{"id":6806,"date":"2009-08-25T22:26:52","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T03:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2009-08-26T08:48:20","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T13:48:20","slug":"law-school-strategies-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2009\/08\/law-school-strategies-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Law School Strategies for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6807\" title=\"MV5BMTk2NTY2Njg5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNTc3OTQ2__V1__CR68,0,283,283_SS100_\" src=\"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MV5BMTk2NTY2Njg5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNTc3OTQ2__V1__CR680283283_SS100_.jpg\" alt=\"MV5BMTk2NTY2Njg5MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNTc3OTQ2__V1__CR68,0,283,283_SS100_\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>As we officially open the school year, I have been thinking a lot about what are the secrets to success in law school.\u00a0 I understand that Dean Rofes spoke at Orientation about the sausage races at Miller Park.\u00a0 (I personally always root for the Chorizo Sausage!)\u00a0 Law school may sometimes feel a bit like a race, or, to think more classically about Aesop\u2019s fables, like the story of the Tortoise and the Hare.\u00a0 In that story, the tortoise ultimately wins the race using slow and steady steps to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>What does slow and steady have to do with law school?\u00a0 Be steady by being methodical.\u00a0 Read and brief cases before every class.\u00a0 Be steady by outlining every night when you get home from class.\u00a0 An hour of outlining nightly will save you from the panic of trying to cram material at the end of the semester.\u00a0 Outlining each day also helps you to see where you have questions, so you can ask your professors or study group members to help you unravel those questions.\u00a0 One of the benefits of a Marquette education is that the faculty are accessible; use that accessibility to your advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Be also like the tortoise by being slow.\u00a0 The study of law takes time.\u00a0 It takes time to ponder why a decision was rendered or to think about whether a court\u2019s reasoning is sound.\u00a0 One of the ASP leaders in my Orientation section said that it takes <em>at least<\/em> ten minutes to read each page in a casebook.\u00a0 Good legal reading, like good legal writing, is slow going.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What tips do others reading this blog have for success in law school?\u00a0 Share your strategies for success here!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best wishes for a wonderful school year!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we officially open the school year, I have been thinking a lot about what are the secrets to success in law school.\u00a0 I understand that Dean Rofes spoke at Orientation about the sausage races at Miller Park.\u00a0 (I personally always root for the Chorizo 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