Talking about the Socratic method is not new material here. We have:
- Told you what it is;
- How to survive it;
- And how to hit the ground running on day one of law school.
These posts provide fantastic tips about Dean Langdell’s punishing method. I want to approach this topic in a way that will help you with cold calling in your classes and in your professional life after law school. Most articles about this signature style of questions and answers in law school classes focus on reading your cases, taking good notes, and knowing the facts of every case to arm the weary law student for the attack. These are fantastic tips, but I want to get to the root of much of the anxiety: Speaking up in front of people. [Read more…] about Be Prepared and Speak Up! A Different Approach to the Socratic Method
There is nothing worse than cold-calling an attorney and asking for an informational interview. It is one of the most difficult things a law student can do, but with a little strategic thinking, persistence, and tenacity it is possible to leverage that 15-minute coffee into so much more. 
If you haven’t already, at some point in your law school career you will find yourself in the midst of a 
From day one at law school, the