Law Students

Bar Prep - Day 26
Every day we get a little pep talk from bar prep.  We are told that things will make sense and that we just follow the schedule and do what we can and eventually our brain will absorb the information...

Bar Prep - Day 18
Today I picked up the phone and called Bar Prep.  After whining for 15 minutes, I felt a little less stressed and even managed to condense my notes in half the time of which it usually takes me...

Bar Prep - Day 3
Today marks the 27 hours I have spent in bar prep courses for the past three days.  I am tired physically, but my brain is doing okay.  I have not had time to condense my notes yet since there is a very short break between classes...

Bar Prep - Day 11
Today things took a turn for better.  I am still tired, mentally and physically, but at least I am starting to see how the study load will be manageable.  The purpose of the bar prep seem to be  combination of memorizing the most frequently tested substantive law, and applying test strategies for formats such as [...

Bar Prep Supplies, Part I
I am putting together a list of things I am going to buy for the Bar prep.  I prefer to get them out of the way before finals hit.  Here is what I have so far: Pens (black, blue, red, green) White-outs (lots and lots, probably a dozen or more) Wide-Rule Paper (probably 1,000 sheets or more) Highliters (will [...

How to Survive Trial Prep
Actually I love trial prep - it's kind of perverse, I know, yet I confess that I love knocking the ideas about, hunting down leads, bringing strategies together, honing stuff. But one needs a break sometimes...