A wonderful human I know in Australia died several weeks ago. He had a heart attack. He had just posted on Facebook the day before about some binders he had just gotten for a case he was working [...]

*******WARNING: LOTS OF EXPLICIT LANGUAGE******** Note: this post was written in two parts. The first part is mid crisis. The second part is three weeks after. I share this to let all bar takers [...]

YESTERDAY, I WORE A COW MASK AND I OWNED IT. LIKE A BOSS. Yep. Well, I held it up to my face in public (it was a mask on a stick kind of thing). And at the office. In front of clients. Who were [...]

Hi friends, On May 4, 2016, my interview with Sam Glover for Lawyerist inspired Mike Whelan to think more deeply about solo practice. Mike wrote a very cool response to my interview, which you [...]

  I am honored to have been a presenter at the 2016 Avvo Lawyernomics Conference in Las Vegas this month. I shared the stage with Tim Flynn of Clarkston Legal and Avvo’s own Nika [...]

Saying hi from the sky! Flying to my 6th ABA TECHSHOW! Can’t wait to see my peeps!

This article originally appeared on Dec. 18, 2015 at www.attorneyatwork.com When most people think about “branding,” the first thing that comes to mind is the visuals: logos, images, color [...]

Come join me at the Super Marketing Conference! Each year, the Super Marketing Conference gathers together nationally prominent legal marketing experts who provide the latest tips and tricks for [...]

Originally posted on Legal Technology Today on April 27, 2015 by Julie Tolek This is the fifth ABA TECHSHOW I have attended. I met someone this time who recognized that I have been coming to [...]

This post originally appeared online on May 12, 2014 on American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center here.  On any given day, at any given time, I usually have about four [...]

Last week, Attorney Michael Sugar organized a group through the Boston Bar Association to volunteer with the Prison Book Program out of Quincy. The mission of the Prison Book Program is to [...]

As I prepare to become a practicing attorney, I’ve been running around planning and plotting what my next step will entail. I have a few options but no matter what I do, if I am going to [...]

After a few days of sheer terror and stalking the mailman, my bar results finally arrived. And I passed the MA bar! I went for a 6 mile run in the morning to get fresh air and calm my nerves. [...]

Did you know there’s a bar exam gossip/forum circuit?? People must really be twisted masochists to read and post things online about the bar exam. For example, http://all4jds.com/ has [...]

As many of you know, I was on the radio in Nashua on WXMN 1590 on September 13, 2013. My friend Attorney Mark Stevens invited me to be a guest to talk about the bar exam and other random law [...]

I taped runners at the BAA Half Marathon for KTTape at the True Runner tent on Sunday, October 13. Anyone who knows me knows that I have worked with KTTape a few times before at the Boston [...]

I’ll be at the BAA Boston half marathon taping for KTTape today! Come see me 6am-10ish and I’ll tape you right up! Look for the TRUERUNNER tent! http://www.baa.org/races/half-marathon.aspx

Check it out! I’ll be on WSMN 1590 in Nashua at 10am today talking about the bar exam and other law stuff! click here to listen live! click here to listen via tunein app

It’s hard to imagine that four years of blood, sweat, and tears boiled down to just 12 hours of exam taking.  After I left the Springfield Western New England campus (I took the exam out there by [...]

First allow me to state the obvious: It has been a while. Please accept my apologies, dear readers, as I was otherwise engaged over the summer…..graduating and living in hell studying for the MA [...]

I am a runner. Boston is my home. I started running seriously last fall hoping that it would help me put the pieces of my broken heart back together. At the time, I felt it was the only way to [...]

Come meet Bankruptcy Judges, Clerks, and other members of the bar at the 6th Annual Young Bar Meets Bankruptcy Bench Program Monday, March 18, 2013 4:30 PM to 7:30 PMBoston Bar Association [...]

Apparently, January was National Mentoring Month – no wonder I have had mentoring on the brain!      Mentors make a difference infographic by herrimanjoe.

