Abhi and Aaminah kick things off with practical time-management advice, urging 1Ls to show up on day one with a scheduling system that can handle classes plus the swirl of lunches, groups, and guest speakers. They pivot to casebooks and briefing, stressing active, focused reading and sharing strategies to tame the heavy workload. In listener Q&A, they normalize nerves about cold calls and social dynamics, reminding students to give others—and themselves—grace and to stay centered on their own progress. For current events, they note Arizona’s criminal-lawyer shortage and a proposal pairing a one-year MLS with a two-year apprenticeship to staff public defense.

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2:40 — Time Management

Law school is more than classes. Networking lunches, student groups, and guest speakers compete for your time. You should arrive on day one with a scheduling system that works for you. 

6:09 - Law School Review

Abhi and Aaminah turn their attention to casebooks and case briefing. Reading cases requires focused and active engagement. They offer strategies to help manage the significant reading workload. 

26:00 - Listener Questions

Several students express concerns with cold calls and social dynamics in law school. Abhi and Aaminah reassure listeners that you are going to meet kind and brilliant people. You aren’t perfect, and neither are they. Focus on your own journey and you’ll be a better student and classmate for it.

40:30 — Current Events

Arizona faces a shortage of criminal lawyers. The state is considering a one-year Master of Legal Studies plus a two-year apprenticeship that would qualify someone to work as a public defender.

53:20 - Word of the Week

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56:57 - Legal Writing

Check out Crushing 1L’s legal writing section for a solid foundation for first year legal writing.