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8. MENTALLY PREPARE
So prepare to work the hours of a normal practicing attorney. What that means is:
Prepare to work 
9am to 6pm
.
And
Prepare to 
work weekends
(6-8 hours per day).
Those are the hours of a normal “big firm” attorney. If that sounds like a lot, or 
sounds like something you’re not prepared to do, you should reconsider Law 
School. Because odds are, those are the hours that you’ll need to put in when you 
become a lawyer (at least for the first 2-4 years). If you aren’t willing to put those 
hours at work there’s no point in spending $150,000 on Law School.
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8. MENTALLY PREPARE
“Regular business hours” can be especially difficult for students that go straight 
from college to Law School without ever having a “normal” job. Those that spend 
time in the workforce, have an easier time of managing the workload.
Again, it’s all about consistency. People fall behind by not working a little bit every 
day. Eventually they fall behind to a point where they can’t catch up.
Mentally prepare yourself for working consistently. If you can do that, you’ll be in 
good shape and better than most. 
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8. MENTALLY PREPARE
2. First Year Subjects Can Be Daunting Without A Proper Frame of Reference
Every Law School requires students to take certain core subjects:
Contracts
Torts (i.e. civil lawsuits like negligence or defamation)
Criminal Law
Property (real estate, personal property, and estates)
Constitutional law
Civil Procedure
If you have no idea what those subjects are or how the legal system works, there are several 
textbooks for undergraduate business law classes that offer a pretty good summary. Two 
books to check out: Business Law by Mallor and Law for Business by Ashcroft. You can pick 
up those books for less than $10 by buying a prior edition (you won’t need the most current 
version because you’re not taking the “business law” class).
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