During my long break from this blog because of hectic school/life life (unfortunately, I am not the type to take the law of basketweaving as one of my classes in my final semester), I had a [...]

It’s the first week school in my last semester of law school EVER. And I missed most of the week because I have the flu. Yes, dear readers, I am part of Boston’s Public Health Emergency. I [...]

How to study for law school finals: sanity and strategy During my fall 1L finals, I was the first one to leave my multiple choice torts final. I later realized that was definitely not a good [...]

***My disclaimer here is that I have not had any hands on time with iOS 6. I am basing my opinion on reading a ton of reviews (Jeff Richardson of iPhoneJD has a great roundup of iOS 6 articles [...]

Since the iPhone 5 was just released this week, I thought it would be appropriate to post a little something about Apple’s worth. I have my thoughts about the iPhone 5, but I will save that [...]

As I see the hallways filled with 1Ls, looking dazed and confused as they try to figure out how to plan their drinking parties around classes, I am tempted to stop some of them and just shake [...]

The summer has officially ended! I can’t believe how fast time has flown. I’m sure being so busy has a lot to do with it. If I hadn’t taken my annual week-ish trip to Europe to [...]

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Most of my readers probably know by now that I am a Summer Associate at a small law firm in Boston. I was an intern at the same firm last fall. The pros and cons of gaining legal experience in a [...]

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be looking for a new home for my other two websites, www.macgirlconsulting.com and www.julietolek.com. I appreciate your patience during this transition! [...]

Today I will be at the Mass Bar Association  for the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program Super Marketing Conference II.   Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance [...]

Even though summer semester already started about two weeks ago, I only just received my last final grade from the Spring. Happy to be on the Dean’s list again! Only one more year of school [...]

Just recently, I did one of the coolest things I’ve ever done with my iPad: I used it as a second display. Not sure if maybe this has been around for a while and since I’ve lived in [...]

My grand reveal today, after having been in a cave for a few weeks, is my first ever video blog post!!! I felt like a huge dork after I watched and edited this video. It was a very humbling [...]

It’s finals time!! Which is why I have had zero time to post anything…but I have some good ideas brewing under all the other legalstuffs I have to get out of my brains first. Last year [...]

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Throughout the year, the Boston Bar Association (“BBA”) holds “study breaks” for law students or new attorneys in various practice areas. These study breaks are informal [...]

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Tonight I am heading to ABA Techshow in Chicago! I lived in Chicago for a minute a long time ago. Last October, one of my best friends moved to Chicago from PA. I’ll be staying with her on [...]

A few weeks ago I went to the Boston Bar Association’s 5th Annual Young Bar Meets Bankruptcy Bench Program Panel discussion. It was a lot of fun to go and listen to the judges and meet [...]

I led the Habitat for Humanity event in Peabody, MA yesterday morning. I’m involved with Boston Volunteers, a non profit which organizes tons of volunteer opportunities throughout greater [...]

My top 10 comments on the March 17, 2012  MPRE 1. The proctors were a lot friendlier than the MPRE booklet made them sound. My proctors actually allowed people to keep their watches on their [...]

There are approximately six weeks of school left! Last week was spring break and I studied for the MPRE. And did other school things. All week. Review sessions, practice tests, barbri, group [...]

Law Student Study Break at New England Law with the Family Law Section Monday, March 19, 2012 12:00 PM to 1:00 PMNew England Law | Boston – 154 Stuart Street, Boston, MA   Description: Come [...]

I will be attending this…   5th Annual Young Bar Meets Bankruptcy Bench Program Monday, March 12, 2012 4:00 PM to 7:00 PMBoston Bar Association – 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA   [...]

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I usually don’t write anything whiny or complaining or negative (unless I’m reviewing a service/venue etc) but this time, I am going to break my rule. I am going to keep the personal [...]

Got this in the mail last week! Woot! This implies I know how to find things…which I do, but I also believe learning never stops and I will continue to learn good research skills. Thank you [...]

