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Dawn Peacock

About Dawn Peacock

Dawn Peacock recently graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law, with honors in May 2019. During her time at Chicago-Kent she served as the Class President, a Teaching Assistant for 3 classes including Criminal Law, Corporations, and Property. She also wrote and served as a Notes & Comments Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review. Dawn works for a corporate litigation firm when she isn't writing to her hearts content.

Blocked: Tips & Tricks On Keeping Your “Free Time” Free

June 24, 2020 By Dawn Peacock Leave a Comment

Blocked: Tips & Trick On Keeping Your “Free Time” FreeThey say those who can’t do, teach. So, I am here in an attempt to impart wisdom – or something – on the best ways to keep your mind free when you are trying to relax. We don’t need every moment of our time spent visioning flash cards, do we?

After the initial frustration of graduating only to be thrown into another stressful situation has subsided, the anxiety of the bar exam kicks in. There is no rest for the wicked. There is so much pressure surrounding the bar exam. Passing means the opportunity to actually practice law and not hear about theories from professors. So, it is natural that it would produce a lot of anxiety and take 100% of your attention. But what I have heard, and witnessed when studying myself, is that those who are 100% consumed with bar exam topics sometimes overwork themselves and end up doing the opposite of how they want to perform. You have to take some sort of break, and there are a million ideas about how to do this. But once on a break, how do we take back control of our thoughts? Well, here are approximately 5, in no particular order.

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On the Job Hunt: Post Bar

June 3, 2020 By Dawn Peacock Leave a Comment

On the Job hunt: Post BarOkay, okay, I know what you could be thinking. What was the point of my last three years of school, or for that matter the bar exam? I don’t even have a job. Well slow down, for yourself. You have accomplished a lot, and a job isn’t the cherry on top – although it is a finishing touch. You passed the bar exam! That is huge, but understandably, that excitement can quickly vanish and embarrassment, frustration and lack of purpose may set in. So here are some tips to help you stay afloat and remember your end goal in these next few months while you search for your career start.  [Read more…] about On the Job Hunt: Post Bar

How to Study for the Bar Exam, with a Side of Holiday Cheer

December 18, 2019 By Dawn Peacock Leave a Comment

How to Study for the Bar Exam, with a Side of Holiday CheerWelcome, if you landed on this article, it gets better! The snow is the perfect excuse to stay inside and study, right? Unless you don’t know what snow is, then maybe just give me a ring, and we can come up with another excuse to study. If you have landed here, I would like to say you are way ahead of the holiday slump because you recognize the double hurdle you may have to jump to successfully pass the February bar exam – the Holiday Hurdle. [Read more…] about How to Study for the Bar Exam, with a Side of Holiday Cheer

Networking: So you Failed a Bar Exam

December 16, 2019 By Dawn Peacock Leave a Comment

Networking: So you Failed a Bar ExamIn my first few days as a 1L in law school, I think I heard the work “networking” more than I heard the word “law.” Public Relations may want to consider rebranding law school “Networking or Bust.” If you are reading this, you are aware that the bulk of job hunting is during law school. The networking events, the bar association happy hours. Remember? We went out bright-eyed to get coffees with overworked lawyers who are probably wondering when they lost that same bright-eyed wonder.

There are generally two options for jobs out of law school. Either you landed an offer before graduation and have the stress of making sure you pass. Or, you haven’t landed an offer, and also have the stress of making sure you pass. So, you are looking for that official license as your ticket into a firm. The bar exam comes, but that ticket doesn’t. What now? The rumor is no one will hire you if you’re not a licensed attorney, right? How does one network for a law firm position without being a licensed attorney? Well buckle up for the next two main considerations.

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Let’s Get Real: The Importance of Practicing Bar Exam Essays and Questions Before You’re Ready

December 11, 2019 By Dawn Peacock Leave a Comment

Let’s Get Real: The Importance of Practicing Bar Exam Essays and Questions Before You’re ReadyDoes something ever strike you as so simple yet such a To Do™? I’m talking about the situation where a parent asks you to defrost a food item before they return from work and you think, “of course,” then the next thing you know, you forgot?

This is the analogy I think about when I think of how I was told over and over to do “real life examples” of the Bar exam essays (aka MEEs) and multiple choice questions (aka MBEs). It sounds great in theory, and then I started to panic – Well I don’t know everything! I can’t do real practice if I don’t know everything! Where do I find the easiest essays! I can’t do this!

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Clearing Your Mental ‘Palate’ – It’s Bar Exam Time

October 28, 2019 By Dawn Peacock Leave a Comment

It’s time to channel your inner Rocky and jump in front of a mirror. It’s time to go crazy with the post-it notes on your bathroom mirror. Light some candles. Hit the treadmill. Crack open that brand new agenda you spent way too much money on but, “it’s worth it because it has a kitten on the front!” Go ahead, do all of these things and more because the season you are about to embark on is not for the unprepared. Welcome to the weeks before your bar examination studying begins. And if you’re like me, welcome to the 24 hours between graduation and Day 1. May the odds be ever in your favor. [Read more…] about Clearing Your Mental ‘Palate’ – It’s Bar Exam Time

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