Good Sleep Habits are Critical

Question

Many of my fellow Law School colleagues (and Attorneys that I know) state that they only need a few hours of sleep each night. How can that be?

Answer 1

There are certain types of legal work that require less sleep than others, i.e.g. Simple correspondence or reading in Law School. You have to learn to function while you are tired because the BAR exam is a marathon.

I agree with you, though, that for optimal performance, you need sleep. I did not touch a book the day before the BAR Exam because if I hadn’t learned the material by then, cramming would not help. Law School builds on itself, so you can’t comprehend the material the last day before the exam.