It is important to know what kind of law you want to practice. Sounds simple enough, but it can be difficult to decide what area you want to go into. The areas of law are endless, numerous claims can be brought and there is an infinite source of clientele. You also only get three years in law school to figure out what you might be good at and like practicing! This is further complicated when you have to meet certain requirements to graduate and if you want to take classes in order to help prepare you for the bar exam. So what is law student supposed to do? Once you are finished learning the basics of the law in your 1L year, you have the chance to get your feet wet in other specific types of law.
In your upperclassmen years, you get to choose electives that fit your interests so that you can learn about a type of law that you may want to practice. One of my electives in my 3L year was workers compensation. This course gave me an overview of workers’ compensation in general, however was tinted with Michigan law (as that is the state where my law school is located). Here is a quick overview of this course so you have a general understanding of workers’ compensation law before you take it.
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Starting law school is an exciting transition in life! You are beginning the life-changing but challenging adventure of becoming an attorney. Although this new step may be exhilarating, starting law school can also be a difficult and terrifying feat! There are so many unanswered questions so it can be hard to know if you are handling things correctly. Since you’re just starting law school, how are you supposed to know what to expect or how things work?? Fear not my friends, I have successfully survived law school and have the benefit of hindsight! When I was a young 1L, I felt lost. I am a first generation college student and was very unsure of myself. This led me to find the very site you are looking at now! In order to help you through this life-altering moment, I have come up with some questions that I had as a 1L and provided answers based on my experience. My goal is to help clear up some misconceptions of the first year of law school and ease some of the concerns you may have! 
By now, you’re probably starting to settle into law school and adjust to the workload. You may feel like you’re totally on top of things, or you may feel like you’re just trying to keep your head above water. Regardless of how you’re feeling, there are a few things that you can consider doing to help tackle your workload and keep it under control as the semester moves along. 
As you pack away your swimsuits, pull out your favorite pieces of flannel and begin to make space in your closet for your winter boots, two things may come to mind: 1) you are about to be bombarded by a flood of ads for Pumpkin Spice Lattes and 2) job interview season is upon us. During law school, the beginning of Fall simply meant it was time to begin stressing about: classes, interview callbacks or the lack thereof and doubling down on the job search. Doubling down on my job search meant that I had to strategically juggle my new class schedule between rushing to interviews, my off-campus externship and moot court practice. This vicious cycle which was consistently marred by the anxiety of not receiving a job offer, made my Fall semester stressful to say the least. Chances are, if you’re a 2L or 3L without a permanent job offer, you may be experiencing some of what I just described.