The time of the semester is here when you have no choice but to start thinking about exams.  There are only FOUR weeks of classes left.  You need to have a plan for exam studying or you will have too much to learn and not enough time in which to learn it.  Get caught up on your outlines quickly.  Your outlines will be your master documents for studying.  If you wait too long to get them up-to-date, you will not have enough time to review the material for deep understanding.  If you have the world’s best outline and do not study it thoroughly, you will not perform as well as you could on exams.  Your goal this week should be to catch up on your outlines and then outline every week. 

The next Academic Success Workshop will be on Thursday, October 29, in Room 275.  The presentation will begin at 1:00 p.m.  Learn tips on how to prepare for finals, how to approach exam questions, common errors you can avoid, and more!  Snacks provided.

Monday, October 26, Noon - Learn what you can do now to prepare for the Bar Exam.  Presented by T. Leigh Hearn, South Regional Director of Kaplan PMBR.  This presentation is open to all Brandeis law students and will cover the various components of the bar exam in multiple states, planning, a day in the life of the bar examinee, and strategies for the essay and multiple choice components of the bar exam.  If you have class beginning at 12:35 or 12:45, you are invited to stay until you need to leave for class.  The presentation will be in Room 275 from noon to 12:55.  Bring your lunch!

Everyone interested in participating in the Clinic next semester should send a resume, transcript, and short statement to Professor Shelley Santry by October 28 at shelley.santry@louisville.edu.  Any questions should be directed to her as well.  Decisions will be made by November 1 and all applicants will be contacted prior to registration for classes.

Students must have completed 60 hours by the end of this semester to qualify for a limited license to practice law under Supreme Court Rule 2.540.

Congratulations to Aaron Price, Algeria Ford, Andrew Henson, Brian Bennett, and Erin Bravo for making the 2009-10 National Trial Team.  The team will compete in February in Columbus, Ohio.  Rob Riley and Kim Ballard are the team's coaches.

Tip #4:  Allow time for three types of outline review.   Making the world’s greatest outline is counter-productive if there is no time to learn and review it.  One type of review is intense studying to learn the material in your outline initially (several topics or sub-topics each study period).  The second type of review is regular reading through the outline from cover to cover to reinforce material that you have already learned and anticipate material that you will learn (at least once a week).  The third type of review is additional careful studying of areas that still confuse you or are hard to remember (as often as needed to “conquer” the topic).

Tip #3:  Become aware of when you lose focus.  Determine why you are losing concentration.  Then, determine whether you can correct the situation.  Do you need to make your reading more active by asking questions as you read?  Do you need to move to a quieter place?  Do you need to write a reminder note so that you stop worrying about forgetting something?  Are you hungry and need a quick snack?    If you cannot re-capture your focus, then take a short break and come back once you are refreshed.

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will host a Texas Hold Em' Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 25th at the Monkey Wrench, 1025 Barrett Avenue. The game is no limit Texas Hold Em', $20 buy in, 3000 starting chips, 15 minute blind levels, caps at 60 players plus alternates. First place wins a Nintendo Wii! Sign ups are on the silver bulletin board in the law school lobby. Anyone and everyone is invited to enter. 

The Louisville Law Dining Guide contains reviews of the law school community's favorite dining establishments in the city and sourrounding area. It's by no means exhaustive, but it is informative, especially for those of you that are new to town.

The Student Bar Association's favorites include: Third Avenue Café, J. Alexanders, Ramsi's Café On the World, Spinelli's Pizzeria, El Mundo and the Irish Rover. Dean Chen, Michael Ben-Avraham, Scott Campbell and Professors Knowles and Hilyerd each recommend the Santa Fe Grill.

See the dining guide for more reviews, details and directions. 

 

 

Please see the attached document for registration days and times. 

Pre-registration forms for ALL students must be returned to Student Records by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2009.

Registration materials will be available in Student Records on Tuesday, October 20, 2009.