While my first semester of law school was one of the most difficult challenges I’ve ever completed, there are things that you can do to make it easier on yourself come finals time.
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Rather than taking a step back, I encourage everyone to go full throttle during their last semester of law school.
I wanted to combine theoretical knowledge with some practical experience, and for me the Mediation Clinic was a perfect match.
It seems almost silly to think of taking breaks when everyone is so stressed with tons of reading to do, but it is a necessity.
My Lawyering for Transfers class provides an opportunity to share my experiences with my transfer peers.
Did I ever think going to law school would afford me the opportunity to study for four months in China? Never!
Law school is often characterized by vague, fear-inducing comments (i.e., the common, ominous advice “Don’t go to law school”). It’s time for a change.
For those unaware, on Gray Day the Law School Admission Test scores are released.
They say 1L is the busiest and craziest year of law school, but I’d have to argue that the period between the last month of 1L and the first month of 2L has been the busiest, craziest, and best period of law school so far.
As we leave these idyllic surroundings, we inherit a world that is divided: a world of hatred and imperfect leaders where representation by the legal profession is required more than ever. We need to go out there and ensure we do justice to what we have learned here.
Performing well in a law school classroom depends on many different variables.
There may be no way to eliminate stress when you’re studying for law school exams, but NYU Law goes out of its way to help take the edge off.
Every US law student will make an outline at some point. So what exactly is an outline?
What are the differences between law schools in India and their counterparts in the US?
Normally people hear the phrase “bending the rules” and think of skirting a process or going outside the lines. In the world of administrative law, though, bending the rules is part of the process.
A friend of mine recently asked me whether I felt like I was “wasting my 20s” on law school.
As part of his Land Use Regulation course, Professor Roderick M. Hills, Jr. requires all students to attend a land use hearing and write a memo on the experience. Attending a hearing, as it turned out, was one of the most interesting experiences I’ve had so far in law school.
Comparing the German and US models reminds us that there is no one way to legal education.
Here are some of the insights I’ve gleaned from hours and hours on our course selection website.
Nobody likes to fail. Drawing from my experiences during the past six weeks of classes at NYU, I can wholeheartedly admit that I have failed.
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