2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Our Whole Industry Is Built on Communication
It was the late 1990s, and my uncle was showing me how he played…
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What Does AI Say About You?
I always heard “personal brand” meant the sum of things people said about you…
- 2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
5 Tips for Law Students on How to Write a Cover Letter to Get an Interview
I don’t supply “model” cover letters for a reason: A “model” is the antithesis…
- 2025 | Dear 1L | Dear 2L | Legal Writing
Big Law Breeds Alcoholics, and I Was One of Them
Chardonnay. You might think when I left Biglaw in 2016, the problem would have…
The Current Entry-Level Job Market
In April 1991, I was a senior at Harvard—just one month from graduating. But…
Don’t Lose Points on Law School Exam Essays With This 10-Step Plan
Dear 1L, Follow this 10-Step Plan so you don’t lose points on your law…
Continuing in Fields of “Law” in Uncertain Times
This post from a law student stopped me in my tracks. It took me…
A Special Easter Gift
This means so much to me. A mom with a pre-law student sent this…
Oral Argument Superpowers
I am married to someone for whom oral argument is a superpower. So here…
- 2025 | Dear 1L | Legal Writing
A Legal Brief Should Be Evergreen
Dear 1L, A legal brief should be evergreen. “Evergreen” is a term you might…
7 Things to Do the Summer Before Law School
When I started helping law students 4 years ago I tried to read everything…
Is OCI Dead?
(And would that be good or bad?) 👉 Only 24% of 1Ls got their…