Season Three, Episode Three discusses legal scholarship in two parts.

First, we talk about journals. In law school, journals are not the classic moleskin notebooks made for self-reflection. Journals are student-run volumes of scholarship—termed "law review." Every law school has multiple law reviews, with the Law Review, being the sought-after catch-all journal. You apply to journal at some point in the latter half of 1L. You actually join journal at the start of 2L as an Executive Editor (AE) and your job is to Bluebook your assigned footnotes in three stages: source hunt, first edit, second edit. If you want to stay on journal your third year, you can either be on board performing more of a managerial role. Or, you can be a Senior Editor (SE) where your primary responsibility remains Bluebooking.

Second, we talk about publishing your own article! I highly recommend supervision under a professor and seeking feedback on your work. Next, make a student Scholastica account to search and submit to journals. Finally, consider conferences, paper awards, and other opportunities to showcase your work.

I hope this was helpful! Leave your questions in the comments :)

Season Three, Episode Two discusses how to make money in law school. Inclusive of my most creative side quests.

This episode begins by talking about common student jobs. Then, it discusses what you can do in the (more limited) 1L-verse. By summer, there are many opportunities for paid positions. Finally, there are a decent number of semester-long opportunities your 2L and 3L. This includes paid student jobs at your law school.

You can have a job in law school. Its not going to fund your tuition but may help pay your rent and groceries. You just have to know where to look—and I'm here to help.

Welcome to Season Three of Sidebar! We'll deep dive into law school topics you're more likely to encounter your 2L and 3L years.

In today's episode, we're covering law school competitions. First, we briefly discuss the difference between mock trial and moot court. Second, we talk about writing legal briefs. Finally, we chat about oral arguments.

What's worse than taking a law school final? Probably the days leading up to it. This Episode discusses the week leading up to exam day and how you can work smart and stay sane.

Ah the dreaded law school final. This Episode discusses different types of law school exams, building a schedule, and study techniques.

In Season 2 Episode 3, we're covering some the most FAQs I've gotten since starting law school.

What does a law school cold call entail and how do you survive it? How do you pick what classes to take? Can you have part-time jobs or side gigs at law school?

I hope this video answers some of these and more. Drop your question in the comments!

This episode demystifies two highly-used (yet not very complex) law school concepts: case briefs and outlines.

Chapters

2:33: Understanding Case Briefs

12:33: Hornbooks

18:33: Outlining and Types of Outlines

26:07: High-Level Dos & Don'ts

This episode kicks off season two: welcome to law school. We begin by covering your first semester of law school at a super high-level. The law school semester has a lifecycle. The hardest part of your first year is not knowing that.

Happy Tuesday! I’m so excited to welcome Bianca from AmplifyAcademy to this week’s episode. We’ve already covered all things talking Big Law. But as anyone in this world knows, this year’s 1Ls had a uniquely wonky cycle. Many wrapped up 2L summer (and even post-grad) recruiting before they’d even applied to 1L summer jobs.

In Episode 5, and the wrap to our big law recruiting segment, Bianca shares her experience and advice for navigating it all.

Keep up with Bianca: https://www.tiktok.com/@amplifyacademyllc

Let’s take a break from big law recruiting and answer some of the law school admissions questions I get most often.

First (0:20): what are the major components of a law school application?

Next (4:01): should you make the switch to law school—and how do you stand out in the application process? This question came from a STEM student, but the answer is useful for anyone thinking about a career pivot.

Then (16:12): how do you show your academic potential and your community-building capacity… through essays?

For answers to the above (and a few other questions), I hope this episode is helpful.