[blindlaw] Readings

[kelby carlson]

Get the best grades you possibly can. The best way to do this, in my opinion, is as many practice exams and sample questions for each class as humanly possible. Outlining is helpful, but won't guarantee anything. Definitely don't use somebody else's outline, no matter how tempting it is or how hard the class is. Bad grades first year will kill your chances at a good internship or summer associate position. Get on journal, and follow James's advice about that. Work really, really hard on your article so it can be published.

Try and have a definite idea of what law you want to do as quickly as possible. You don't want to be floundering around trying to get random jobs or internships. If you are having trouble deciding, try to get a judicial internship the summer after 1L year with a judge that does a variety of cases. If you want a federal clerkship, you must be on the lookout your first year, and begin applying your second year. You will probably have to apply for hundreds of things so be prepared. Also, be willing to relocate if possible, but do try to have some idea of where you want to practice. If you can get internships in that state, it will be easier to find jobs.

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> On Jan 25, 2019, at 8:42 AM, Scott Marshall via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Sanho:
> Treat yourself once and a while! I'm talking about a date night out or a dinner with yourself, even if you cannot afford it financially or time-wise. When I attended Harvard Law School, and I won't tell you how long ago that was, I use to treat myself to a breakfast every Sunday morning at a nearby Holiday Inn. I ate all of my most favorite breakfast foods which I normally didn't consume; got to know all of the hotel staff including their legal and personal problems, and I dispensed all kinds of legal and nonlegal advice, as only a foolish law student can do (not recommended). All this having been said, when I graduated, the hotel staff gave me a $150 gift, which was huge back then. I was so touched, and I had to wipe away the tears.
> Good luck to you.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 6:49 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindlaw] Readings
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm starting law school in the Fall. Can anyone share their "What I wish I'd known as an incoming blind law student" advice?
> 
> Warmth,
> Sanho
> 
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