http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/ Advice about law school from those who are in it. en-us Copyright 2007 Sat, 19 May 2007 11:35:59 -0500 Sat, 19 May 2007 11:37:25 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dear Visitor to Blawg Wisdom,This site is now in mothballs. It was a neat little thing for a couple of years, but it seems to have reached its own logical conclusion many moons ago. If you're thinking about going to law school, or if you're in law school now, you might still find something in the archives that is useful or helpful, but comments are now closed and it is unlikely you'll ever see another post here. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2007/05/dearthdeath_of.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2007/05/dearthdeath_of.html Meta Sat, 19 May 2007 11:35:59 -0500 Austin, a 2L at Chicago-Kent, is working for CALI (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) and has started a blog to post some of his experience/advice for incoming law students. Topics so far have included: laptops, dealing with the socratic method, and the curve in law school. He'll be adding more as time goes by... http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/05/a_2l_gives_back.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/05/a_2l_gives_back.html One-L Tue, 16 May 2006 10:49:29 -0500 Just in time for bar review season, Audacity recently linked to thesethree tips for bar exam preparation:Do many multiple choice questions, but pay attention to the answers. Forget the essays, know the outlines. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/05/audacitys_three.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/05/audacitys_three.html Bar Review Tue, 16 May 2006 10:39:05 -0500 3L Epiphany offers a nice collection of Advice for the Incoming Class of 2009: This advice is from members of the graduating Class of 2006, Ohio State University (Moritz Law School), and is intended as a gift to the Moritz Class of 2009. The majority of the advice is also applicable to other law schools. If you're headed to law school you'll probably find something interesting there... http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/05/advice_for_the.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/05/advice_for_the.html One-L Fri, 12 May 2006 19:51:55 -0500 Blonde Justice offers some great advice on how to find a law school that will best prepare you for a career in public interest law. Definitely worth a look if you're thinking of heading in that direction. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/how_to_find_a_p.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/how_to_find_a_p.html Pre-Law Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:48:03 -0500 Will Work for Favorable Dicta recently hosted a discussion about alternatives to traditional law jobs and how best to find and secure such alternative employment. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/alternative_car.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/alternative_car.html Job Hunting Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:50:39 -0500 Mother In Law offers some terrific advice for parents going to law school. She says “what it takes to handle law school as a parent with kids” is (in brief): Absolute organization. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/advice_for_pare.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/advice_for_pare.html General Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:51:45 -0500 Divine Angst is almost done with her first year of law school and offers a look back at things she wishes she'd known before starting law school. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/looking_back_on.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/looking_back_on.html One-L Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:24:53 -0500 Evan Schaeffer offers a heads up:This year, for the first time ever, law students can attend the ABA Techshow for free.... If you're going to be in or near Chicago on those dates, you might want to check this out. If anyone goes, I'd love to hear what it was like and whether it seemed worthwhile. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/be_an_effective.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/be_an_effective.html Honing Skills Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:49:57 -0500 Reader “halai” writes:when applying to law school, is it the cumulative gpa which is taken into consideration or one's gpa in upper division courses only? i ask because i did very poorly my first two years of college, which obviosly killed my cumulative, however, my upper division gpa is not bad.... I'm pretty sure most law schools want only your cumulative GPA. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/request_is_uppe.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/request_is_uppe.html Pre-Law Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:20:20 -0500 Professors Solove and Filler have posted a great summary of the past decade of US News Rankings of law schools, along with some great advice about how students should use that information:When students choose law schools, they should remain focused on the forest and not get lost in the trees.... To the extent that the US News rankings have any value at all, it is evident only in long-term trends, not in yearly fluctuations.There are other instances where the US News rankings are simply game of musical chairs for certain groups of schools. For example, Berkeley, Virginia, and Michigan have been have engaged in a US News game of cat-and-mouse over the past decade. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/how_to_use_the.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/04/how_to_use_the.html Pre-Law Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:12:26 -0500 I am a first year and have been put in the very lucky situation of accepting between a firm and a judicial externship for my first summer job.... I met with the judge and with the managing partner in both situations and they were very likable and seemed like they'd give me lots of substantive work...... Your answer may depend on what you hope to do long-term (after you graduate from law school) and what sort of judge and firm we're talking about. http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/03/1l_summer_judic.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/03/1l_summer_judic.html Job Hunting Sat, 04 Mar 2006 09:37:31 -0500 Jeremy Richey offers a short review of All About Law School, “a DVD which gives insight into the law school experience and gives tips for law school success.” http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/03/all_about_law_s.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/03/all_about_law_s.html One-L Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:19:42 -0500 I have this friend... no seriously! Not only do I have friends, but this is actually a post seeking advice for one of them who, like me, is a non-traditional law student. I have a bit of an edge: my... http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/02/are_you_experie.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/02/are_you_experie.html Job Hunting Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:21:27 -0500 A reader asks:With the same GPA, would law schools give preference to Brigham Young University over University of Utah? Does BYU really make it harder to get good grades? I would be majoring Economics.Now, this is serious pre-law here. It's... http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/02/prelaw_and_pond.html http://blawgcoop.com/wisdom/archives/2006/02/prelaw_and_pond.html Pre-Law Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:43:13 -0500