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Choosing and Leveraging a Law School | Law School Real Talk Series

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English - March 20, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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The Law School Real Talk Series by the Houston Law Review was developed to provide useful and actionable advice to first-year law students regarding the many unknowns of law school. On this episode of the series, season 4 host Matt Chelf is joined by Houston Law Review members Olivia Wogon and JP Johanson as they discuss their experiences and advice on how to decide on a law school as an applicant and getting the most out of that school as a student. Our guests provided a variety of information pertaining to evaluating law schools and using school resources to achieve desirable employment, with the unique perspectives of both Olivia and JP moving to Houston from out of state and JP transferring to UHLC following his 1L year. Olivia, JP and Matt discuss how they landed in Houston while providing their own tips, tricks and advice along the way, from factors for considering schools, networking on campus and more. 

Season 4, Episode 8 Contents:

00:00 – Introduction
01:24 – Factors & Resources for Evaluating Law Schools
14:47  – Maximizing the Law School Experience
18:05 – Leveraging your Law School’s Strengths
20:45 – Advice to your “1L Self”

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