Blueprint LSAT Blog: Legal Life

Seven Presidents Who Were Lawyers
Today — to commemorate it being the third Monday of February, the date on which we honor George Washington’s birthday, colloquially known as President’s Day and popularly understood as a federal holiday that you may or may not get off from work or class — we’re going to take a look at some of the
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The MBE, Which a Ton of Would-Be Attorneys Have Bombed Recently
One topic of discussion that is sure to send shivers down the spine of any law student is the bar exam. The bar exam is the final academic hurdle on a prospective lawyer’s path to becoming licensed to practice law. It consists of a written portion, which covers different subjects depending on the jurisdiction, and
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A Glossary of Legal Jargon You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask About
People often say that attending law school and familiarizing yourself with legal thinking is like learning a new language. One aspect of the process that makes it so unfamiliar is the prevalence of unfamiliar terms and phrases. In the interest of avoiding any potential embarrassment for incoming law students, this post is going to provide
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A Starting Salary of $190K?!
A short time ago, a so-called “biglaw” firm in New York created a stir in the legal community by announcing starting salaries of $190K. Over the last week, a growing number of firms has matched the new salary scale, which is sure to catch the eye of many prospective law students. This post is going
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Legal Field Trips: Personal Injury Law
To complete our series on various legal practices areas, we’re going to dive into the much maligned world of personal injury law. Personal injury lawyers are often pejoratively referred to as “ambulance chasers” because they — more in myth than fact — are thought to follow ambulances to the scenes of accidents in order to
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Legal Field Trips: Corporate Law
Over the last few weeks, we’ve done quick primers on securities law, criminal law, and appellate litigation. Today, we’re going to break from the emerging trend of focusing solely on the litigation side of practice and jump over to corporate work. As a quick caveat, I am not as familiar with corporate law and most
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Legal Field Trips: Appellate Litigation
For the last couple weeks, we’ve been doing a series on various areas of the law. So far, we’ve covered securities law and criminal law. This week we’re going to take up appellate litigation. While this is a relatively niche area, it is another one that a lot of people seem to talk about before
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Legal Field Trips: Criminal Law
Last week we kicked off a new series of posts covering various fields of the law. We started off in Wall Street, with a quick primer on securities law. This week, we’re going to move on to discuss criminal law. I’m sure everyone reading this has watched Perry Mason, Law & Order, or some other
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