Day in the Life is a three-part series following a 1L, 2L and 3L through a typical day of law school. The second installment is written by 2L Andy Stein. 7:15 a.m. The soothing tones of Incubus’ “Aqueous Transmission” emanate from my phone and awake me from my always-deep slumber. It’s important to pick a song you don’t mind hearing …
A day in the life of a 1L
Day in the Life is a three-part series following a 1L, 2L and 3L through a typical day of law school. The series opens today with 1L Michele Kraak. 6:30 Monday morning My first alarm goes off. I don’t have class until 9:15, but I’m a snooze button abuser and I always like to start my day watching “Good Morning …
A race of wits: Bluebook Relays return for 22nd year
Barber Emerson Bluebook Relays Friday, October 28, 2011 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Green Hall View photos from last year’s Relays Each fall, first-year law students participate in the Barber Emerson Bluebook Relays. The competition, sponsored by a Lawrence law firm, tests legal research skills learned in the Lawyering program. Working in teams, students locate references in the library and write …
Law school grades not most important hiring criterion for firms
If you’re dead set on making great grades in law school to land a job, you’re overlooking something even more important. At least, that’s what the National Jurist magazine found when it polled hiring partners at mid-sized law firms across the country. The survey showed that the most important criterion when making a hiring decision was the candidate’s personality, or …
Could you be getting more out of Google’s search engine? Some tips and tricks
Recently, the Wheat Law Library received a book titled Google for Lawyers: Essential Search Tips and Productivity Tools,” by Carole A. Levitt and Mark E. Rosch. I instantly fell in love with it. For those of you who don’t know, Google started off as a basic search engine but has grown into a means of categorizing and disseminating electronic information. …
Law school survival tips from a recent graduate: Simplify your life and warn your loved ones
First-year boot camp has ended, and regular classes have begun. Many of you are still a bit dizzy from all of the new responsibilities that law school has thrust upon you. Fresh out of law school, the Wheat Law Library’s new Faculty Services Senior Researcher, Ashly Basgall, has a few tips to help keep you on track and at least …