Law professors give advice to students on starting the school year off right
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — The ABA Law Student Division and Themis Bar Review took to Twitter in August for a conversation about best practices for starting the law school year. From studying tips to stress busters, our panel of law school professors has you covered.
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ABA JOURNAL — Can we lawyers step into the eudaimonic turn? What if, instead of thoroughly exhausting ourselves unearthing or stirring up problems around every corner, we also invested (and replenished) energy in fostering good?
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JDJOURNAL — A tumultuous year is a good time to look back before the next law school admissions season begins. Law school applicants, students, and graduates alike were affected by the coronavirus pandemic in many ways, including the greatest number of applications since 2011.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Law school is not a rigid path, but there is less room for experimentation than at the undergraduate level. Thus, it is best for students to come to law school with some sense of their career interests and goals. Expressing clear career goals, even if they are broad or…
Read More about Tips for law school applicants on choosing specializationsHarvard Law Dean John Manning welcomes incoming students
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In his welcome address to incoming Harvard Law students this year, Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning ’85 made the case that lawyers and the legal profession will be central to resolving many of the challenges facing the nation and the world today.
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US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — With the rapid rise of law school tuition over the last several decades, annual tuition at American Bar Association-approved private law schools averaged nearly $50,000 in 2019, according to Law School Transparency, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making entry into the legal profession more transparent, fair and affordable.
Read More about Financial advice for law studentsABA Virtual Office Hours series connects law students with financial planning tools during and after law school
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Join Derek Brainard, MBA, AFC®, CRPC® from nonprofit AccessLex Institute as he outlines how to create a financial plan that works for you during law school.
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ILLINOIS NEWS LIVE — According to the American Bar Association (ABA), a student that wants to learn and practice law should have critical thinking, good communication skills, should be a persuasive debater, and also be a good analytical and problem-solving person. According to Mike Weston, an essay writer at custom writing service, he student should also…
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — All of this is to say that these feelings of inadequacy are not only valid but they also won’t instantly dissipate the minute you graduate. Like many mental health struggles we face, impostor syndrome is here to stay. With that, I encourage you to use your internship to learn how to…
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JDSUPRA — It looks like the COVID pandemic will continue to be a factor at the beginning of this school year. What can you do to get into the mindset for starting law school, considering the ongoing issues due to COVID? Join us for this episode as we share some tips for a successful 1L year.
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