You read that correctly: I changed my major. I was on the IP track, and I decided to switch to Bankruptcy. I have no idea where the decision came from. Actually, that’s a lie – I know [...]

Law and technology and geeks = Heaven! I skipped class (family law) on Monday to attend Legaltech 2012 in New York just for the day. It was my first time attending a law/geek fest such as this [...]

Happy New Year Friends! After a much needed break from school and time with family, I am back in the Bean and getting back to the grind at school. I feel like last semester was the most work I [...]

I have had a ton of feedback about my Crim Pro Flowchart I published last spring, so I thought I would bestow upon everyone my Mind Map prowess with my Copyright Mind map flow chart I made for my [...]

Zappos.com, the online store that is known for shoes but sells, like, EVERYTHING now, is renowned for it’s superior customer service: 365 day returns, free shipping both ways, humor while [...]

My former Legal Research and Writing I Professor from my 1L year came into my Ethics class the other day for a couple minutes. She’s a clerk and works with our judge professor, so he asked [...]

This is a test I’m using Siri for the first time on my phone using WordPress No corrections necessary. woot! I didn’t punctuate, tho.

There comes a time in every future attorney’s education/career when something just clicks and you know exactly what you are meant to do in your law life. For me, today may or may not have [...]

Sitting in housing court at Boston Municipal Court in my first eviction trial! We are plaintiff attorney. I guess it may get boring at some point but since it’s my first trial, I am kind of [...]

I was honored to be asked to write a letter of reference for Crittenton Women’s Union for their application for the 2011 Be The Change Award, an award given to three nonprofit organizations [...]

  Dear Steve, I’m sorry it has taken so long to write you this letter. Every time I started to write, I became overwhelmed with sadness and appreciation, simultaneously. I couldn’t [...]

No matter where you are or what you are doing, you represent something greater than yourself. I heard this today, and not only can it mean many things on many different levels, but it also [...]

One day I was slightly rude to someone at Starbucks. I was busy in my work, and when a woman talked to me, I really didn’t want to be bothered and I let it show. It turns out she was an [...]

In a previous post, I mentioned why it is important to talk about and do things in your career and with school that you enjoy to be happy in life and thus maximize productivity and success. I [...]

Someone asked me the other day why I didn’t go to law school right after finishing my undergrad. Since I am a “non traditional” student, I figured sharing my story might inspire [...]

In my last post, I wrote about an interview I had for an internship. I had two other offers around the same time.At a time where any kind of work is hard to find, I am humbled to have even made [...]

It’s been two weeks since law school started back up for me. It has been super busy from the first night before the first day. As I enter my third week, I have already had several [...]

Today is the end of my first week of my third year of law school. Yay! It has been such an eventful week. The first class is always kind of awkward as you decide what you think of the professors [...]

Surprised my boyfriend in Durham for the weekend while he was on business. He spoke highly of Brasa from previous business trips and I couldn’t wait to go with him. The embiance was great [...]

Bin 54’s tagline reads “Steak and Cellar” and it totally lives up to that! When we first walked in, we could smell delicious steaks cooking, and we knew we picked a good place. [...]

Manis and Pedis and BYOB – What could be better?! While visiting my boyfriend for the weekend while he was on business in Durham, I gave him the assignment of scoping out a decent nail [...]

After a beautiful drive to Wellfleet and a boat ride in the harbor, we were starving on the afternoon of the 4th of July. The Bookstore Cafe down the street was packed so badly it was overflowing [...]

Dr. Locke said I am healing amazingly! I have been taking really good care of my foot, and even though I have been walking a lot, it is still doing great! Shoes and driving and PT in 2 weeks!

Lion Goldmaster was released on Monday, as well as iOS 5 beta 3. Since then, Chris and I have been in a 24/7 Geekfest, downloading and updating, like, everything. We worked by the pool the first [...]

Element is an Aveda salon. I have been going to Element for about two years now. I go for highlights, cut, color. I was seeing Kristie for a long time and when she moved, I started seeing Lisa. I [...]

