Black and White. Up and Down. Creation and Destruction. Chocolate and Vanilla. Nature always reverts to balance. If there is a force on one side, it must be either resisted or counteracted by an…
Unless you’re in Louisiana, your bar exam is over or will be over by tomorrow evening. Three years of law school, two months of frantic studying, and two or three days of intense effort have paid…
The theory of the bar exam states that just because it’s big and bad doesn’t mean you can’t kick its ass. You’ve made it through law school and six final exam periods. The bar exam isn’t the…
Mariel at HATE is easy…love takes COURAGE has an extensive list of advice for new law students. Over 15 links to great advice about social life, academics, and career, including one from yours…
I’m going to save you hundreds of dollars, hours of frustration, and give you many new options for studying. One of the immutable truths of law school is that law students love their stimulants….
Law school orientation is approaching fast, which means that in just a few weeks thousands of new 1Ls will be making important first impressions with their classmates and professors. Whether you…
Louis Grube over at Legal Geekery is chronicling his law school application experience for the world. First step is of course the LSAT. An absolute great breakdown of why the test is so…
Every law student has to learn to deal with one of the biggest paradoxes in law school. At some point you’ll feel great about an exam, fly through, convince yourself that you’ve aced it, and end…
You’ve studied hard. You’ve learned techniques for the MBE, for the essays, and for the performance tests. You have outlines, flash cards, mnemonics, and checklists. You’re prepped, you’re ready….
Luke Gilman of The Blawgraphy has a breakdown of the University of Houston Law Center’s 1L reading list. Good points on most of those books, but I’m more bullish on One-L and Getting to…
There are some products that are so widely available for free that the idea of charging for them seems absurd. On the web, this is especially true. You can get free online document editing, email…
Useless Dicta crunches the numbers and learns what those fat cats at the bar exam don’t want to you know about passing.
We’re getting close. Most people are now counting down to law school in weeks or days, not months. Maybe you’ve moved and started hanging out with the rising 2Ls. Maybe your job is still…
Say you read yesterday’s post on gunners and decided that being an engaged and cooperative student wasn’t enough. “Law school is a take no prisoners business” you respond, “Why should I care…
More ink, breath, and bytes have been spilled on gunners than anyone else you’ll find in law school. Most of the blog posts or discussions on gunners have to do with people who are frustrated or…
Maybe they should have stress tested. Because when Duke Law tried to use a new computer system to send out journal invitations, it went horribly, horribly wrong.
As we are reminded of every day, the business of law is fundamentally flawed. The idea of hiring a bunch of great students who may or may not become great lawyers for a great deal of money and…
Anyone who’s taken more than one college level economics course knows the term “sticky downwards.” It’s the theory that when the cost or value of something goes up, we’re very reluctant to give that…
