Bar trips are a tradition dating back to the invention of the bar. Okay, I really don’t know if that’s true but I’m pretty sure that almost anyone needs a nice vacation after taking a test that horrible. For those who may not know what a “bar trip” is, it’s a vacation taken sometime after [...]
Almost 1L blogs!
The new wave of law school bloggers has arrived! I always look forward to this time of year because the 0L/about to be 1Ls are just so hopeful and full of excitement about the law. Its always encouraging for myself, a crusty, old JD graduate to remember why I’m enduring the tortures of BarBri and [...]
Em-Dashes, En-Dashes, and Hyphens: Oh my!
I have to admit that I did not know the difference between these three characters before my last semester of law school. When was I supposed to learn about these punctuation marks? The last English class I took was in high school, and first-year legal research and writing in law school did NOT cover these [...]
How to be a POWER Networker in 10 easy steps. Just Kidding.
So the title says it all. I’m getting more and more frustrated with people on Facebook, Twitter, or other websites that are constantly selling their products or wanting you to visit their site and buy their “consultation” services. I think the networking gurus are the most frustrating of all. I’m not going to name names [...]
Put on a Happy Face
I can’t even begin to tell you how many articles are out there about how bad the legal job market is right now. I get it, the market isn’t what it used to be. Career services has told me this, the Wall Street Journal has told me and Above the Law keeps me going with [...]
Law Students and the iPad
I will be the first to admit I want an iPad. I will also be the first to admit that I do not need an iPad. I’ve gone back and forth on this quite a bit and I’ve come up a few conclusive arguments for why I do not need an iPad. I’m too much [...]
How Do You Take Your Bar Stress? Shaken or Stirred?
I haven’t been in the world of bar exam studying very long but I’ve already noticed a few things. People deal with stress very differently. Now, this concept is quite evident during the first 1L exam period but the bar exam makes it especially extreme. I’ve discovered that there are couple of coping mechanisms utilized [...]