New Podcast Series "Transitioning from 1L to Summer Legal Work"

From our friends at Suffolk Law School...

"I am pleased to announce the publication of the “Transitioning from One-L to Summer Legal Work” podcast series! This series is hosted by the Suffolk University Law School Legal Practice Skills Program, and includes podcasts created by nineteen legal research and writing faculty from around the country. Its goal is to provide 1Ls with advice on applying the skills they learned during their first year of law school to summer legal employment, as well as to help them succeed in the culture of a law firm. Click the following link for a video overview and to access the series: http://www.law.suffolk.edu/podcasts/lps-2008-summer.html

Please share the link for the series with your students, colleagues in your legal writing program, and other members of the faculty at your law school. As an aside, the introductory podcast in the series is by our own Dean Fred Aman, an accomplished jazz musician. You can hear his music playing in the background at the beginning to each of the podcasts in the series. Thank you to all who participated in the series!

Professor Kathleen Elliott Vinson
Director, Legal Practice Skills Program
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 573-8210
kvinson@suffolk.edu"

Succeed in your Summer Job! Research Tips from the Job Goddess

“You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation." ~Roger Maris

No, I'm not the Job Goddess. She is Kimm Alayne Walton, author of the immensely popular and fantastically helpful Guerilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams. Kimm also writes a great resource called What Law School Doesn't Teach You But You Really Need To Know. Links to both are on the sidebar, and they are both available from the CSO for borrowing.

Feeling a little wonky about legal research outside the classroom? Here's an abstract from What Law School Doesn't Teach You that will give you some great and comprehensive guidelines on handling those assignments, from beginning to end! You'll quickly find that you are a much better writer than you thought, and that how you approach your assignments is half the battle! Write on...