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Ariel Salzer

About Ariel Salzer

Ariel Salzer is a tutor and mentor tutor for Law School Toolbox and Bar Exam Toolbox. Ariel has taught everything from conjunctions to calculus on four different continents. A primary and secondary school educator in the U.S. and abroad before law school, Ariel has always had penchant for teaching and editing. As a student at the University of San Francisco School of Law, Ariel tutored Torts and led 1L workshops on time management, exam preparation, legal writing, and outlining. As the chief Technical Editor on the Executive Board of the USF Law Review, Ariel was in charge of ensuring the accuracy of thousands of legal citations, and has become a Bluebook expert. She also served as a Case Counsel for the USF Moot Court program, and received CALI awards for high-scoring two classes, including Legal Research and Writing. After practicing law as a product liability litigator in California for a number of years, Ariel found her way back to teaching and now enjoys helping students find success in their law school classes and on the bar exam.

Not Participating in Online Negativity During COVID-19 – Part II

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Not Participating in Online Negativity During Covid-19 – Part IISolitary confinement, quarantine—social distancing in all its nerve-wracking glory! Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has become the new normal, we at Law School Toolbox are encouraging law students to not only stay calm and protect their health and well-being, but to be careful not to fall prey to this new world of negativity.

Last time, I talked about some steps you can take to safeguard your reputation online as you interview and enter the legal profession. Here are a couple more tips to keep in mind: [Read more…] about Not Participating in Online Negativity During COVID-19 – Part II

Not Participating in Online Negativity During Covid-19

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Not Participating in Online Negativity During Covid-19As a law student, you’ve probably heard the old adage: “Don’t write anything you wouldn’t want to see on the front page of the newspaper.” It might sound hyperbolic, but it’s sound advice because, let’s face it, your good reputation as a future lawyer is something you need to maintain. I’m not saying every employer will check your online presence before interviewing you, but you better believe a lot of them will do so before making the decision whether to hire you. [Read more…] about Not Participating in Online Negativity During Covid-19

Ahead Of The Curve: Time Management When Starting Law School

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Time Management When Starting Law School

Welcome to Ahead of the Curve, our new series for incoming 1Ls. We’re getting lots of questions about what law school to attend, how to pay for it, and what people can be doing now to set themselves up for success in law school. Stay tuned, and be sure to sign up for our free mailing list and check out the Start Law School Right course to ensure you’re ready to go on Day One!

I remember starting law school and being both really excited and completely overwhelmed by the sheer force of so much new information. At times I felt like there was so much to do I couldn’t keep my head above water. Other times, I had so much extra time on my hands, I figured I must be doing something wrong.

It became apparent pretty quickly that the type of flimsy paper day planner I had used in undergrad just wasn’t going to cut it anymore. As a 1L, not only do you need to go to class, and of course, prepare for class, but there are so many other items on your to-do list that it can be difficult to make time for everything and prioritize what matters most. In particular, my recommendation for incoming 1Ls would be to incorporate time for the following kinds of activities every week: [Read more…] about Ahead Of The Curve: Time Management When Starting Law School

Should You Quit Law School?

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Most of the time, my job centers around trying to help people stay in law school—and how to succeed there—not how to get out. Recently, though, I worked with a student who I found myself advising to ditch the law altogether. I actually told this person, “If there’s anything else you can do, any other career path, even if it means starting a new career, do that instead.” Pretty harsh, I know. It was a tough conversation to have for both of us. So, how did we get to this point? [Read more…] about Should You Quit Law School?

Five Ways to Avoid Disaster in the Second Half of the Semester

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A lot of law students over the years have expressed doubt about when to start preparing for final exams. At the beginning of the semester, you really haven’t covered enough material yet. Then, once the semester picks up, things get so busy, that it’s hard to find the time. What tends to happen is that the really diligent preparation doesn’t start until late November for December exams—and that is a big mistake. [Read more…] about Five Ways to Avoid Disaster in the Second Half of the Semester

Seven Things Law Students Need to Stop Doing Immediately

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Law school classes will always be made up of both mature, self-sufficient, well-informed people on the one hand and maybe a few childish, coddled, clueless people on the other. I’m not saying there’s no in-between grey area, of course there is. However, I’ve seen some startling behavior from several law students over the past few years, and there are some things that just need to stop. [Read more…] about Seven Things Law Students Need to Stop Doing Immediately

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