August 11, 2026

Do you know how to use your law degree?

You don’t know how to use your law degree. Chances are, there are more ways than you think, and your professors and career counselors don’t necessarily know, either. An article today on KSL.com says that new lawyers are entering the market uninformed about how to use their law degrees. Some students report feeling misled by […]

Mock Interview Questions

I’m doing mock interviews at the law school tonight. Any good questions you recommend? Other than the typical “greatest strength/weakness” questions?

Should the LSAT be required by law schools?

Hey there, future lawyers: how would you like to apply for law school without taking the LSAT? Yeah, seriously. No more LSAT requirements for entering law school. That’s the recommendation being proposed by the American Bar Association. A “substantial portion” of the ABA committee believes the rule should be repealed, Polden [Santa Clara University law school […]

Some tips from a graduate of Utah’s New Lawyer Training Program

Last year, the Utah Bar Association for the first time implemented the “New Lawyer Training Program,” (NLTP) a requirement for new lawyers in Utah. The goal of the Utah NLTP is to match new lawyers with more experienced lawyers for training during their first year of practice in professionalism, ethics, and civility; to assist new […]

From ABL: Gr8 Advice 4 U Bar Takers :-0

Quality of writing counts…. Excessive use of abbreviations, such as symbols, acronyms and text-talk, may result in score reduction. – An announcement to July 2010 Illinois bar exam candidates, posted onIBABY.org (“Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar … and You”). (Thanks to ABL for the LOL) Related articles by Zemanta 60% of Bar exams will […]

Opening up the books on post-grad employment

Remember graduating from law school?  Remember studying for the bar, and then taking the bar, and then that long wait for results?  And, if you were in my class, just starting to realize that the economy’s nose dive affected the legal industry, too, there was during all of that the constant hunt for a job. […]