Some prospective law school students (like my former college roommate) knew from the time they were 5 years old that they were going to be a lawyer. Others (like me) were less certain, and were considering a variety of other options as well. Although this Forbes article has a “Chatgpt feel” to it, it does […]
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If you are fortunate enough to be able to choose among multiple law schools to which you have been accepted, the decision can be daunting. Let me make a few suggestions from experience.
Spending a little time contemplating one’s future career is a worthwhile task. First, let me state the obvious: law school is not right for everyone. Neither is the medical field; nor the entertainment industry; nor working as an actuary; nor being a photographer.
Stock market guru Warren Buffet has a saying: stocks are the only thing people don’t want to buy on sale. In other words, when the stock market goes down and you can get a bargain, people become scared of stocks and don’t buy them.
Many readers of this blog are planning to go to law school or currently are in law school. Trying to figure out how to act as a new lawyer, and what things to prioritize, can sometimes be a challenge. Some advice from a few experienced practitioners can be found here.
1. The State Bar requires a significant amount of memorization of substantive law. The LSAT is a logic-based test that requires virtually no memorization of anything.
When Warren Buffet speaks about business, people listen. He was asked by his friend, Bill Gates, to name the best book on business he ever read. Take a look at his answer to that question (as well as his recommendation for the best book on investing one’s money ever written) here.
Happy 4th of July! With LSAT scores having been released this week, it seems an appropriate time to consider the thought-provoking video that you can view here. Some food for thought regarding things one might infer from this video:
Here is a true example of irony for you. A professor at UCI who has studied psychopathy throughout his career, developed the ability to determine whether one has psychopathic tendencies. How? By studying the way one’s brain looks. The irony, you ask? He found out that he himself has the brain of a psychopath…and comes from […]
Let’s face it, trying to decide upon a future career is not always an easy task. Since law school is open to pre-law students of any major, many students give serious consideration to the idea. However, they often don’t know whether law school and a future career as a lawyer are right for them. Here […]
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