LawTutor's President gets Young Lawyer's Chair

Which, is an ACTUAL chair. So, pretty soon we will have an actual Captain's chair in the LawTutor's office, to commemorate all of the wonderful work Tania Shah, our fearless leader, has done!

What NOT To Do In Law School , Free Pre Law Workshop

Join us for a FREE workshop on What NOT to do in law school, or rather, how to succeed your first semester of law school without losing your mind!

When: September 12, 2010.
Time: 12-3pm
Where: LawTutors’ office
1674 Beacon St, Suite 2
Brookline, MA 02445
Cost: FREE, and materials will be provided.


This workshop will be given by LawTutors’ President Tania Shah, and Vice President Melissa Gill, who are also adjunct professors at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law, and who also teach the Law School Prep Course available on eCasebriefs.com (http://www.ecasebriefs.com/blog/category/law-school-prep-course/).

The seminar will go over:
• How to prepare for class in a time effective manner
• The importance of your first year grades
• How to brief a case, and make that brief work for you
• Demystifying the outlining process
• How to synthesize your notes, and how to USE your outline.
• Time management skills (ie, how not to become a hermit or lose your mind!)
• Using practice exams to your benefit
• Finally, what is IRAC and why it should be your new best friend!


This seminar is absolutely FREE, you just need to RSVP by September 9th, by emailing info@lawtutors.net or calling the LawTutors office at 617-738-4800.

Read this book before you start law school

I'm serious. Pick up Nancy Rapoport's Law School Survival Manual. I can't recommend this book enough, it really does tell you all you need to know about your first year, and beyond, in a witty and easy to read way. In fact, as I read this book I kept thinking "I ALWAYS tell my students that, and they NEVER listen" - so pick up this book and LISTEN to Nancy, she knows what she's talking about, and you will benefit your first year by taking her advice.

I'll leave you with a blurb from the book, because it can not be stressed enough that, yes, you need to know EVERYTHING your professors say. Now click on the above link and buy the book!

“want to give a law professor an honest to goodness nervous tic? All you have to do is raise your hand in class and ask the question that didn’t seem to bother your lecturers in undergraduate classes; “Do I need to know this?”

FREE Online Pre Law Course

So, yours truly, along with our fearless leader, Tania Shah, recently filmed an online course about what to expect your first year, and how to succeed your first year.

The course has study tips about how to prepare for your classes, what to expect in class, how to read and brief cases, how to write in IRAC form, what to expect on exams and last, but certainly not least, a substantive overview on the topics you are most likely to see your first year.

Best of all, this is all free! Just go to http://www.ecasebriefs.com/blog/category/law-school-prep-course/, create and account, and start watching! There are over 20 hours of video, and practice questions. And yes, since this is free, Tania and I do accept gifts, preferably chocolate and wine! You know, after you have an awesome first semester with fantastic grades, thanks to us!