FOR NEW LAW STUDENTS, ADVICE ON SUCCEEDING IN LAW SCHOOL.

My take: Showing up. You’d be amazed how many people who do poorly miss a lot of classes. And, for that matter, how many people who fail the bar didn’t attend all (or even nearly all) the sessions in the bar review course. A friend of mine who’s a dean at another school described a first-year student who quit showing up for classes. When he called her she said she quit showing up because she was having trouble following the discussion. That’s not a good strategy if you’re not understanding things. . . .