University of Maryland Law Students
First-year grades are important -- very important. Your 1L grades at University of Maryland School of Law will not only determine your eligibility for law review and other honors, but will dictate what job opportunities are available when you graduate. This is because the most selective legal employers recruit law students at the beginning of their second year, and they often will only interview law students who finished at the top of their 1L class. Given the staggering cost of a legal education, and a highly competitive legal hiring market, adopting a trial-and-error approach as a 1L is a flawed strategy. Learn why preparing for the challenges you will face during your first year of law school can help protect the substantial investment you are about to make in your legal education.
More than 99% of our surveyed customers have said Law Preview met or exceeded their expectations:
Law Preview was an invaluable experience to me. I highly recommend the class, especially if you've been out of school for a couple of years and need to get back in the swing of things. This program got me into a focused academic mindset, prepared me for law school's massive workload, and gave me the confidence that I could handle everything my professors might throw at me. . . . I just completed interviews for my 2L summer, and received offers from eight big DC law firms, including Cleary Gottlieb, Hogan & Hartson, and Wilmer Hale. I could not be more thrilled and I knowthe vast majority of my success is due to my GPA (4.06 after 2 semesters at Maryland Law), which I credit in part to the Law Preview program. Thanks for preparing me to excel in law school!
Overall, the program helped me know what to expect so that I had a sense of confidence amongst the stress and overwhelming atmosphere of the first year of law school. The session on outlining and final exam tips gave me an edge on my classmates because I began outlining early in the second month of classes, which left me ample time to take practice exams and meet with professors during study period. Also, the workshop on extra curricular activities and recruitment was helpful because I avoided the temptation of getting involved in student groups my first year and allowed me to focus more on my classwork to position myself for fall on campus recruitment!
