HOW I PREP / PACK MY BINDERS FOR LAW SCHOOL AS A RISING 3L

I'm going to show you guys how I prep and pack my books and binders for law school as a rising 3L. This method is tried and true. Let's go. Someone was asking me, why even have binders for classes in law school? Well, let me tell you, they give a lot of handouts and a lot of professors have readings that you have to print off, and not to mention a syllabus and things of that nature. I also always like to have a legal pad, so that way, if my computer craps out, I have a way to take notes. Also, some professors insist that you only take handwritten notes. So at the end of the day, you need to have a notebook available. And to stay organized with all the papers I'm gonna be accumulating, I label everything, so even the notepads, so that I make sure I always have enough paper for each class. And then from there, I label the binders. And then my secret weapon is to put the syllabus on the front of each binder. And that way you're looking at your reading assignments at all times. Also, if you have things like, you know, panel days where you have to kind of be on call and do cold calls, those dates are gonna be super important, as well as any assignment dates. So I go ahead and go through my syllabus for every class, every time, and highlight anything important like that. And I go ahead and slip those into the front or back of my binder. So that I have all my most important dates at a glance for each class. So here I've just putting my corporation syllabus in the front and then my on call dates on the back. I'm gonna go ahead and highlight my name so that I can see at a glance where I'm at and with the readings. Sometimes I also go along and highlight the readings as we move along in the syllabus, and keep the most current readings on the front at all times. Here's an example for corporations. I don't have the syllabus for all of my classes, so I'm just going based off the one that I do have right now. But this is how all my binders will look with each of their respective classes, syllabus in the front. This method also makes it very easy to find a professor's room number or contact information, as those are typically at the top of a syllabus. So I print out a basically a list of my classes and then I strip them down and put those on the bindings again. So it's really easy to stay organized and find what I need. And that way, when the semester inevitably gets hectic and crazy, I am hyper organized and know where everything is. I then take all of these binders as well as all of my books. And I put them in a big, sturdy hamper in the back of my car. And here's why the back of the car method is so important. Uh, it's important because wherever you are, your car is gonna be. So for me, for example, if I need to run to the doctor, I have all my study materials in the back of my car so I can pick up a law book and knock out a reading assignment while I'm in the waiting room. But also, then everything stays with me at home and stays with me at school. And that way, I'm never leaving materials behind. These are just the methods that work for me. I think being a working mom in law school, I had way more on my plate, and organization was more key for me. Let me know what questions you guys have. I hope you enjoyed.