Tonight is the big night! My 30th Birthday party! My birthday is really July 15th, but for scheduling conflicts, I am celebrating tonight. Of course, those who know me know that I celebrate all [...]

Today is my follow up appointment for my bunionectomy! Everything went wonderfully, as far as I know. I was on crutches for about 5 days, then I started hobbling around, then I incorporated [...]

Don’t be discouraged by this churrascaria’s small interior and teeny parking lot. I was at first, and until we actually were served, I had my doubts. But Tatiana, our server, was [...]

Typical. Sitting with jill, waiting and tweeting and posting 🙂

So I got my xRays from my podiatrist and I CLEARLY have a sharkfin looking spur on the top of my bone. And a bunion, which I kinda knew already. So we set the date for surgery for June 27th. My [...]

Ok so I have gone back here a couple times, with the burger being still great but the service lacking. I wasn’t moved enough to update my review until the last (and I mean quite literally [...]

I got a new blender! He is a Ninja™ NJ600 Professional Blender and his name is Max. I dunno why his name is Max. He just looked like a Max to me. In natural Legallyblondbos fashion, I have [...]

The D line (and all lines for that matter) are notorious for running late, especially when you need them the most. Enter an update to Google maps that allows you to see where your T or bus is [...]

Starting my big fitness challenge has been…well…challenging. My mom left to go back home, which has allowed me to re-adapt to my normal lifestyle a bit. This weekend, however, I am at [...]

OK so I am reliving my childhood and started ballet at 29.5 years old. I have been going to The Studio for about 6 months now, on average once a week because I don’t have the time to go [...]

I’ve been eating way too much food while my mom has been visiting. I get back on track as soon as she leaves on Tuesday. I was doing well for about half the time she has been here (just for [...]

Wow! So first of all I must mention that I am super picky about my massages…I mean what else is new, really. So when I needed a massage after 3 weeks of sitting hunched over a computer and [...]

So today I had a great breakfast conversation at the office with the “yoga ladies” who are also regulars. We all go to the same gym, but I know them from the office. Anyway, I had [...]

Ok so I wasn’t able to pin down anything specific to do this summer because there are just TOO MANY OPTIONS. What happened to the days of ignorance is bliss? I know I am so lucky to have [...]

It has been one week since finals ended! Yay! Praise the lord and Hallelujah…although now the world is ending, but that’s a story for another time. First of all, I would like to take [...]

Recently, since I mind mapped my Criminal Procedure Final Exam outline (see previous posts), I have realized that I enjoy visual expositions of information. I always thought visual aids appealed [...]

Ok seriously, people. This is hands down one of the best Starbucks’, if not THE best, in/around Boston. I haven’t been to all of them, but I can say I’ve been to ALMOST all of [...]

Well, dearest readers, today is my final final! No more increased risk of death and disease from sitting all live long day! Today’s Final is (insert drumroll): Criminal Procedure! Hold the [...]

And it’s good thing I work out! Even though apparently it does me no good at this rate… Take a look at this cool, yet morbid infographic about how sitting is killing you (us/me). Most of our [...]

Friends, readers, countrymen… I am so appreciative of your enthusiasm for my blog! However I must warn you that I will be posting little over the next two weeks, for my final exams are [...]

One of my biggest pet peeves are limp fishes – handshakes that are clammy, weak, and just really awkward. The discomfort for me is exacerbated by the fact that I give a firm handshake [...]

It’s the end of the Spring semester and as evening division students going into our third year of law school, it’s time to start looking for internships. My studly classmate Rispy [...]

The Laydeez of New England Law

Traipsed through downtown Boston on a rainy (but warm) day to get to these guys. Needed “velo” binding for an appellate brief, and all the big guys  like Staples and Kinkos [...]

5 napkin burger Open for lunch and dinner. Loved the ambiance the moment I walked in. Its like an upscale diner meets fancy NY restsurant/bar. The walls have White tile which gives an old school [...]