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1L Summer Jobs

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

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 by

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 by

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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Challenges of the Legal Profession

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

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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Some Interesting News

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

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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Today, Connecticut

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Well, today I move to Connecticut. It’s about a twelve hour drive from Charlotte, NC to Hamden, CT and I’ve decided to do it all in one go. It’ll be a full day on the road but then it’ll be … Continue reading →

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Bars that Kill

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

So apparently the bar exam can kill you. Well, nearly kill you, but still. Now you know. Above the Law Bar Exam Stories.

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Purge Everything

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

I used to be a hugely sentimental person. It creates problems, because you start attaching meaning to all kinds of things you own. In this move I’ve either sold, given away, or thrown away about 80% of everything I own. I even … Continue reading →

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Law School Pens

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

So I was over at Legal Rabbit the other day reading up on pens and general law school supplies. Well, I was searching Amazon about ten seconds later for pens. I grabbed a couple of favorites and some with great … Continue reading →

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Good News for Lawyers

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

We all know the legal industry is a hard nut to crack into, but there’s not always bleak news. Lawyers were recently ranked #5 in the country for best paid jobs. Unfortunately, the data uses averages and not a median … Continue reading →

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