Guest Blogger: Kate Fox, 1L Student Kate Fox is a 1L at University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a social media intern for BARBRI Law Preview. She attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, obtaining a degree in Marketing with a minor in Applied Statistics. As a first year, she has secured a summer legal internship with […]
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Guest Blogger: Kate Fox, 1L Student Kate Fox is a 1L at University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a social media intern for BARBRI Law Preview. She attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, obtaining a degree in Marketing with a minor in Applied Statistics. As a first year, she has secured a summer legal internship with
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Guest Blogger: Anita Western, Law and Technology Anita Western is a 3L at Michigan State University College of Law with a trustee scholarship and a passion toward the issues that arrive at the intersection of law and technology. Prior to law school, she earned three bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice, Spanish and Political Science. Anita works
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If you attend law school — especially a school like University of Chicago Law School where Law and Economics envelopes the pedagogy — you’ll learn that by applying economic theory to the analysis of law, theorists can explain: the effect of laws, which legal rules are reasonable and economically efficient, and, ultimately, accurately predict the
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If you’ve just taken our Are You Ready for Law School Quiz, it’s time to do a deep dive into your results. View the quiz answer key If you scored 1-2… If you scored 3-5… If you scored 6-7… If you liked the quiz, take the Law Student Personality Quiz Quiz Answer Key The grades
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In celebration of Black History Month, we’re featuring five revolutionary black lawyers who had an impact on American history. Some of these men and women made their marks in the courtroom, some gravitated to legislatures and others have been successful in both arenas. Macon Bolling Allen, First African American Lawyer & Judge, 1816 Macon Bolling
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Guest Blogger: Anita Western, Law and Technology Anita Western is a 3L at Michigan State University College of Law with a trustee scholarship and a passion toward the issues that arrive at the intersection of law and technology. Prior to law school, she earned three bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice, Spanish and Political Science. Anita works
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Unfortunately, yes. It’s well documented that the vast majority of law firm recruiting takes place during the fall semester of law students’ second year, and first year (1L) grades are all that legal employers have at their disposal at the time when deciding which students to hire into their summer associate programs. What may not
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Devastated. Kicked in the gut. Blindsided. That’s how it might feel when you check your Gmail and read the first sentence from your top-choice school: “We regret to inform you…” If you’ve clung to the dream of attending a particular law school since your senior year of high school, you’ll undoubtedly feel deeply discouraged
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Law Preview retains a roster of law professors that any school would envy. Not only are they accomplished scholars, but they represent 24 Teacher of the Year Award Winners, five former clerks to justices on the Supreme Court and two federal prosecutors. But don’t be intimidated by their credentials — above all they are fun, engaging and
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