Jurisprudanse Macabre: The Scariest Legal Cases
Welcome, everyone pursuing a leghoul career, to Halloween Week. For the next week, we’ll be transforming, like Michael Jackson into Werewolf Michael Jackson, into Ghost Strongly Supported and Booprint...
View ArticleSouthern California: RSVP to Southwestern’s Law Day
Are you a prospective law student? Will you be in the LA area November 11? If so, you don’t want to miss Southwestern’s Law Day. It’ll be at Southwestern from 1:30 to 6 pm, and if you go you’ll get a...
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The beginning of November always brings to light one of the most important debates in American culture: When does the holiday season actually begin? Is it after Halloween (no), or does the season not...
View ArticleShould you clerk after law school? (…Also, what is clerking?)
One of the aspects of a career in law that I find both appealing and frustrating is that the finish line is constantly moving. For example, when you first start thinking about becoming a lawyer, your...
View ArticleSaturday is Southwestern Law Day — RSVP for great info, prizes, and discounts!
Southern California buds: please, for a moment, put down your avocados, surfboards, and other components of your cowabunga lifestyle, and listen up. We have an important announcement to make. This...
View ArticleDon’t forget — this Saturday is Southwestern Law Day
A reminder to all of those who will be in Los Angeles this weekend: On Saturday, Southwestern Law School is holding the appropriately named Southwestern Law Day. That’s a whole day, from 1:30-6:30 pm,...
View ArticleWe’re bringing holiday spirit way too early with this week’s webinar discounts
Christmas Creep is real. It used to be that the unofficial start of the holiday season was the day after Thanksgiving. Those days are long gone. Now, it’s more like Halloween. What’s next? Christmas...
View ArticleDOs and DON’Ts of Your Personal Statement
As the Immortal Bard once stated, “Now is the winter of our discontent.” For those of you working on your personal statements can probably relate to his sentiment all too well. For me, writing my...
View ArticleIs this year’s application cycle going to be much more competitive?
Michael Spivey, one of the most well-known law schools admissions consultants, just released some data on the number of LSAT test takers this year and the current admissions cycle. Unsurprisingly, the...
View ArticleDid this judicial nominee flunk his confirmation hearing?
In case you missed it, the video of judicial nominee Matthew Peterson getting roasted during the Senate confirmation hearing — for not trying any court cases to a verdict, not knowing what a motion in...
View ArticleThere May Be Big Changes to Law School Financing Ahead
Republicans in Congress are proposing big changes to grad school student loans. If you’re applying to law school, keep an eye on this. It might affect your law school choices. There are two major...
View ArticleOn hold? Waitlisted? How to play the law school waiting game
For those of you applying to law school this cycle, we are now in the later stage of the law school application period. I’m sure many of you have noticed there is one constant to this whole process —...
View ArticleStart your law school journey on the right foot with two free webinars next week
Good morning, law school hopeful. Future badass litigator. Or perhaps future meticulous contract-maker. You’re starting down the path to law school and a fulfilling career as an attorney. And, trust...
View ArticleWriting an Interesting Letter of Continued Interest
Last week, we did a post about the difference between having your law school application waitlisted versus put on hold. For those in the latter camp, one of the recommended steps to strengthen your...
View ArticleFriendly Reminder to RSVP to Our Webinars on 1/31!
Quick question: What’s the best thing to learn about? No, it’s not the cataclysmic life cycle of a star or the deranged daily lives of ancient Roman emperors or the otherworldly features of deep sea...
View ArticleRSVP to the Webinars We’re Hosting Next Wednesday!
Everyone says “New Year, New Me,” but we don’t hear too many people saying “New Year, New LSAT Score.” Frankly, we’re mystified by why more people aren’t thinking about the LSAT at the moment the...
View ArticleLast Chance to RSVP to Tomorrow’s Webinars!
Random person who wants to go to law school, who is also an imbecile: “I’m going to spend months trying to figure out what the LSAT is on my own, and then many more months after that trying to figure...
View ArticleFree Upcoming Webinars on February 6!
February can be a month of high stress and seemingly endless waiting. Whether you are counting down the days until the February LSAT, or waiting for some good news on your law school applications. And...
View ArticleLaw School Interviews: The First of Many to Come
The other day, I started thinking about the number of interviews I’ve participated in as part of my legal education and career thus far. In total, I think the number is somewhere around 75 in the last...
View ArticleStart your law school journey right with tomorrow’s webinars
So, you’re thinking about applying to law school. Maybe this has been a lifelong goal for you, once a relative told you that your bratty, argumentative demeanor would serve you well as an attorney....
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