Student News

Academic Success Tip - Conquer Your Most Difficult Tasks First

kkball01 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:32 -0500

This week’s tips focus on how you can use your time efficiently and effectively for studying during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Be alert to your “highs” and “lows” in planning your study schedule. Do the hardest tasks when you are the most alert. It often helps to do the most difficult or most unpleasant task first so that it does not hang over you all day. Do more active tasks when you are feeling more drained: flashcards, practice questions, making graphics, etc. Read and review outlines when you are the most focused. Be aware of when you need a short break to restore your focus.

Academic Success Tip - Carve Out the Time You Will Need for Study

kkball01 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:48:24 -0500

This week’s tips focus on how you can use your time efficiently and effectively for studying during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Realize that it is your responsibility to carve out the time you need for study. Talk to your family and friends about why it is important for you to have study time during the break period to prepare for exams, to write a paper, or to accomplish whatever tasks you need to do. If you have always played during undergraduate school on breaks, they may not understand why law study is different. Even if family and friends do not fully understand, you need to make personal decisions that you will not regret later. You may need to make some compromises and get up earlier or stay up later. Do not use your family and friends as an excuse to procrastinate.

Good Luck to the Health Law Moot Court Competition Team!

jsward01 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:47:33 -0500

We want to wish Noelle Rao, Eric Lowe, Mark Fendley, and coach Karen Jordan good luck as they travel to Carbondale, Illinois to participate in the National Health Law Moot Court Competition. Go get 'em!!

Are You Taking the July 2010 Kentucky Bar Exam?

kkball01 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:19:25 -0500

If you are planning to take the July 2010 Kentucky Bar Exam, be sure to stop by the Academic Success Office to pick up a handout explaining the application process. Also, mark your calendars for a presentation on January 7, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 275, regarding the Bar application process. If you have any questions, please contact Kimberly Ballard, Director of Academic Success (Room 212).

Drafting Seminar, when taught by Nicholson (986-08), Spring 2010 - Business Organizations is not a prerequisite

rtblac01 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:25:03 -0500

Business Organizations is not a prerequisite for the Drafting Seminar being taught by Professor Nicholson (986-08) in spring 2010, but an understanding of business organizations is preferable.

Academic Success Tip - Create a Personal Study Calendar

kkball01 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:58:34 -0500

This week’s tips focus on how you can use your time efficiently and effectively for studying during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Once you decide your priorities, plot out on a calendar which tasks you will complete each day. Be realistic. Mark down the actual hours you will spend on each task. Consider the following possibilities:

Listen to CD’s in the airport, on the plane, or while driving.
Review outlines while in the airport or on the plane.
Photocopy the pages you need to read for classes rather than lugging all of your books with you.
Ask a family member or friend to quiz you with flashcards while you are at home.
Get up earlier or go to bed later than family so that you can carve out time to study.
Negotiate time to study when family/friends are doing other activities that do not need to include you.
Schedule time with family and friends so that you know when you can study and they know when they will see you.
Consider whether you can study in a different location than home in order to get time, space, and quiet for studying.
Plan to take Thanksgiving Day off if possible. If you have too much to do, at least take a portion of the day off and have fun.
Use the template calendar attached.

SALDF Meeting Today!!

r0napi01 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:15:18 -0500

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will meet today from 12pm - 1pm in Room 177. We will be discussing events for next semester and the election of a 1L Representative. Hope to see many of you there!

SBA November Student of the Month: Barry Dunn

arwigg02 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:56 -0500

The SBA November Student of the Month is Barry Dunn. Barry is the President of the Moot Court Board where he helped raise thousands of dollars in donations on behalf of the school's preeminent Trial Advocacy Organization. He also co-founded the First-Year Oral Advocacy Competition. He leads a group of four exceptional students as the only returning member of the law school's National Moot Court Team. Moreover he is an active member of the University of Louisville Law Review, for which he serves as Notes Editor. Last year he was a Torts tutor for the first years, and he organized mock interviews for the first years. He was also a finalist in the Pirtle-Washer Argument Competition and is a research assistant for Professor Weaver. Thanks Barry! Your contributions do not go unnoticed.

If you were not able to register for any spring 2010 course because the course had reached maximum enrollment . . .

rtblac01 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:24:30 -0500

If you were not able to register for any spring 2010 course because the course had reached maximum enrollment and was closed, then go to the TWEN site titled “2010 Spring - Class Schedule Discussion Forum” and download the Excel spreadsheet. Follow the instructions you will find when you open the spreadsheet. Tom Blackburn, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, tblackburn@louisville.edu

SALDF Meeting!!

r0napi01 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:42:03 -0500

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 4th from 12pm - 1pm in Room 177. We will be discussing events for next semester and the election of a 1L Representative. Hope to see many of you there!