I’m the first to admit I didn’t take enough advantage of professors’ office hours in law school. I didn’t like to study at the law school, instead preferring to commute back and forth (fortunately, an easy 10 minute bike ride) between home and school for class. Working in a visit to office hours felt like an insurmountable hurdle, but I was only hurting myself with this philosophy. Fortunately, I was able to build strong relationships with professors through other means: clinic, research assistantship, and directed readings, but I still regret not taking more advantage of office hours. [Read more…] about Six Ways to Use Office Hours
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How To Manage Relationships While In Law School
Balancing anything with law school is always a challenge. The demands on your time have probably never felt more significant than they do now. It can be more difficult to find free time to spend with the ones you love, and even if you do find the time, it’s hard not to bore them by talking about law school constantly.
Law school is a tough experience, a serious investment. The last thing you want is to let anything get in the way of you achieving this goal. Yet, succeeding in law school won’t really mean anything if you can’t share it with the people you love. So, how do you maintain those relationships while also devoting yourself to law?
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Podcast Episode 221: Our Top 5 Last-Minute Exam Tips
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re sharing our top 5 last-minute exam tips that will help you see the big picture and fill in some of the details of law school exam prep.
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of practicing as much as you can
- Putting together the study materials for yourself
- Seeking additional help from your professors, classmates, a study group, or a tutor
- Getting a realistic understanding of how well you’re doing
- Knowing the law in detail, not in broad strokes
- Having a big-picture plan and keeping yourself well enough to take the exam
- Do not give up if you feel you’re behind, because a lot can be done even in a few days!
Thanks for listening!
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Prepare For Exams By Pre-Writing Rule Sections
To start, I will disclaim, as lawyers are known to do: bringing pre-written rule sections into an exam is only ok if your exam is open note and, even then, just to be safe, if your professor says it’s ok. (Don’t worry, for those of you who won’t be able to bring your rule sections to your exam with you, keep reading anyway – they’re still worth writing!)
So, why go through the effort of pre-writing rule sections when you’re just going to have to go ahead and re-write them on the exam anyway and, on top of that, you’re not even entirely sure what’s going to be tested? Here’s why: [Read more…] about Prepare For Exams By Pre-Writing Rule Sections
Creating a Final Exam Study Schedule
Even though Halloween is over, you may be spooked with your final exams rapidly approaching. However, as long as you create an effective final exam study schedule, there is no reason to panic. Although law school can be overwhelming, creating a precise final exam schedule is relatively simple and will help you maintain focus as exams approach.
Before planning, there are a few basic details about your classes and schedule that you need will need to plan for. Specific to a finals schedule, first consider the following questions: [Read more…] about Creating a Final Exam Study Schedule
Podcast Episode 220: More on Accommodations in Law School (w/Elizabeth Knox)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re welcoming back disability consultant Elizabeth Knox to discuss the process of applying for accommodations in law school to level the playing field in cases of disability, pregnancy, anxiety, and other conditions.
In this episode we discuss:
- The different categories that fall into the accommodations realm
- How much harder is it to get accommodations if you don’t have a history of accommodations?
- How to advocate for yourself if you’re not comfortable with the traditional mode of teaching in law school
- What if the accommodations request is not approved before exam time?
- What to do if medical issues come up suddenly during the semester
- Accommodations for the bar exam
- Navigating the job search process for people with special needs
- Remember that people don’t even notice that somebody got accommodations for the exam!
Thanks for listening!
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