Sleep Your Way Through Law School
From the people who brought you Speed Read Your Way Through Law School, we bring you – nap time. A new study found that napping boosts sophisticated memory. It also helps you to see the…
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Strike Three – Now It’s Western U at the Bat
Usually one two universities on strike is enough for a semester. We thought we made it through this one with just York and Windsor, but looks like UWO might be joining the picket lines too….
Med Students Think They’re Isolated? Hah, Wimps!
A study a couple months ago indicated that medical students are socially segregated from each other. The reasons included: High workloads school located outside the main campus High numbers of contact hours, outside the university…
Huge Changes to Ontario Civil Procedure
The McGuinty government has today announced that it will be making significant changes to the civil justice system in Ontario. The changes arise in response to Justice Osborne’s recommendations for civil procedure reforms. The government…
Alcohol and Drug Use in Law School
The Profs Blawg is doing an informal poll on law student drug and alcohol use. You can participate and see the results here.
Essential tech skills for law students
David Canton continues a discussion of essential tech skills for lawyers on Slaw. In addition to my comment to his post, I suggest learning to back your data up. USB keys and external hard drives…
Wireless Internet in Class: Bad for your Reputation?
I didn’t realize the error of my ways until my professor blogged about it. Technology makes education work in ways we have to appreciate. I have on occasion tried to imagine what law school was…
“We Object!” – The Impossibility of Satisfying Everybody
As everyone probably knows by now, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University has resumed classes despite the ongoing strike by CUPE 3903. On top of the obvious controversy a move like this will stir…
Don’t Freak Out, It’s Only Law School.
It’s exam time again. The pressure is on – yet again. Don’t freak out, it’s only law school. Hahahahaha or should I say Muwhahahahaha I know what you are thinking: ‘he is either a masochist…
Classes Resume at Osgoode Hall
Today York University’s Executive Committee of Senate approved the Remediation Plan put forth by Dean Monahan which will permit Osgoode Hall to resume classes on December 1 for all LL.B courses not instructed by members…
Doing an MBA is intense; doing a law degree is far more stressful
Published in yesterday’s print version of the National Post The difference between an MBA and a JD (I am completing a joint degree), is that an MBA is more intense; a law degree is far…
Can Speed Reading Get You Through Law School?
As every law student knows (except maybe Dany), there’s a lot of reading in law school. wikiHow has an entry on speed reading that might be useful. They start off with these tips: Have your…