Selecting Elective Courses
For many law students, the excitement of the 2L and 3L years includes the freedom to take different electives. This is the prime opportunity to explore what areas of the law …
Themes
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Building Relationships with Faculty
Being in large classes was a bit of a shock to my system coming from a relatively small undergraduate campus in Boston, where my largest class was 40 people during a …
Building Relationships with Faculty
I’ll be honest. Picking a law school was one of the most nerve-racking experiences of my life. I spent many late nights awake researching schools class demographics, their clinics and externship …
Building Relationships with Faculty
The faculty members at Loyola Law School are very friendly and open to meeting with students. Most professors will hold weekly office hours over zoom or in person to answer questions …
Building Relationships with Faculty
The unique thing about law school compared to undergraduate is that you have the ability to communicate more freely with the deans on campus. Due to the smaller class sizes, the …
Selecting Elective Courses
When I came to law school, I honestly did not know what type of law I wanted to practice. I came to law school to make a difference in the world …
The Importance of Study Groups
The camaraderie you build with your peers in law school, especially in your 1L section, is different than I have experienced before. The closest comparison I have to it is the …
Debunking a Law School Myth with Jiu Jitsu
In the Jiu Jitsu community, there is something called the “blue belt curse.” It is a phenomenon where practitioners quit after they have been promoted to their blue belt, and my …
How I Spent My Summer: California Public Utility Commission
After 1L finals, I only had one week before the beginning of my internship at the California Public Utility Commission’s Administrative Law Judge Division. I was excited, but I also felt …
Meet the Correspondent: Lesly Silva
I am so excited to be returning to the Jury of Peers! A lot has changed since I last wrote here. I am in my final year as a law student, …
Meet the Correspondent: Emily Bernstein
Hello all! For those of you who are just finding Jury of Peers – welcome! I’m Emily, a 2L from Salt Lake City, UT (originally from LA!). A few tidbits about …
Summer Plans
It is hard to believe that my 1L year is coming to an end and I am gearing up for finals and my summer internship! While days and weeks of this …