Although law schools are making an effort to help students acquire practical
experience during law school, many law students have no idea how to interact with a client.
While there, she earned pro bono distinction for performing over 150 hours of pro bono
work during law school.
At the same time, there is a big difference between a law school graduate who has focused on acquiring practical
skills during law school versus the graduate who only took substantive classes.
In a strategy session a couple weeks ago, a colleague recalled how he spent a
summer during law school highlighting every termination clause in contracts.
There is little direct link between the education candidates
receive during law school and the «clinical» component that is articles.
To some extent, this can be captured within the concept of self - directed learning in which our students take ownership of their learning not
only during law school but after law school.
If you would otherwise be living off your
assets during law school, make sure those costs don't exceed what you'd otherwise be taking out to pay rent.
Maintaining
balance during law school will be hard, but it will be far easier if you are already settled into a fitness routine and healthy diet.
The added bonus of doing this type of
reflection during law school is that it can make the process of selecting law school courses much easier.
Most law students drop off the social, family, and civic radar for extended periods of
time during law school.
You can (and should) have
fun during law school, but odds are you won't have nearly as much time for play as you do now.
I had my first
child during law school and have worked hard to achieve a balance between a satisfying legal practice and an active family life.
The guides also include skills that would be useful to
gain during law school if a student is seeking to practice in that area after graduation.
Like it or not, you are going to change a fair
amount during law school, so before making any life - altering decisions, keep that in mind.
Participating in legal clinics, taking practical classes, or clerking either with a law
firm during law school or with a court can give you the necessary tools to be responsible for files.
During law school at Loyola University Chicago School of Law he achieved the Dean's List and received two CALI awards for excellence in Legal Writing.
During law school Mr. Brown had the privilege of clerking for Morgan & Morgan's senior trial lawyer, Keith Mitnik, and learning from him the skills that he has now put into practice in courtrooms across the Southeast on behalf of his clients.
Also during law school, he held internships with two federal judges, the Hon. U.S. Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton and the Hon. U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley, as well as served as research assistant to Prof. Bradley A. Smith, whom President Clinton appointed to chair the Federal Election Commission.