CALI’s Pre-Law Blog
A resource for incoming law students from the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction.
Author: Austin Groothuis is a third year law student at Chicago-Kent and the communications/marketing coordinator for CALI. CALI is a nonprofit consortium of law schools that researches and develops computer-mediated legal instruction and supports institutions and individuals using technology and distance learning in legal education.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Bar Exam • Law Schools • Law Students • Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law • Law Student
Recent Posts from CALI’s Pre-Law Blog
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The Blog Back From Hiatus...
...to make its second to last post. Let me explain. I think this blog has run its course now that I am no longer in law school and the Illinois bar is successfully behind…
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Last Piece of Bar Study Advice + Hiatus
The pre-law blog will be going on hiatus until at least after the 2008 February Bar Exam.The last piece of advice I have is to those thinking about working and studying for the bar…
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Law School Admissions: Willing to Make a Deal?
I've always been an advocate of telling future law students never to assume or count on the ability to transfer up to a higher reputation law school.It takes top grades/high class rank to transfer…
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5 Things Law Students Should Know About Prof. Evaluations...
Legal bloggers are talking about a recent state university that punished a student for an extremely inflammatory teacher evaluation. Problem is, of course, most schools promise anonymity with regard to student evaluations of teachers.So…
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First Semester Grade Disappointment (RQ)
As first semester grades roll in a month after finals, students are FINALLY receiving, for the most part, their first real feedback of law school. Congratulations to those of you who met or exceeded…
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Prof. Bowman's Reflects on Fall Semester Tests
Professor Bowman of Law Career blog has some more good advice for law school exam takers after reflecting on last semester's batch of exams.
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Latest Blogger Commentary on Non-Elite Law School Grads Woes
It's been done several times in the past year...a legitimate news source does a write-up on law school, citing the high tuition, high student loan debt, high expectations law students have to make a…
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10 days in: Illinois Bar Review
Well, it's 10 days into Bar/Bri. The strains of working while taking a comprehensive bar review course are about what I expected. At this point I'm making flashcards like crazy and keeping some pretty…
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Second Semester Tips for 2L's
If you're a 1L you will soon, if you haven't already, get your first semester grades. As the blog Out of the Jungle points out... [M]any got a shock. For the first time in…
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New Pre-Law Magazine digital available
This winter's Pre-Law Magazine is now available for free online in digital format. Here is a sampling of the content:Most Political Liberal or Conservative All Night Law School: What part-time law students are finding…