First Day of School
There is nothing like it. The first day of law school is not pleasant. If you been out of school for a few years and you are just starting law school, there is that nice excitement of being back to...
View ArticleProperty Class
My first class on the first day of law school was Property. Property is not like any other areas of law. Its not straight forward like Civil Procedure or Contract law. Its based on common law and...
View ArticleIRAC
IRAC stands for Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion. It is a form of analysis that all law students employ in reading and reviewing any case. It is one of the first things that you learn in law...
View ArticlePart time student
Most people think or consider a part time law student as a non-traditional law student because those individuals graduate in 4 years instead of 3 years. If you go to ruthless law school where 20% of...
View ArticleClass schedule for part time first year student
Here is the typical work schedule for a non-traditional law student in their first year of law school: Fall Spring Contracts I and II...
View ArticleSecond year schedule
Here is what your second year of law school schedule could look like: Civil Procedure I and II (2 units and 3 units) Constitutional Law I and II (3 units and 3 units) Property (4 units) Two...
View ArticleJournalist fight for right to practice law
In California, a ex-journalist is fighting for this right to practice law. The journalist while in his twenties was caught writing fake articles for several magazines. The gentlemen had passed the...
View ArticleBaby Bar
Those who attend unaccredited law schools in California, after their first year, have to pass, what is commonly know as the "Baby Bar" to get credit for their first year class load. These students...
View ArticleFebruary Bar Exam
Now that the semester is over, many law student who finished early will begin to prepare for the February bar exam. The deadline to file for the 2012 exam is January 17, 2012. Most should have...
View ArticleFuture Interest
One of the hardest concepts of law for first year law students is the concept called "Future Interest" which all law students learn in their first semester of Property. Future interest is a right to...
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