If Your Law School Grades Sucked, You Must Face Vader
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If Your Law School Grades Sucked, You Must Face Vader

Short TL;DR version: If your law school grades sucked, even if it makes your upper or lower GI tracts quiver a bit, you must face your law professors for feedback on your final exams. That’s it. Now, the longer version for people who as kids would have done well in the Stanford Marshmallow Test: As I…

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Rainbow vomit, violent ejaculation, and law professor advice (original version)

Larry’s Note:  As I mentioned before, the following piece was originally scheduled to be published in Above The Law.  Ultimately they published only half of it, as they had a problem with some content (which was, I admit, a bit over the top).  So what follows is a complete version of the text I had…

Iron Chef and the Law: Recipes & Ingredients Are Like Claims & Elements
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Iron Chef and the Law: Recipes & Ingredients Are Like Claims & Elements

So previously, we discussed (1) an overall strategy for how to do well law school and (2) what NOT to do in law school. I promised not to be so negative, but to tell you what you should do. This time — the third part of a five piece series — I focus on the first pillar to success: master…

“First Year They Scare You To Death:”  Manage Fear and Protect Your Time In Law School

“First Year They Scare You To Death:” Manage Fear and Protect Your Time In Law School

Fear. FEAR! (As embodied by the weirdo White Walker/Gandalf snowman guy above.  Or this guy.) Fear is the dominant emotion for many law students before and during your first year in law school. Law school is at least a bit scary.  Maybe a lot. Maybe you don’t want to admit it to others, but at…