Charles Hamilton Houston Pre-Law Institute

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Students, take note of these dates for your Moot Court Competition.

Law is a very specialized discipline that requires a certain mindset. Let's take a look at how incoming law students can think like a law student.

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.

Law is a great subject to study at university but it does have its challenges: here’s what you can expect.

"Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes."― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

You’ll often be told that you have to read around your subject in order to prepare for your university applications. But how do you find out what to read? Law is notoriously complicated and inaccessible, so it’s hard to know where to start. For that reason, we’ve drawn up a list of the ten books we believe every prospective Law student should read.

It's a long road, but it's worth it.

"A lawyer is either a social engineer or [s]he's a parasite on society." - Charles Hamilton Houston

James Whitehead is a staff attorney in the Appellate Division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (“PDS”), where he litigates criminal appeals for indigent clients before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. His practice areas range from litigating post-trial appeals to seeking release for incarcerated clients through the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act.

Previously, Mr. Whitehead served as a staff attorney and supervising attorney with PDS’s Trial Division, where he represented clients primarily accused of serious felonies including sexual assault and murder.

Mr. Whitehead has also been an adjunct faculty member at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, where he taught Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court) and Moot Court Competition.

Mr. Whitehead graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in Economics and Sociology (’01) and received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law (’04).

Starting anything new can be exciting and overwhelming. The key to getting through is knowing what to expect. There’s no better example of this than when it comes to the first year of law school. The more you know about what’s ahead, the better positioned you will be to hit the ground running. Read on for a roundup of five things all first year law students should know.