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Podcast Episode 340: Getting in the Right Headspace to Start Law School

May 3, 2022 By Law School Toolbox Team Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about what to do – and what not to do – the summer before law school.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Specific things you can do to prepare for starting law school
  • What to think about if you’re going to be moving
  • How much substantive law should you try to learn over the summer?
  • Should you try to meet classmates before orientation?
  • What type of clothes do you need?
  • Writing a letter to yourself about why you want to go to law school

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Resources:

  • Start Law School Right
  • “Listen and Learn” series
  • The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
  • Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, by Lawrence Lessig
  • Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy‘s Guide to the Constitution, by Elie Mystal
  • The Buffalo Creek Disaster, by Gerald M. Stern
  • Podcast Episode 43: Getting Mentally Prepared to Start Law School
  • Podcast Episode 110: Revisiting Mindset
  • Podcast Episode 158: What to Wear (And What Not to Wear)
  • Podcast Episode 193: Books to Read Before Law School
  • Podcast Episode 195: What to Do the Summer Before Law School
  • Podcast Episode 198: Pre-1L Life Logistics
  • Podcast Episode 201: Fashion Law & Men’s Fashion (w/Douglas Hand)
  • Podcast Episode 220: More on Accommodations in Law School (w/Elizabeth Knox)

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