Okay, so love is a pretty strong word. But Dropbox is one of a few programs that I feel have been necessary to survive law school. Why? That’s also an easy question. It provides virtually instantaneous backup to the “cloud” and on my computer; the ability to share instantly with friends and between my computers; [...]
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Good Reads
I’m not a big fan of lists of links, but 100 Blog Posts You Should Read Before Going to Law School is a pretty well-constructed list of links to blog posts that have to do with law school preparation, financing law school, and so on. Yes, the folks at OnlineCourses.org enticed me to post a [...]
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Digital Textbooks: Ready for Prime Time?
In a Mashable piece, Josh Catone argues that digital textbooks don’t provide enough cost savings, are crippled by a lack of standardized format, and suffer from the same problem we’ve all seen with “rented” music tracks: Who actually “owns” the books? Digital textbooks could in theory knock printed versions into the dustbin of history, but [...]
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Books, Books, Books
Anyone out there have book-buying tips? As we all know, the cost of law school textbooks is out of control. I’ve ordered from Amazon in the past, but it can be a bit nerve-wracking when they’re out of stock. If you have personal experience with money-saving approaches to buying law school textbooks, please comment.
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NALP Reports Median Associate Starting Pay of $130k
I do wonder if sampling bias is at work here. In any event, the figure of $130k doesn’t apply if you’re going to a small firm: While the median starting pay was $130,000 overall, it ranged from $70,000 in firms of 2 to 25 lawyers to $135,000 in firms of 501 to 1,000 lawyers, and [...]
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