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The Most Popular Google Searches by Law Students in 2020

When you’re lost and confused, Google always has an answer 

2020 was a pretty rough year and we all experienced some moments of utter confusion and aimlessness. Thankfully, Google was always there to save the day! Here are the most popular Google searches by law students in 2020, or at least what they probably were. 

  1. Why did I go to law school in a pandemic? 
  2. Can you defer law school in a pandemic?  
  3. How to: download Zoom, raise your hand on Zoom, mute yourself on Zoom, share your screen on Zoom (let’s face it, Zoom was pretty darn confusing at first) 
  4. Can professors force you to turn on your camera?
    • Follow up: Do Zoom students have any rights?
  5. Can professors read your private Zoom messages?
    • Follow up: How do you delete your private Zoom messages? 
  6. How do you delete a private message sent to Everyone on Zoom?
  7. Is coughing on someone a tort? 
  8. Is law school worth it? (this one probably comes up every year, let’s be honest) 
  9. How do you network in a pandemic?
  10. How do you make friends over Zoom?
  11. Do Juris Doctors get vaccine priority? (after all, we are doctors) 
    • Follow up: Juris Doctors should get vaccine priority: prove me wrong 
  12. What do prima facie, inter alia, contra, and supra mean? 
  13. How long is too long to sit in front of your computer? 
  14. Can I put “survived Zoom School” on my resume? 

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