Your Guide to the 2017 LSAT

The Logical Rose-ning Section: Your Recap of The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All Special

Rachel Lindsay is a practicing attorney who once took the LSAT. And you, dear reader, are an aspiring attorney who will soon take the LSAT, Rachel Lindsay is also an aspiring married person, serving as the bachelorette on this season of The Bachelorette, the love story these depraved times deserve. And you, dear reader, may […]

The Logical Rose-ning Section: Your Recap of The Bachelorette, Episode 7

Rachel Lindsay is a practicing attorney who once took the LSAT. And you, dear reader, are an aspiring attorney who will soon take the LSAT, Rachel Lindsay is also an aspiring married person, serving as the Bachelorette on this season of The Bachelorette, the love story these depraved times deserve. And you, dear reader, may […]

How to Pick Yourself Up from a Practice Exam

Most students in the Blueprint course have just taken Practice Exam 2. I’ve also seen a noticeable uptick in the number of emails from students panicked over the results of their practice exam results. I’m tempted to say that there’s a cause and effect relationship going on here, but as we continue to study to […]

And Now, THE Greatest Lawyer Movie of All Time

Settle in. When I set out on this project almost a year ago, I had many questions: What are the greatest lawyer movies ever? What makes a great lawyer movie great? And how long would Blueprint actually let me keep this up? Since then, I’ve watched 24 lawyer movies, most of them from the ABA’s […]

Do I have to study for the February LSAT over Christmas break?

Curse you, LSAT! Yes. Glad we got that out of the way. Now we can talk about how to do that without ruining the season. Here’s one quick and easy idea. Make flashcards. Yes, there is no technology whatsoever involved here, but it’s convenient and amazingly portable. Wanna study for thirty minutes while your SO […]

The Greatest Lawyer Movies of All Time: The Verdict

Paul Newman as lawyer and struggling alcoholic Frank Galvin. This week, in my ongoing search for the Greatest Lawyer Movies of All Time, I decided to re-watch #10 on the ABA’s Top 25… The Verdict 1982 dir. Sidney Lumet Some movie lawyers are noble. Some are cruel, or cold, or just in it for the […]

Intellectual Property Law and the Vulnerable Consumer

“Nobody’s more frustrated than me.” “I am running a business.” These statements were made by Mylan Health CEO Heather Bresch regarding the recent firestorm over Mylan’s role in the dizzying upward spiral of prices for medication, some of which — including the medication at issue, Epi Pen — can make the difference between life and […]

Fallacy Watch – GOP Debate #4

First things first… The Blueprint team has followed this year’s presidential debates, Republican and Democratic alike, with great interest and, more importantly, with a singular goal: tracking the reasoning flaws lurking within the candidates’ arguments. In an age of sound bites and endless, empty commentary on the so-called horserace, we believe it’s important to expose […]

Republican Debate Fallacy Highlights

*Click image to enlarge   Like many of you, we tuned into this evening’s Republican Presidential Debate eagerly expecting a saloon brawl. And like many of you, we were a bit disappointed. Have you noticed that you’re differently disposed toward the two parties’ debates? You watch the Democratic debates drinking coffee, assiduously taking notes, and […]