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Podcast Episode 367: Tech Tools You Can Use to Streamline Your Life

November 15, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re excited to talk about some tech tools that will help you streamline your life, both in law school and beyond. And thanks to Pro-Boards (home of the legal-specific LegalBoard and LegalPad) for sponsoring this episode!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Using a calendar for organizing yourself and for coordination with others
  • How you can streamline most tasks in your life
  • Tools to make your work easier and more accurate
  • Options for backing up your work
  • What apps we’ve been using that we’ve found really helpful
  • The LegalBoard and LegalPad, keypads and keyboards designed especially for lawyers and law students

Thanks for listening!

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How to Prepare for the 1L Summer Job Search

November 9, 2022 By Julia Gourary Leave a Comment

How to Prepare for the 1L Summer Job SearchYou only have two summers to build your legal resume before you graduate law school, so each one counts. You can use the summer after your first year of law school to hone your legal research and writing skills, try out a practice area you’re interested in, get a chance to do public interest work before going into the private sector, and more. 1L students generally spend their summer doing one of the following: working in the public sector (i.e. for a public interest organization or the government), interning for a judge, working in-house for a corporation’s legal department, acting as a professor’s research assistant, or working at a law firm.

Employers are not allowed to start recruiting until December 1 (and some don’t start recruiting until after winter break), so it might seem like there’s nothing for you to do until then. Not true! While it is important to focus on your studies first semester, it’s also vital to take some time to prepare for the summer job search. When the time comes to start searching and applying for jobs, you want to be ready to go, not reformatting your resume or trying to decide what kinds of opportunities you’re interested in. Read on to find out what you can do now, before December 1 hits, to prepare for the 1L summer job search.

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Podcast Episode 366: How Can Parents Help Their Kids in Law School?

November 8, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re sharing our suggestions for ways parents can help their kids in law school, keeping the balance of being supportive without being overbearing.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Talking with your child about what they would find helpful from you
  • Using the resources of the school, as well as outside help if needed
  • Understanding the law school grading curve
  • Lowering your expectations around holidays, especially those near exams
  • Special advice for parents who are lawyers themselves
  • Understanding that some degree of struggle is to be expected for both parents and students

Thanks for listening!

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Four Reasons to Consider Externing for a Judge

November 2, 2022 By Justine Huang Leave a Comment

Four Reasons to Consider Externing for a JudgeBefore starting law school, I didn’t know what a judicial externship was. I can attribute my decision to apply to my professor and legal writing fellow, who were very passionate about working for a judge and constantly encouraged students to consider a judicial externship or clerkship. It was truly an amazing experience that I would recommend for any law student, no matter what kind of law you might want to pursue. Here are four reasons why externing for a judge would be an ideal way to spend your 1L summer:

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Podcast Episode 365: Top 10 Tips for Studying for Final Exams

November 1, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re sharing our top 10 things to consider when preparing for your law school final exams.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Making an exam calendar
  • Outlining, practicing, and getting feedback
  • Finding a balance between studying and class work
  • Being smart about study groups
  • Spending time to evaluate your Thanksgiving plans
  • Preparing for exams as a marathon, not a sprint!

Thanks for listening!

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Breaking into a New Area of Law

October 26, 2022 By Zoila Sanchez Leave a Comment

Breaking into a New Area of LawOne of the most exciting aspects of law school is that you get to discover your interests. I remember asking academic advising as soon I could select my own courses apart from the 1L prerequisites. Fortunately, there are more ways than just coursework to explore areas of the law other than the main fundamentals like torts and criminal law.

Law school opportunities provide experiences to deepen your understanding of a particular area of the law such as:

  • tax law
  • family law
  • real estate law
  • elder law
  • international law

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