Lawyering: it's a physical and psychological scrimmage.Official advice focuses on workplace best practice guidelines. Pace yourself, take regular work breaks, get enough food, sleep, and exercise. But the reality is that law life is a combat zone - you do what you can in the time that you have and in the circumstances that you find yourself in.Often this means … [Read more...]
Think Like A Law Student: The Leslie Knope Guide To Overcoming Extreme Procrastination
Happy International Women's Day!hen it comes to procrastination we have all been there, dreaming up every reason to avoid sitting down and making a start on that terrifying 2000 word assessment. Rather than bite the bullet and just do it, instead we misplace our energy and end up cleaning the whole house.Of all undergraduate degrees, law students must cope with … [Read more...]
9 Reasons Why A Law Degree Is A Life Skill, Not Just A Career
I have lost count of the number of lawyer jokes I have heard, as well as the number of times that I have been labelled a “failed lawyer” or a “reformed lawyer”. What does a lawyer get when you give him Viagra?Taller.But in spite of the inevitable jibes and jokes, many of us choose to pursue legal careers because of a desire to do good and to help solve the life … [Read more...]
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