a book stand is an essential item for law school given the hefty amount of reading you’ll be doing. A book stand raises your book so you aren’t hunched over it studying, and provides easy access to your readings when in lecture. There are all kinds of book stands, the $13 one I purchased can be found on Amazon here. There’s also cool collapsible stands that can easily fit into your bag. A Quimbee subscription. Essentially, Quimbee is Sparknotes for law school. You can read what I have to say about it on this blog post. To…
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So your law school went remote…
Tips and Tricks for remote law school Law school is hard enough to navigate without COVID-19 thrown in the mix. With the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down in some states, universities have begun to roll out remote learning plans for the Fall Semester. Law schools are no exception, with UC Davis Law (where I currently attend) being one of many to go completely remote. Having switched to remote learning about halfway through last semester, I tried to adapt quickly to a new style of lecture and learned some things along the way. Mute, mute, mute. This may seem like a no-brainer, but always remember to mute yourself when…
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My go-to advice for people starting law school
Starting law school can be a little daunting. Who am I kidding, law school can be TERRIFYING. The set-up is different, the exams are different, and your whole legal career depends on your performance here. Since starting as a 1L, I’ve given plenty of advice to friends of mine starting law school themselves. From textbooks to study habits, it’s helpful to have someone who has already gone through their first year give you the tips and tricks. I will say, however, that everyone has their OWN study habits. Advice for law school is not a one-size-fits-all. With that in mind, here are the main pointers I have gathered for incoming…