5 Things Every Law Student Should Buy in Law School (Under $50)

Law school is crazy expensive. But not everything in law school costs an arm and a leg. Some of the best things in law school cost less than a couple drinks at Bar Review. Here is a collection of things that are invaluable for law students and cost less than $50:

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[LegalEagle]

Ask your law school questions in the comments!

[darkriverfarmer]

ok, im not going to law school, and i dont even want to be a lawyer but i cant stop watching these videos

[ignitionfrn]

0:35 - Chapter 1 - Bookstand
2:25 - Chapter 2 - White board & dry/erase markers
3:40 - Chapter 3 - Ear plugs
6:05 - Chapter 4 - Physical calendar
7:25 - Chapter 5 - Alarm

[zeapha]

“Don’t keep ur cellphone near ur bed” *me agreeing* whilst watching his video at 6am after not sleeping all night

[jermainerace]

Those fold-able book-stands are invaluable in other fields as well. Actually, just about all these reccomendations are applicable to any rigorous field of study.

[katieclark]

Recent law school grad. I might add: multi-colored highlighters. Book briefing is the best way to be sure you’re ready when you get cold called, without using a bunch of time writing a physical brief. Highlight the holding in green, the parties in yellow, facts in pink, important sounding dicta in blue, etc. I recommend mild liners for blue and purple, since those highlighters are usually too dark with normal pens. Can attest that the book stand and paper planner/calendar thing works wonders for your neck and productivity! I still use a paper planner because it reduces the time I spend staring at a screen and is way less likely to pop up a text message to throw my concentration while working (unlike my phone)

[Oinikis]

These advises apply not only to law school, but to any other academic field either. I am an engineering student, but we face very similar problems as you described. Also as a side note, as a true engineer, I never trust a single piece of technology to wake me up, I always put on alarms on two separate devices.

[miguelgomez]

When I took the LSAT this past February, the young lady next to me used earplugs. Then I thought, Genius! And it really is. I will buy some before the semester starts. Thanks!

[slackerengi]

Engineering student here
In the words of Muhamid Ali
"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.'

[oliverhantu]

Hi D, I have a suggestion for a video about a day/week in the life of your job specifically. How you prepare for a case, how you fit in time for taking care of yourself, how you juggle multiple cases.

Also, have you ever taken a case that required you to go against something you valued, but your dedication to serving your client outweighed that? You seem to have a lot of integrity, so it would be interesting to know how you would handle that.

Loving the channel and your earnest approach to helping people out.

Happy Holidays,

-Oliver

[darkguardian]

0:29 In the early 1980s, I made a book stand using a wine bottle and a coat hanger… this was before internet, cellphone and Amazon.
How far we’ve come.
All engineers should apply legal study methods because if the amount of detail involved. Blueprints and lab notes are legal documents especially when someone steals your project ideas and try to patent them.

[lennartmakkink]

*Puts in earplugs at the beginning of a test* Brain: "Guess it's sleepy time"

[VyvienneEaux]

I got an electrical outlet timer (the kind you use to make it look like you're home when you go on vacation) for $7 and connected it to a lamp I already owned. It turns on at 4:00AM every morning, and my alarm is set to 4:30AM. I am an extremely deep sleeper who only fully wakes up two or three hours into the day, but since I've DIY'ed the sunrise alarm, I've felt much better in the mornings and have been more likely to actually get up with the alarm!

[angelicaarce]

My anxiety towards law school after binge watching almost every single video 📉

[toridity]

I would have never thought about the book stand or the butcher paper! Great ideas!! I am heading to law school in the Fall!

[reesaspieces]

Honestly, I just keep my phone set on “do not disturb” between 11pm and 7am. Only emergency calls from my favorites list will get through.

Also, I chose a really calm alarm tone so I don’t get shocked awake.

[Emmanuel]

I'm not a law student. I'm a engineer student and still find your videos interesting and helpful. I always tried to find empty classrooms to write on boards. But now I'll take your tips and the earplugs genius, even the library gets noisy at times. You are awesome!

[SpaghettiToaster]

You don't have to have internet enabled on your phone to use it as an alarm lol.

That being said, I also have a sunrise alarm and it's actually magic. Never feel shitty waking up, even after just 4 to 6 hours of sleep.

[elizzyhearts]

0:56 I have been looking for ways to study from my textbooks, and then I came back to this video and saw the great advice of which book stand to get and why. Thank you for the great advice!

[David-bzpi]

A couple of important notes:


1) On the earplugs. If you do wear them every night, be very sure to also clean out your ears (not with q-tips). Use the water from taking a shower to help clean the inside of your ears. Your ears are constantly pushing wax out, and ear plugs actually block it in and interrupt the process. Daily cleanings (or near daily) are very useful to help prevent any wax issues.


2) On the phone. If you are too cheap to buy a separate alarm, look at the settings on your phone for a "night time mode". IOS definitely has this, and I am about 99% sure Android does too. The tl;dr is that you have a set time that notifications are disabled. Mine are from about 9PM through 6AM. While I generally sleep far less than that window, I like to have a buffer in case I go to bed early, or wake up a bit later. Keep that on, and consistent. Also, if you're bringing your cell/tablet/etc into the bedroom - *do not use it*, either one, at all during the time in the room. Personally, I still use my cell as an alarm, but I just keep it charged on my nightstand. Also, in the morning, when I get up, I do not check my cell phone (outside turning off the alarm) while in the bedroom. I leave the bedroom first, then check my phone. Bedroom is for sleep, only sleep, and nothing but to sleep (so help me sleep?)