Category Archives: Law Students

Avoiding an expensive bar study loan

As the spring semester comes to a close, many 3Ls are investigating their bar study loan options. Borrowing one last loan to pay for bar study classes and living expenses has been an accepted routine inside many law schools. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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What is “Citation Stickiness?”

I recently came across a concept in a law review article (yes, I read law review articles in my free time) that’s new to me: Citation Stickiness, by Kevin Bennardo & Alexa Z. Chew. From the abstract: A citation is … Continue reading

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Ryerson law school plan would let students skip articling

I saw the above headline in the news recently.  I also received a survey from the Law Society of Alberta today aimed at principals of articling students to get some feedback.  This got me to thinking about whether our traditional … Continue reading

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Good Resource for New ASP Professionals

If you are just beginning work in academic support, a good resource is Dennis Tonsings 1000 Days to the Bar, but the Practice of Law Starts Now, published by William S. Hein and Company. Dean Tonsing gives a concise overview… … Continue reading

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Time to Remedy the Ills Afflicting ABA Council’s Standard 316 Proposal

By: Professor Judith Welch Wegner, Burton Craige Professor of Law, Emerita            Many readers of this blog are well aware of ongoing efforts by the ABA’s Council of the Section on Legal Education and Admission to … Continue reading

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