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About Jason Jones

Jason Jones was a tutor for the Law School Toolbox. Jason is an Associate Professor of Law currently at Ave Maria School of Law and has been a law school professor for over eight years. Prior to joining the academy, Jason worked in the Corporate Finance practice group of a large firm.

Jason attended the Michigan State University School of Law. While in law school he served as the Managing Editor of the Journal of Business and Securities Law and brief writer for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot court team.

Jason has extensive experience teaching in the 1L and enjoys helping first year students navigate the law school experience. He also teaches upper level classes on Business Associations, Sales, Secured Transactions, Negotiable Instruments and Corporate Governance.

5 Tips For Reflecting On Your First Semester 1L

December 20, 2017 By Jason Jones Leave a Comment

5 Tips for Reflecting on your First Semester 1LHere we are, finals are over. The holidays are here and hopefully, you’re recovering and recuperating from the first semester. First semester 1L is a super difficult semester and challenges you from many angles, not just academically. I remember the few days following my first semester were largely filled with sleep, laying on the couch and sleeping a bit more. Whether it is sleep, running, sitting in the sun or whatever it is that you do to decompress, please take some time to do so.

After that decompression time is over, it’s time to be productive. Granted, your productivity level will likely be a bit lower and your pace a bit slower than it was certainly during finals. But, there are some things necessary to work on before your second semester 1L begins.

I highly recommend this Great Podcast on making the most of your winter break. Alison and Lee really bring perspective and great ideas for handling your break. One of the areas touched on that is particularly relevant to 1Ls is reflecting and diagnosing your first semester as a law student. Here are 5 tips for reflecting on your first semester 1L:

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Handling First Semester 1L Grades

November 13, 2017 By Jason Jones Leave a Comment

Handling First Semester 1L GradesNo doubt you are currently awaiting your Fall semester grades. I remember the anxiety, the pain, the waiting and the relative suffering involved in that seemingly century of time between the end of final exams and the release of grades. Now, every school releases grades on slightly different schedules but the pain suffered by law students across the country is the same. Some schools will release grades as they come in from the professors and some will release them all at once on a particular date. I’m not sure which is worse but both leave for an anxiety-soaked winter break.

Back in 2004, my law school had this system called Voice Grades. Basically, you called a designated phone number, keyed in your student identification number, and a robotic voice would tell you your grades. The voice was not dissimilar from what you would anticipate robotic/computer voices would sound like. Painfully, as the computer would process the grade before repeating to you, there was always a pause between, for example, “Your grade for Contracts 1” and “A.” That pause must have been a half second as the computer processed but it felt like an eternity. Nobody could ever breathe during that pause.

Even more disturbing than the pause, however, was the tone of the computer’s voice. Though not possible, I swear the robotic computer voice had some inflection. There was an air of surprise when it would report a good grade and some disappointment when the grade was a ‘C’ or below. You felt as though the robot was judging you while simultaneously rooting for your sadness. [Read more…] about Handling First Semester 1L Grades

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