Articles for Law Students

• Top Law Schools Interview with Walter F. Mondale
  Walter F. Mondale (University of Minnesota Law School ’56), the 42nd Vice President of the United States, served under Jimmy Carter from 1976-1980.


• Funding Your Legal Education
  From merit and need-based scholarships to the variety of federal and private loans, this article explores the variety of options law students may employ to fund their legal education.


• Success in Law School - A Unique Perspective
  Just like with the LSAT, there is no single way to excel in law school. Therefore, instead of providing one approach, TLS is offering "Law School Succes" guides from various law students, each of whom describe their own path to success.


• How to Succeed in Law School – Student Guide #1
  


• How to Succeed in Law School – Student Guide #2
  


• Law School FAFSA Code Mega-List
  Applying for need-based aid and filling out your FAFSA form? Consult the TLS FAFSA mega-list to avoid having to track down each school's unique FAFSA code.


• Income-Based Repayment (IBR): An Explanation
  The recently approved federal Income Based Repayment (IBR) plan may revolutionize student borrowing for educational purposes. What is this plan, though, and how does it work?


• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF): An Explanation
  In addition to IBR, federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) can make it possible for students with public interest ambitions to follow their (low-paying) dreams without carrying a lifetime of student debt.


• An Introduction to “Biglaw”
  Many law students plow through law school dead-set on securing a job at a so-called "Biglaw" firm. So what, exactly, does this even mean?


• Preparing for the Patent Bar
  The process can seem daunting, but this article provides the answers to some common questions and will hopefully alleviate any anxiety you may feel about the patent bar exam.


• Biglaw and Relationships
  


• Interview with Tim Finchem, Commissioner of the PGA Tour
  Timothy W. Finchem received his J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School in 1973, served in the Carter White House, and became Commissioner of the PGA Tour in 1994.


• How to Learn to Do Well on a Law Shool Exam
  


• On Self-Care in the First Year of Law School
  


• Success in Your First Year of Law School
  


• The Guide to Law School Loans
  


• Legal Work in China
  


• Cravath, Swaine, & Moore LLP
  


• Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  


• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
  


• Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  


• WilmerHale (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)
  


• Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  


• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP
  


• Arnold & Porter LLP
  


• Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP
  


• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  


• Clifford Chance LLP
  


• Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  


• Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  


• Hogan Lovells
  


• Jones Day
  


• Linklaters LLP
  


• Mayer Brown LLP
  


• Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP
  


• Morrison & Foerster LLP
  


• Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
  


• O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  


• Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
  


• Shearman & Sterling LLP
  


• Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP
  


• White and Case LLP
  


• Williams and Connolly LLP
  


• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  


• Allen & Overy
  


• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  


• Fried, Frank, Harrison, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  


• Irell & Manella LLP
  


• Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  


• Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
  


• Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP