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Future Law Student preparing for Law School. Follow me on my journey.

Looking back on 1L

Posted on May 20, 2013

Well, I’ve survived the work portion of 1L, now I just have to hope I survive the grades of 1L (it takes about a month to get grades). It was certainly a journey but looking back on it I’m incredibly … Continue reading →

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1L Summer Jobs

Posted on April 15, 2013

So the summer is almost here and that means a handful of things. Dreaded finals are quickly approaching for everyone and people have been on the frantic search for summer legal positions. Luckily I started my summer job search way … Continue reading →

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New U.S. News and World Report Rankings

Posted on March 21, 2013

Well, the new U.S. News and World Report rankings have been released. I urge everyone to not buy into them too much. They rarely include anything about a law school that you’ll actually care about on a day-to-day basis while … Continue reading →

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A New Leap

Posted on March 15, 2013

So there are some things I’ve posted here on Wanna Be Lawyer that I’ve really felt could and have helped people. Things like my post on ranking law schools your own way. Well I’ve spent the past few weeks working on … Continue reading →

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Second Thoughts on Bar Exam Prep

Posted on February 27, 2013

Well this weekend was Barrister’s Ball, a huge prom-like event for most law schools. It was a pretty fun affair and I’m looking forward to two more years of it. Getting into the nitty-gritty of some law school stuff though, … Continue reading →

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Challenges of the Legal Profession

Posted on February 13, 2013

So there’s always a lot of doom and gloom about practicing law out there. One of my colleagues from undergrad who is a practicing attorney has a nice piece that’s been posted in North Carolina about overcoming these challenges for … Continue reading →

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Blizzard of 2013

Posted on February 9, 2013

So here in New England we got quite a lot of snow. Quinnipiac Law had all of its classes cancelled yesterday in anticipation of how bad it was going to be. I think it was a good move. We’ve had … Continue reading →

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Some Interesting News

Posted on February 6, 2013

So for those of you who didn’t see the most recent New York Times article here it is, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/education/law-schools-applications-fall-as-costs-rise-and-jobs-are-cut.html?smid=pl-share&_r=2& . It’s nothing too terribly new, law schools are in crisis. It’s the same doom-and-gloom story the New York Times has been … Continue reading →

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1L Spring Semester

Posted on February 4, 2013

Hope everyone enjoyed the Superbowl. So the spring semester is fully underway. The fall of 1L year was certainly challenging, there was a lot to get used to but this second semester has definitely seen the workload increase. If you … Continue reading →

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Looking Back on the First Semester of Law School

Posted on December 27, 2012

I know, it’s been far too long since my last post. For those of you in law school you probably understand why, memos and the first round of exams are virtually all-encompassing. For those of you looking into law school, … Continue reading →

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