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Megan Canty

About Megan Canty

Megan Canty is the Director of Academic Success and Bar Exam Preparation at Wayne State University Law School, and previously served as the Associate Director of the Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She regularly presents at conferences on legal education, and her academic scholarship has been published in national and international law journals. Megan is also a Registered Yoga Teacher, and has taught yoga to law school faculty, staff, and students. Megan is a contributor and tutor with Law School Toolbox.

Ahead of the Curve: It’s All in Your Head: Cultivating Success and Overcoming Setbacks With a Growth Mindset

June 8, 2017 By Megan Canty Leave a Comment

Mindset for successWelcome 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!

A question many prospective law students, current law students, and new lawyers consistently ask is: how do I stand out? Set myself apart from the crowd? Get into the school I want? Get the grades I want? Get the job I want? Succeed in my career?

Students and lawyers alike seem to be searching for the answers to these questions and complaining that when they don’t achieve their desired outcomes, it’s the result of bad luck, bias, poor instruction, insufficient education, or any other tangible fault that lies outside of themselves.

It’s no secret that success requires a strong worth ethic, intense preparation, and dedication. But that’s not all. Science is suggesting more and more that our ability to succeed is directly linked to the way we think about and react to our successes and failures.

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What To Expect in Moot Court

November 23, 2016 By Megan Canty Leave a Comment

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As a spring semester 1L you diligently went out for every extra-curricular offered: law review, mock trial, moot court, anything that would boost your resume. But with exams and looking for a summer job, you might have chased down these opportunities without exactly understanding what they were or what it would be like to actually be accepted. So for those of you looking towards a year of moot court but feeling unsure of what you’ve gotten yourself into, here’s what you can expect. [Read more…] about What To Expect in Moot Court

Starting Off on the Right Foot: Survival Tips for the First Few Weeks

September 20, 2016 By Megan Canty Leave a Comment

Survival Tips for the first week of law school

Once orientation is over, the free food and reassuring speeches disappear pretty quickly, and it’s time to get down to business. There’s a lot of advice out there about your 1L year and how to succeed on your exams, but you have to walk before you can run, so let’s talk about getting through the first weeks of the brave new world of law school. [Read more…] about Starting Off on the Right Foot: Survival Tips for the First Few Weeks

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