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Quotes to uplift and inspire future lawyers. Follow for daily study tips and motivation.

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Sleep deprivation is a mandatory law school experience for law students.

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You don’t have to be a lawyer to work in the legal industry. There are many roles that keep law firms, corporate legal departments, and court systems running smoothly every day.

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You don’t have to be a lawyer to work in the legal industry. There are many roles that keep law firms, corporate legal departments, and court systems running smoothly every day.

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Every law student knows the struggle of drowning in PDFs and wasting hours searching for the right document.

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It is extremely common for first-year law students to feel completely lost, overwhelmed, and like they understand nothing.

If you are experiencing this right now, know that you are in the vast majority, even if your classmates act like they have it all figured out.

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The massive volume of reading combined with the need to brief cases using IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion) makes late-night study sessions standard for most law students.

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Law students should expect to be overwhelmed by deadlines, readings and extracurricular activities.

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Most students enter law school mentally healthy, yet their rates of anxiety and depression skyrocket within months.

So don’t forget to take good care of your mental health. Take time to rest and relax. Getting enough sleep and maintaining a healthy diet are important.

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Legal way of thinking and writing:
“According to the facts of the case, the issue is whether…”
“On the facts, it is likely that…”
“This depends on the precise factual circumstances…”
“Applying the law to the facts…”
“Therefore, according to the facts of the case…”

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Law professors love to treat recommended readings as mandatory readings tested in actual exams.

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Your inner struggle as a law student is like a battle between the angel and the demon on your shoulders.

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Law professors and lecturers may be great legal scholars and/or practitioners but they may still need to refine their pedagogical skills.

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Studying law can have some unusual psychological and behavioural side effects, especially after several years of intensive study. Most are not harmful, but they can affect how you think and interact with people.

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Law professors only think from their own perspective. They have forgotten what it is like to be law students and expect you to know as much as they do.

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Law students love to engage in inner monologues and argue with themselves.

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You learn the most powerful reply that protects you from almost any liability.

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Note taking is an important study skill for law students. You need to develop your own system that works best for you.

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Academic distress is necessary for progress, improvement and personal growth. Keep going.

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Your law degree opens a lot more doors than you might think.

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Law students can become very good at procrastinating while simultaneously feeling guilty about procrastinating.