We are glad you chose UofL Law School to prepare you for your new profession. Although this is a very exciting time in your life, entering law school is a major life transition. You will encounter many changes during the first year including:
 

• Change in family roles and responsibilities necessitated by demands on your time;
• Change in family and friends’ perception of you, the evolving “lawyer,” especially in families where professional education is a new experience;
• Change in age group reference - for older students returning to school with younger peers; for younger students returning to live with older parents or relatives;
• Change in financial status - living on a student budget can be a challenge, as can be budgeting student needs into your existing income; and
• Change of location - which results in changes in directions, food, services, church and friends.

Probably the biggest change for you as a first year student is the method of legal education.

 

 

Advice for first year law students

Change in second semester

Study aids in law school

The Socratic Method

The "it depends" answer

Time management