2L

The second year of law school.

Noun

  1. The second year of law school.
    • 2L and 3L programs in moot court and trial advocacy are optional. - 2001, Eric Owens, Complete Book of Law Schools, 2002 Edition, page 254:
    • During 2L year Charles was the spokesperson for a highly visible committee of graduate and undergraduate students... - 2003, Richard Harrison et al., Working on Mysteries: The Coming of Age, page 26:
    • Almost every interviewer you'll see during 3L recruiting will ask you whether you received an offer from your 2L firm... - 2004, Robert Harrax Miller, Law School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Law School...
  2. A law student in the second year of law school.
    • When I told a group of 2L friends of mine about my fate my first day, they reminisced in minute detail about the first individual to be called on in their section a year earlier. - 1999, Broken Contract: A Memoir of...
    • Few activities are more fulfilling to 2Ls and 3Ls than giving advice to new students. - 2001, Andrew J. McClurg, The Law School Trip: The Insider's Guide to Law School, page 56:
    • ...it's up to the 2L member editors to make sure that an article's footnotes are accurately and correctly cited. - 2003, Jungle Media Group, The JD Jungle Law School Survival Guide, page 69:

Forms

2Ls Two-L two L