I sat down with Amy Wolfe, a 1L, this week to ask her a few questions about NYU Law School from the perspective of a student.

There’s this weird tradition in American law schools that seems particularly out of place in a world of musty casebooks, crippling workloads, and reflexively competitive people. Every year, all across this great nation of ours, future litigators, judges, educators, and businessmen stop studying, put on stage makeup, and pretend like they’re actors in the strange, sometimes scary ritual of legal education we call Law Revue.

Not sure what to expect when you visit NYU Law? Food, drink, and general merriment, certainly. But that’s far from all.

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes during a moot court competition?

One thing I recall from school is how my friends would say, “Wow, that year went by so fast,” or “It felt like that year went by so much faster than last year.” Every year they would say this, and I could never tell if they remembered saying the exact same thing the year before. [...]

Nearly the whole 1L class packed Tishman Auditorium on March 5, leaving only a few seats to spare as NYU School of Law hosted live Second Circuit oral arguments.

Two months into the spring semester, I share some of my experiences as an exchange student at the National University of Singapore.

At a public meeting in Greenberg Lounge two weeks ago, I saw Professor Samuel Estreicher, who teaches employment law and appellate advocacy here at NYU, defend his position that students should be allowed to sit for the bar after two years of law school and to have the option of walking with a certificate, rather than a J.D.

Instead of seeing a loan as a giant weight I must carry, I think of myself as the bank. My school invests money in me, and I use their cash investment to make an even better investment with a greater return.

Apart from the breadth of its academic and career resources, renowned professors, and beautiful buildings in the heart of Greenwich Village, NYU Law offers something else that no other school can match: Lawyering.

The confusion about the difference between mock trial and moot court seems to be widespread. I hope that the story of my own confusion can help aspiring law students, 1Ls, and any other interested parties to sort out the difference.

A couple days ago, a colleague asked our Facebook group a question on behalf of a friend: “What is the one thing you wish someone had told you before beginning your 1L year at NYU?” Notwithstanding the fact that the first poster replied “RUN AWAY,” the thread actually became a sort of constructive brainstorm on the part of 90 people who had suddenly found themselves halfway done with law school. So here below I reproduce some of the gems of the conversation.

I have this idea, thanks to what I remember from my college economics classes (and Wikipedia to fill in the gaps), that we live in a world of perfect information, that everything we need to know is right in front of us.

As a TA, I get a lot of questions from my students about finals. I would like to pass on some of the things that I took away from my experience as a 1L regarding exam preparation.

Despite my preference for seminars, clinics, and simulation courses, doctrinal courses also can demonstrate their utility when you least expect it and most need it.

Thanksgiving greetings from a thankful 1L.

Despite daunting obstacles caused by Hurricane Sandy, a group of determined NYU Law students traveled to Ohio to do voter protection work in advance of the 2012 election.

“Sandy’s Memory Fades Fast in Washington.” That provocative headline made me realize just how different the last few weeks would have been for me had I elected to stay in D.C. rather than coming to NYU.

Ever wonder how you can practice your oral advocacy, legal research, and brief-writing skills while still in law school? Well, look no further. As a member of Moot Court Board (aka “MCB,” aka “law ninjas”), I had the opportunity to sit in on some of the oral arguments for the 2012 Orison S. Marden Competition at the New York University School of Law.

You may or may not have noticed, but 2012 was an election year. Here are some of the election-related events and volunteer activities that NYU Law students led and participated in.