1L Success

Neonzeus
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:38:53 +0000

(Sorry - Posted before I finished writing.) Yeah, or talk to someone who actually attended. For OP, TLS is known for having very snarky, know-it-all posters. When I browsed the site, the incivility made me sad for the future of the profession (assuming that being employed as lowly associates or clerks won’t eventually knock the arrogance out of the posters). However, there is also some great information there and obviously not everyone is obnoxious. S got some good advice there. Just put on your battle gear before visiting.

I still think study groups can be tricky as a 1L. It can be useful to review the material with others, but a study group can also adversely affect someone’s grades if participants waste the time focusing on the wrong issues, get caught up in arguing for the sake of arguing, rely on shared outlines instead of doing their own, induce panic because individuals appear to be “getting” the material faster, etc.

A study group might work for OP. Or not. Law students have been forming them for as long as I can remember, so they must bring value to the process for many law students.