History Behind Dear 1L
Three years ago, I started writing to 1Ls on LinkedIn.
It was Sept 2021–
very much still in the pandemic.
My initial posts were titled, “1L TIP TODAY,” and while they did not do too well, they started me on a weekly posting schedule.
Gradually, more and more 1Ls caught on.
🔹 In Dec 2021, I wrote my first post in letter form.
My views soared.
I listened.
I began starting writing in letter form, and in Jan 2022, I created #Dear1L.
—> 1Ls started saying my tips were so helpful, students were printing out for their bulletin boards.
That helped to rally awareness + enthusiasm, and I was encouraged to keep writing.
🔹 In January 2023, I branched out beyond Dear 1L.
I created a second series for both lawyers and law students:
“Dear Legal Writer.”
And I created #DearLegalWriter.
—> 1Ls continued to tell me they were collecting my tips, and some were organizing them into a binder. 2Ls and 3Ls started to benefit from the tips, too.
—> And many lawyers took note, asking me, “When are you writing a book on legal writing?”
🔹 The third year, I decided to take tip collection into my own hands.
I gathered approximately 200 of my original letters and tips, edited them, added to them, and selected the best subset.
I then massaged them into a narrative that tracks the 12 mos of 1L.
I then indexed the tips into a 5-page table of contents designed to serve as a roadmap for you, and I created a book to hold them.
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The completed book
—titled, “Dear 1L: Notes to Nurture a New Legal Writer”—
gives you everything you need to excel at the written aspects of 1L:
-from getting ready the summer before,
-to taking early midterms,
-to writing the fall legal memo,
-to sitting for final doctrinal exams,
-through the spring brief, and
concluding with preparation of resumes for post-1L job interviews.
✴️ You’ll also get ALL MY BEST ADVANCED-LEGAL-WRITING TIPS,
the very same ones that lawyers are reading and applying in their real-world jobs today.
The book concludes with a 👉 30-point, global, self-editing checklist 👈
that can be used for ANY form of writing a law student or lawyer might need to complete.
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And so that all leads me to you.
Here is the link to get my book: https://a.co/d/3vn0MxA
The e-book costs only $9.99.
Given how helpful my tips have been to students sitting right in your shoes, don’t you want to see what everyone’s been talking about?
Get your copy of Dear 1L today.
Why would anyone dare to do 1L without it?
Why would you?
Let’s make this 1L year amazing,
So this time next year,
we can all together say, “Woo-hoo!” 🙂
Silly Saturday 🌈☀️ cheer to all—
💌 Amanda #Dear1L
Get your book: https://a.co/d/3vn0MxA
