Books to read before law school

One very frequent question I get asked is what my schedule in law school looks like. When do I study? for how long? How many classes do I have each day? Well, here’s the answer! Class Schedul…

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Are you thinking about law school because you graduated college and still don’t know what to do? Do you want to be an attorney solely because you just LOVE Legally Blonde and Suits? Have you …

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I feel like it is no secret that law school requires a ton of reading. It is a huge part of being a lawyer so naturally, it should be a big part of the process of becoming a lawyer. I have always been an avid reader. I was not uncommon for my middle school self to check 20-30 books at a time out from our local library because I would buzz through them so fast. My parents had to take the nightstand light out of my room because I would stay up until the wee hours of the morning reading. When…

Going to law school this fall? We’ve got a list of summer reading to make sure that you’re primed and ready to go. We also suggest some pleasure reading to keep your mind agile. Remember, law school is a reading-heavy enterprise. You might not get a chance to read a novel for fun for a

Edit: it occurred to me, after I posted this, that I should have included a warning. Do as much preparation as you like, and as much as feels good, but do not burn out! Still, enjoy it while you can...

There is no shortage of recommended reading lists for incoming 1Ls, but they tend to focus more on preparing you for the law school experience and not so much on professional development and career exploration. This is understandable, given that many of you may be feeling anxious about the first days and weeks of law school and want to know what to expect.

As a first generation law student I was genuinely lost about this whole process. Applying and writing the LSAT was already a big mystery that I had to decode and going into law school I could not have been more unprepared than I was. Thankfully, there are now countless resources and alumni online that are able to share their tips. Here are a few things I quickly realized upon my entry into this legal world. www.simplysandra.ca #firstgenlawstudent #lawyerswhoblog #lawschoolblogs…

Taking notes in law school is very fast pace. When I first started law school it was hard to keep up with long PowerPoint slides, while still trying to write everything that the professor says. I take all my notes with pen and paper. For all my classes, I type my class notes at the…