How to Succeed in Law School, Part I: How to Avoid Looking Back and Having Regrets
Each summer I ask my outgoing 1Ls “what advice would you give to someone getting…
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Last Minute Tips for 1Ls Starting Law School
Across our nation, new 1Ls are concluding their preparations for the start of school. By…
Part II: Are You New to ASP? Publications – The Classics
All of us in ASP are fortunate to have so many well-written and practical books…
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Part I: Are You New to ASP? Resources of Interest
If you have joined the academic support/bar preparation professional community for the first time, we…
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Remembering Who You Are and What You Want to Become
Many of our students have always been the top of the heap in public education…
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Becoming more detailed-oriented, or not, because it’s all circumstantial
Yesterday evening I received a two sentence email from a student asking for advice on…
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The Angst of Grades and Academic Standards
Professors are grading stacks of exams as the due date for grades quickly approaches. The…
Develop Tools for Dealing with Stress
Law school is tough but so is life. Now is the time to develop your…
Posted inAdvice Bar Exam Preparation Miscellany
Nix the Acronyms
The Legal Skills Prof Blog recently posted this reference to a short piece on acronyms.…
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Teenage Lobotomy
To paraphrase the late, great Romantic poet Joey Ramone, "technology did a job on me,…