Harvard Law School (HLS) first-year students are some of the most famous academic cutthroats--immortalized in books like One-L and The Paper Chase as overstressed backstabbers.
But times have changed.
Changes in the teaching style and overall atmosphere of HLS have made life as a "one-L" better today than ever before, according to long-time observers of law student life.
But that's not all--a new self-appointed social coordinator has helped one-L's get a nightlife this year, scheduling parties and "bar reviews" and helping one-L's help each other with schoolwork.
Back in the Day
"A lot of people who came in were still at full speed, and hadn't taken time off," he says. "There were people who were terrified that they had done well in college and had to keep it up."
He said the atmosphere, which included pressure to succeed at the expense of others, was thought to be essential to becoming a lawyer.
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