A How-To Guide to Law School Classes

Class—“The period during which a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject meets.”

-Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary

 

So you’re probably wondering what makes me take forever to post a new blog post on here.  Sometimes the day-to-day of school, plus the extras of trying to find a summer internship and writing my legal writing motion, have me so crazy by the end of the week that all I want to do is sleep and that’s pretty much how spring break went too!  But, now I’m back and hopefully, once my motion is turned in on Monday, I can have more time to devoting to my blog (comment below on what you’d like me to write about next!).  Since my daily class preparation has been consuming my life, I’ve decided to let you in on how I get ready for class and how I make the most of my actual class time.

Casebooks Galore

Casebook—“A book containing a selection of source materials on a particular subject, esp. one used as a reference work or in teaching."

-Black’s Law Dictionary

 

If you’re in law school, then you’ve come to have a love-hate relationship with what we call casebooks.  If you’re not in law school, then you’re probably wondering what a casebook is.  Well, it’s basically a giant book (in the case of my Con Law book, almost 2000 pages!) that’s filled with court opinions that teach you the law.  In addition to being giant, they can be very expensive so read on to see how I save some money on them.

FabFitFun Editor's Box

Reward—“A recompense or premium offered by an individual in return for special attainments or achievements.”

-Black’s Law Dictionary

 

 

 

 

Two posts in less than a week!  You guys must feel so special after my long absence in the fall.  If you follow my Twitter or read my last post, you may have seen that I ordered a FabFitFun box to reward myself for being 1/6^th of a lawyer and celebrate the start of a new semester.  I decided to post my review of the box on here because I thought it would be a nice break from all law school related posts and I’m thinking about expanding my blog to cover lifestyle in general, but still have a major focus on law school and how my lifestyle fits into that.  Just a disclaimer, this is not an advertisement, but I just wanted to share what I got in case you’re looking into buying one (or just looking for some good gift ideas for yourself!).

New Semester Resolutions

Resolution—“The determination or decision, in regard to its opinion or intention, of a deliberative or legislative body.”

-Black’s Law Dictionary

 

One week in to the new semester and I thought I’d give a brief summary of last semester and my goals for this semester!  At my school, we got our grades back the Friday before the semester started, which is just what you want to see right before classes begin again.  I didn’t do terribly overall, but it was definitely the lowest GPA I’ve ever had (not by much, I did a tiny bit better one semester in college, but by that point I had a high overall GPA).  That really stung since I was used to a particular level of achievement.  However, I had a mock interview this week with a practicing attorney and she told me that my current GPA is a good starting point because I can always increase my grades this semester now that I know how to work the law school system.