Dear 1L

I never could have done my book if it hadn’t been for some very…

There’s a right way and a wrong way to approach a law-school essay exam….

Dear 1L, I thought of you as I woke today.A still-dark scene on my…

I had just had my second child. She was 3 months old, and her…

No law student wants to spend a holiday weekend at school— —on an empty…

Dear 1L, You really need to brace yourself for this Thanksgiving break. Aunt Minnie…

I brought 2 hats with me into every law school exam. I took the…

Dear 1L, In the past 4 years, I’ve seen 100+ 1L fall memos. Every…

One thing I do is review legal resumes. I see them from the full…

Dear 1L, This week, most of you will start your big memo. This is…

Sadly, I have heard that some law schools actively discourage students—especially 1Ls—from spending any…