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Personalized Gifts for Law Students

Emily R. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:29:30 +0000

This is one gift you'll be proud to give.

What do you get the person who has everything?

Searching for that perfect gift, one that’s guaranteed to be unique? How about a personalized gift they will treasure for years.

Gift personalization is one of the hottest trends in gift-giving this year, so you can personalize anything — office stuff, jewelery stuff, eating stuff, even stuff stuff!

Personalized Gifts for New Lawyers and Law Students

Personalized Executive Portfolio
A leather executive portfolio is something that law students need to bring to every job interview, and will later use for client meetings and day-to-day organization around the office. Adding a personal touch makes this a classy and memorable gift!

Personalized Desktop Gadget Charging Station
Here’s a gift that wouldn’t even have existed 10 years ago, but for some poeple is hard to imagine going without today. For the on-the-go person who has a Blackberry, iPod, cell phone, camera, laptop, etc. that all need to be charged, this neat charging station will turn the desktop mess into a slick professional looking personalized home for your gadgets!

Readers, what’s the coolest personalized gift you’ve ever seen? Please share by leaving a comment below!

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Gifts to help them succeed

Emily R. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:24:09 +0000

Ah yes, the sweet taste of a productivity-boosting electronic device.

Hey, I’ll be the first to admit it: us lawyer types can be a pretty ambitious bunch. Sometimes the thing that makes us the happiest is the sweet taste of success. So when you’re buying a gift for a lawyer or law student, you’ll do well to keep this perspective in mind.

That’s why I put my nose to the grindstone and came up with this list of gifts voted Most Likely to Succeed by their peers– because everybody loves a competitive edge, especially a lawyer!

Gifts to help them succeed

Book: Acing Your First Year of Law School
Author Shana Noyes subtitles this book “The Ten Steps to Success You Won’t Learn in Class“, and it’s a good thing these secrets aren’t revealed in class, because knowing them can put you at a huge advantage to your fellow students. Warning: this is not your typical “Study Skills” book. It isn’t for everyone, but for the few who are serious about making Law Review, this may be just your ticket.

Book: How Judges Think
Perhaps the one thing that’s most important for a new lawyer to understand is judges: how they think, why they make the decisions that they do, and how you can get them on your side. The Hon. Richard Posner practically serves it up on a platter for you in this brand new book guaranteed to give you a competitive edge.

MacBook Pro
Like all students, law students spend a LOT of time on the computer… It’s their communication hub, their research gateway, even their entertainment center. Having a great laptop can really make law school much more pleasant– and make you a lot more successful at the same time. The best news? Amazon currently has themon sale!

Amazon Kindle Book Reader
Amazon’s new Kindle is the kind of innovation that makes you wonder how people ever got by without it. Imagine: instead of lugging around 40 pound backpacks with 10 different books, you can carry hundreds of books on the Kindle for the size and weight of a typical magazine. Instead of spending hours flipping through books page by page to find that great quote you remember reading, you can do a keyword search and instantly pull up all of the references. Instead of trudging back to the library or bookstore to buy yet another book you need to reference, you can instantly download it, any time of day or night. And when your eyes are so tired the text begins to blur, you can just sit back and let the Kindle read to you. Wow! Now this is what Law School should be like!

Very Comfortable Reading Chair
What’s that you say, a CHAIR is going to help me succeed??! Believe me, when you’re on your 18th hour straight reading Fundamentals of Federal Securities Regulation, it takes all the willpower you can summon to keep your butt planted in a chair with a book open. But with the perfect cozy reading chair, curling up with a textbook and a blanket makes the hours oh so much more comfortable and enjoyable, I can’t even begin to describe it. Best money I’ve ever spent!

Leather Legal Briefcase
For most the goal of law school is to get a high-powered legal job. There’s something about the glint of shiny leather by your side that exudes authority and says, “Now this is someone who has their act together!” — at least more so than that old Jansport backpack with the strap that’s about to fall off. So make the right impression and ace that interview!

Book: Getting to Maybe
Negotiation and communication skills are central to success as a lawyer. But don’t expect your professors to understand that. Instead, pick up this classic book and take a shortcut to the head of the class — because even the best can use a little help from time to time…

What about you readers? Which item or items have done the most to enable your success?

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Gifts to help them relax

Emily R. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Give the gift of relaxation.

Law students can be a stressed out bunch. Hey, who wouldn’t be when you spend all day reading about people breaking laws?

So while some of the items on this page might seem a little indulgent, think of it this way: numerous studies have shown that a calm clear mind is key to top performance in demanding situations, such as unexpected grillings from heartless professors, late night essay writing, and most of all exam time!

So if you’re looking to make the kind of impact that will turn you into a genuine gift-giving goddess (or god, as the case may be) while also making a certain law student’s life just a little bit easier, consider some of these ideas:

Gifts to help them relax:

Foot Massager
Don’t want to give them yet another book? Here’s an idea that’s a bit more indulgent, yet healthy and practical at the same time. Law school requires spending a ridiculous amount of time hunched over a book at a desk. If you can help them find a little bit of relief they might just consider you a saint!

MP3 Player
When you’re rallying for yet another early morning constitutional law class with a professor with a professor who hasn’t left campus since 1973, it can be hard to keep the spirits up. Enter the MP3 player: nothing provides the right amount of pep like your own personal soundtrack. My roommate recently acquired the MP3 Player to rule all other MP3 Players, the 32GB iPod Touch, and it has barely left her side since.

Spa in a Basket
There’s nothing quite like a trip to the Spa to put you in another state of mind, but to be perfectly honest, law students rarely have time (or money) for that kind of indulgence. Fortunately, there’s an easier way: the Spa in a Basket! Now I can get the spa experience any time or place I want: delicious smelling oils and lotions, a quick massage or exfoliation, even spa slippers!

And of course there is always the Deluxe Version!

A SUPER Comfortable Reading Chair
Ahh, the classic cozy reading chair! I spent my first year of law school hunched over textbooks at a desk. Then one day I purchased the perfect cozy reading chair, and I’ve never looked back since! Curling up with a textbook and a blanket makes the hours oh so much more comfortable and enjoyable, I can’t even begin to describe it. Best money I’ve ever spent!

Fun Indoor Games
It may seem childish, but the only way I survived the endless hours of tedious bookwork in Law School was thanks to a tradition my roommates and I called the “Boogie Minute”: every hour or so we would pause the studying to jump around, dance, play, do something active and competitive — nothing gets energy levels back up like a 5-minute game of foosball or Wii or indoor hoops. And it’s certainly much more healthy than chugging Red Bull!

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Lawyer Gag Gifts: Funny gifts for the legally inclined

Emily R. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:47:08 +0000

The more stressful your job, the more you appreciate a good laugh.

Sorry guys, this is just some random placeholder text right now… Hey, what do you want, I’m a busy girl!
But I am this very moment out scouring the interweb for the absolutely coolest, most unique gift ideas
for all of your law student and lawyer friends.

So check back soon, because in less time than it takes to explain adverse possession, this page will be
transformed into a treasure-trove of tips that will turn you into a genuine gift-giving goddess (or god, as the case may be).

This page is going to be about funny gag gifts for lawyers, law students, or any one of a legal bend.