340: Getting in the Right Headspace to Start Law School

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about what to do – and what not to do – the summer before law school.

In this episode we discuss:

• Specific things you can do to prepare for starting law school
• What to think about if you're going to be moving
• How much substantive law should you try to learn over the summer?
• Should you try to meet classmates before orientation?
• What type of clothes do you need?
• Writing a letter to yourself about why you want to go to law school

Resources:

• Start Law School Right (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/start-law-school-right/)
• "Listen and Learn" series (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-toolbox-podcast-substantive-law-topics/#listen-learn)
• The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White (https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X?language=en_US)
• Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, by Lawrence Lessig (https://www.amazon.com/Code-Other-Cyberspace-Lawrence-Lessig/dp/046503912X)
• Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution, by Elie Mystal (https://www.amazon.com/Allow-Me-Retort-Black-Constitution/dp/1620976811)
• The Buffalo Creek Disaster, by Gerald M. Stern (https://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Creek-Disaster-Survivors-Coal-Mining/dp/0307388492)
• Podcast Episode 43: Getting Mentally Prepared to Start Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-43-getting-mentally-prepared-to-start-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 110: Revisiting Mindset (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-110-revisiting-mindset/)
• Podcast Episode 158: What to Wear (And What Not to Wear) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-158-what-to-wear-and-not-to-wear/)
• Podcast Episode 193: Books to Read Before Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-193-books-to-read-before-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 195: What to Do the Summer Before Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-195-what-to-do-the-summer-before-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 198: Pre-1L Life Logistics (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-198-pre-1l-life-logistics/)
• Podcast Episode 201: Fashion Law & Men's Fashion (w/Douglas Hand) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-201-fashion-law-mens-fashion-w-douglas-hand/) 
• Podcast Episode 220: More on Accommodations in Law School (w/Elizabeth Knox) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-220-more-on-accommodations-in-law-school-w-elizabeth-knox/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-340-getting-in-the-right-headspace-to-start-law-school/)

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Alison & Lee