254: Starting Law School Successfully During a Pandemic

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're unpacking some of the "standard" topics when it comes to getting ready to start law school, and we'll also look at how the coronavirus is affecting incoming students' plans this year.

In this episode we discuss:

• Do you need to learn any law before classes start?
• Should you be putting together a study group already?
• What else can you do to "get ahead" this summer?
• Housing, food, and other life logistics for 1Ls
• Preparing the tech equipment you'll need for school
• Complications caused by the COVID-19 shutdown for incoming law students
• Staying mentally and physically healthy

Resources:

• Start Law School Right (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/start-law-school-right/)
• Welcome, Incoming 1Ls! (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/1l/)
• Podcast Episode 151: Our Top 10 Podcast Episodes for Incoming 1Ls (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-151-our-top-10-podcast-episodes-for-incoming-1ls/)
• Podcast Episode 193: Books to Read Before Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-193-books-to-read-before-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 198: Pre-1L Life Logistics (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-198-pre-1l-life-logistics/)
• Podcast Episode 242: COVID-19 Considerations for (Potentially) Incoming 1Ls (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-242-covid-19-considerations-for-potentially-incoming-1ls/)
• Thinking Outside the Box: Should You Start a Virtual Study Group? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/thinking-outside-the-box-should-you-start-a-virtual-study-group/)
• Preparing to Start Law School in the Time of COVID-19 (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/preparing-to-start-law-school-in-the-time-of-covid-19/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-254-starting-law-school-successfully-during-a-pandemic/)

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Alison & Lee