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Why you should pay attention during your legal writing classes

Failure to pay attention might get you some unwanted publicity. Just ask David Glasser, an attorney in Floriday, who was chastised by a U.S. District Court judge for poor writing skills (among other things). Be sure to click on the link to the full motion at the end of the article.

Filed under: Law School, Writing, advice

Job Search Tips

Via the law librarian blog, Out of the Jungle, come these helpful hints on searching for a job. Good advice for these trying times.

Filed under: advice, jobs

Law and Grammar

New from the folks at the Law Librarian Blog: Does Grammar Matter for Lawyers, Judges and Law Students, with a link to Robert C. Farrell’s article, Why Grammar Matters: Conjugating Verbs in Modern Legal Opinions.

Filed under: Cool links, Writing, advice

Hein Online Help

Joe Hodnicki, over at the Law Librarian Blog, points out that HeinOnline has some pretty good resources for teaching patrons how to use HeinOnline. Check out the training guides and videos.

Filed under: Cool links, Teaching, Web 2.0, advice, library 2.0, research guides

Suffolk University’s Transitioning from 1-L to Summer Work Podcast Series.

The link to this series is here.  (http://www.law.suffolk.edu/podcasts/lps-2008-summer.html). You’ll need iTunes to subscribe.

Filed under: Law School, advice

Nutshell on Legal and Life Skills

Filed under: advice

Mac Law Students

This one is for all our Mac-using law students: Mac Law Students.  This site has tons of useful information.

Filed under: Law School, Technology, advice, software

Some good advice for returning 1-Ls

From the Out of the Jungle blog: Spring Semester Blues — Treating 1-Ls right.

Filed under: Law School, advice

Video : Gene Koo on New Skills, New Learning

Filed under: Law School, Teaching, Technology, advice

Bar Exam Advice: Best diet before a test

 From Lawsagna comes this bit of advice on the best diet before a test. This could be  handy for you folks taking the bar exam next week.

Filed under: advice, bar exam

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