Have you finished your first year of law school?

Now you have some idea of what it's all about. Now is the time to commit to achieving your personal best.
Are these still your goals?

• Deep, rich, comprehensive understanding of the law
• Grades representative of your high capabilities and commitment
• First-time bar passage   

Sometime during the second year of law school, law students’ goals often become more vague, or even shift.  What causes that?  What do you think?  Perhaps a summer of working at a law firm, interning at The Inns of Court, attending an International Law Summer Seminar in Lisbon, or clerking for a judge does it.  Or maybe the rethinking stems from not working in the legal field over the summer, but spending a summer with family and friends, working a job that earns some good money. 

Whatever the reason, as students begin their second year, they recognize that 33 percent of law school has ended, class rank is established, and the actual professional practice of law – though still 630 days away – seems imminent.  Although questions remain about refining exam-taking techniques, most of the 2L and 3L questions focus on these topics:

• Summer clerkships and internships
• Career matters
• The bar examination