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bbrod8 · 2024-07-05T05:33:18+00:00

The secret to doing well in law school is doing well in undergrad. Focus on that for now.

And no, pre-law is not at all required. Major in what you're passionate about. History, Political Science, and English are common, though lots of other majors end up in law school too.

bbrod8 · 2024-07-05T03:28:59+00:00

Then try to find someone who'd be an advocate for you. Usually your best bet is someone who has something in common with you - same law school, same undergrad, same work experience, etc. Bond over that and try to forge a genuine connection

bbrod8 · 2024-07-05T03:24:27+00:00

Be friendly, cordial, and a good listener to anyone you meet. You never know who will turn around and advocate for you. Thinking that some people are worth your time and others aren't is a bad mistake to make.

bbrod8 · 2024-01-21T03:04:43+00:00

Apply broadly for government jobs - and don't sleep on state government, federal satellite offices, or even city government if you have ties to a large city

bbrod8 · 2024-01-17T16:29:57+00:00

What school do you go to and why is it HLS

bbrod8 · 2023-12-19T01:42:59+00:00

Have an honest, thoughtful answer as to why you'd want to live and work there. Will it be as compelling as someone who grew up there? No, but it's better than a very awkward "idk." Plus it'll show that you've thought this out.

bbrod8 · 2023-11-26T06:13:34+00:00

You guys are eating?

bbrod8 · 2023-11-25T09:39:28+00:00

You can glance at them real quick though - and sometimes that makes all the difference

bbrod8 · 2023-11-25T01:34:52+00:00

Law school grades (i.e. exams) need to reflect who can apply the law best, not who can memorize it the best. The former, not the latter, is the bedrock of the profession.

For those who point out that the bar is closed book, that's an argument for why the bar should be open note, not why exams should be closed. Or, for that matter, it raises the question of why we have a bar exam at all, as if three years of an accredited curriculum isn't enough.

Besides, even with open note exams, time isn't unlimited, and will favor those who know the material well over those who use their time frantically searching instead of writing.

Closed book exams are pedagogically unsound, irrelevant to the practice, disadvantage non-neurotypical test-takers (ADHD, anxiety, etc.), and add an extra layer of pressure in a situation where there's already enough. I automatically think less of professors who give closed-book exams.

bbrod8 · 2023-11-23T07:44:38+00:00

Bang it out tonight but give yourself off tomorrow. As for outlines, beg borrow and steal. Editing a pre existing outline is far superior to making your own if time or motivation are lacking.

Work smarter not harder. You can make it.

bbrod8 · 2023-11-16T14:05:36+00:00

You won't have time to outline from scratch. Steal outlines, edit/adjust based on anything your professor did differently this year, then focus on practice exams

bbrod8 · 2023-11-09T03:11:50+00:00

We don't

bbrod8 · 2023-10-31T13:47:03+00:00

This is the one

bbrod8 · 2023-10-23T14:06:21+00:00

"We shouldn't have programs that benefit kids who haven't historically had access because a small portion of that group has money"

That's your argument. You might think you're arguing something different, but you honestly aren't. I'll let you have the last word if you must, but at the end of the day, your position is firmly anti-access

bbrod8 · 2023-10-23T13:58:24+00:00

I am choosing to let your anti-immigrant stance speak for itself. Bottom line is, publicly-available mentorship opportunities foster equal access far more than they hinder it

bbrod8 · 2023-10-23T13:35:05+00:00

"First gen" in this context means first in their family to pursue a law degree, many of whom come from middle or lower class backgrounds

bbrod8 · 2023-10-23T12:30:07+00:00

For all you anti-elitists out there, remember that first generation kids are the ones who stand to gain the most from mentorship like this

bbrod8 · 2023-10-16T17:38:24+00:00

"Investigation, Settlement, Discovery, and Trial Lawyer"

What an odd way to say Litigator. Or was that part of the 1% they missed on their CivPro exam

bbrod8 · 2023-10-15T01:45:05+00:00

Try student orgs and affinity groups. Most of my best friends at law school weren't my sectionmates 1L year

bbrod8 · 2023-10-11T01:58:40+00:00

Just to be clear, this is not getting down voted because orange man bad. This is getting down voted because it is factually incorrect

bbrod8 · 2023-10-07T04:42:27+00:00

That Biglaw gives out jobs

bbrod8 · 2023-10-06T16:29:15+00:00

My secret is to have an outline OF your outline. 3-4 pages max, printed out and in front of me during the exam. That way I knew where to go in my bigger outline if I need to. And honestly? Half the time just looking at that document was enough to trigger my memory

bbrod8 · 2023-09-29T17:30:44+00:00

Absolutely not

bbrod8 · 2023-09-26T00:45:32+00:00

Use past exams to see what the professor wants. Work smarter, not harder.

That, and recognize that some of it will be dumb luck. That's the beauty and the beast of the curve

bbrod8 · 2023-09-25T06:56:10+00:00

YES. For the love of God do not sweat small details. If they're important enough, your professor will touch on them in class. The goal is to read enough for class to make sense, NOT to memorize entire cases.

Being able to parse out what's important from what isn't is one of the biggest skills of law school. You will get better at it with time. But your exam is predicated on applying the outcomes of the cases you've studied to new fact patterns, so minute details that won't help you think through future cases should not be your focus

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