Law Students

Maximize Your Time in Law School

By sintecho

A friend of mine just started law school, and she asked me what I wished I?d known when I was a 1L that could have changed my law school experience for the better.

Here are the top three things I think you can do to maximize law school:

1. Invest time in making friends

Business school students know that networking is just as important a part of their business school experience as their classes. Though calling it ?networking? makes you sound a little too premeditated about the whole process, the idea behind it is a good one that I don?t think law students give enough credit. Your peers in law school are going to be your future colleagues and connections. They?re going to be the people who can get you an interview for that great job 10 years down the road, the partners at the law firm who can hire your solo practice, or the general counsels at the company who hires your firm. In the short-term, they?re going to be the ones who lend you notes when you miss class, study with you, and talk you off the ledge when 1L grades come out. Put less time into solo study at the library and more time into bar reviews and other social activities. Maximize your time in an environment with other smart and interesting people by making lasting friendships and connections.

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Full post as published by Ms. JD on September 19, 2008 (boomark / email).