455: Top 10 Tips for Getting Ready for Your 2L Year
The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond · Law School Toolbox
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Show Notes
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing how to spend the summer before starting the demanding second year of law school.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to make the most of your summer job experience
- Developing your personal brand online
- Taking stock of your finances
- Making time for life tasks and having some fun
- Refining your interview skills and job application materials for next summer
- And more!
Resources:
- Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/)
- The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt (https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book)
- Claude.ai (https://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2F%3F)
- Podcast Episode 61: Making the Most of Your 2L and 3L Years of Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-61-making-the-most-of-your-2l-and-3l-years-of-law-school/)
- Podcast Episode 111: Resumes and Cover Letters (with an ex-BigLaw Recruiter) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-111-resumes-cover-letters-ex-biglaw-recruiter/)
- Podcast Episode 149: Saving Money in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-149-saving-money-in-law-school/)
- Podcast Episode 185: Thinking About the 2L Job Search as a 1L (w/ex-BigLaw Recruiter Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-185-thinking-about-the-2l-job-search-as-a-1l-w-ex-biglaw-recruiter-sadie-jones/)
- Podcast Episode 255: The Dos and Don'ts of Writing Samples (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-255-the-dos-and-donts-of-writing-samples-w-sadie-jones/)
- Podcast Episode 442: Quick Tips – How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer Legal Job (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-442-quick-tips-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-summer-legal-job/)
- How to Conduct Great Informational Interviews (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/how-to-conduct-great-informational-interviews/)
- How to Set Yourself Up for a Successful 2L Year (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-set-yourself-up-for-a-successful-2l-year/)
- A Rising 3L Perspective on Going Into 2L Year (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/a-rising-3l-perspective-on-going-into-2l-year/)
- The 2L Slip – Balancing On-Campus Interviews and Extra Curricular Activities (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-2l-slip-balancing-on-campus-interviews-and-extra-curricular-activities/)
Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-455-top-10-tips-for-getting-ready-for-your-2l-year/)
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Alison & Lee