Cuddly_RR puppies_NN2 help_VV0 law_NN1 students_NN2 de-stress_VV0 before_II exams_NN2 The_AT stress_NN1 of_IO looming_JJ exams_NN2 at_II George_NP1 Mason_NP1 University_NN1 School_NN1 of_IO Law_NN1 lifted_VVN for_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO hours_NNT2 Thursday_NPD1 ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II the_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO 15_MC homeless_JJ and_CC adoptable_JJ puppies_NN2 with_IW velvety_JJ ears_NN2 ,_, soul-searching_JJ eyes_NN2 and_CC names_NN2 like_II Doughboy_NP1 ,_, Sugar_NN1 and_CC Sue_NP1 ._. 
"_" Especially_RR this_DD1 time_NNT1 of_IO the_AT year_NNT1 ,_, law_NN1 school_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO ruin_VVI your_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Allison_NP1 Tisdale_NP1 ,_, 24_MC ,_, a_AT1 third-year_NNT1 from_II Texas_NP1 who_PNQS did_VDD n't_XX go_VVI home_RL for_IF Thanksgiving_NN1 because_CS she_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO study_VVI ._. 
Holding_VVG a_AT1 squirming_JJ puppy_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" you_PPY get_VV0 to_TO be_VBI human_JJ again_RT ._. "_" 
After_CS the_AT Yale_NP1 Law_NN1 Library_NN1 added_VVD a_AT1 "_" therapy_NN1 dog_NN1 "_" named_VVD Monty_NP1 to_II its_APPGE collection_NN1 in_II the_AT spring_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO other_JJ law_NN1 schools_NN2 have_VH0 used_VVN the_AT gentle_JJ yapping_NN1 of_IO puppies_NN2 to_TO break_VVI the_AT stifling_JJ pressure_NN1 that_CST blankets_VVZ their_APPGE campuses_NN2 ._. 
Thursday_NPD1 was_VBDZ the_AT second_MD time_NNT1 Mason_NP1 's_GE law_NN1 school_NN1 ,_, in_II Arlington_NP1 County_NN1 ,_, partnered_VVN with_IW a_AT1 Chantilly-based_JJ rescue_NN1 group_NN1 for_IF "_" Puppy_NN1 Day_NNT1 ._. "_" 
Law_NN1 school_NN1 is_VBZ designed_VVN to_TO be_VBI stressful_JJ and_CC competitive_JJ --_JJ professors_NN2 are_VBR preparing_VVG students_NN2 to_TO work_VVI long_JJ hours_NNT2 for_IF demanding_VVG bosses_NN2 at_II large_JJ firms_NN2 ._. 
The_AT economic_JJ doldrums_NN2 and_CC scarcity_NN1 of_IO jobs_NN2 after_II graduation_NN1 have_VH0 only_RR added_VVN to_II the_AT pressure_NN1 ._. 
Studies_NN2 have_VH0 found_VVN that_CST the_AT legal_JJ profession_NN1 has_VHZ higher-than-average_JJR rates_NN2 of_IO depression_NN1 and_CC problems_NN2 with_IW substance_NN1 abuse_NN1 ._. 
Many_DA2 law_NN1 schools_NN2 now_RT teach_VV0 students_NN2 how_RRQ to_TO balance_VVI the_AT stress_NN1 of_IO late-night_JJ legal_JJ research_NN1 ,_, tort_VV0 outlines_NN2 and_CC case_NN1 summaries_NN2 with_IW healthy_JJ habits_NN2 :_: running_JJ marathons_NN2 ,_, volunteering_VVG or_CC hanging_VVG out_RP with_IW a_AT1 pet_NN1 ._. 
"_" If_CS people_NN do_VD0 n't_XX learn_VVI how_RRQ to_TO balance_VVI their_APPGE lives_NN2 in_II law_NN1 school_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 go_VV0 to_II a_AT1 big_JJ firm_NN1 ,_, chances_NN2 are_VBR they_PPHS2 wo_VM n't_XX balance_VVI their_APPGE lives_NN2 there_RL ,_, either_RR ,_, "_" said_VVD James_NP1 E._NP1 Leffler_NP1 ,_, executive_NN1 director_NN1 of_IO Lawyers_NN2 Helping_VVG Lawyers_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 Virginia_NP1 nonprofit_JJ organization_NN1 that_CST offers_VVZ assistance_NN1 with_IW substance_NN1 abuse_NN1 and_CC mental-health_JJ issues_NN2 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 need_VV0 to_TO learn_VVI to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO themselves_PPX2 and_CC to_TO also_RR look_VVI out_RP for_IF their_APPGE colleagues_NN2 ._. "_" 
At_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Maryland_NP1 School_NN1 of_IO Law_NN1 ,_, members_NN2 of_IO each_DD1 incoming_JJ class_NN1 meet_VV0 in_II small_JJ groups_NN2 with_IW Dawna_NP1 Cobb_NP1 ,_, the_AT assistant_JJ dean_NN1 for_IF student_NN1 affairs_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS practiced_VVD law_NN1 for_IF 22_MC years_NNT2 while_CS raising_VVG a_AT1 family_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO Cobb_NP1 's_GE messages_NN2 :_: It_PPH1 's_VBZ okay_JJ to_TO cry_VVI ,_, but_CCB not_XX for_IF hours_NNT2 each_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Sleep_NN1 is_VBZ important_JJ ._. 
Eat_VV0 healthy_JJ ._. 
Monitor_VV0 your_APPGE drinking_NN1 ._. 
Find_VV0 an_AT1 outlet_NN1 for_IF stress_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 exercise_NN1 ,_, singing_VVG or_CC knitting_NN1 ._. 
And_CC her_APPGE door_NN1 is_VBZ open_JJ if_CS you_PPY need_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
Many_DA2 law_NN1 schools_NN2 offer_VV0 in-house_JJ counseling_NN1 centers_NN2 and_CC stress-management_JJ seminars_NN2 ._. 
Finals_NN2 season_NNT1 brings_VVZ a_AT1 flurry_NN1 of_IO activities_NN2 to_TO ease_VVI pressure_NN1 :_: Georgetown_NP1 University_NN1 Law_NN1 Center_NN1 will_VM serve_VVI up_RP a_AT1 carb-heavy_JJ "_" Night_NNT1 Owl_NN1 Breakfast_NN1 "_" next_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
At_II the_AT College_NN1 of_IO William_NP1 and_CC Mary_NP1 Law_NN1 School_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 student_NN1 group_NN1 is_VBZ organizing_VVG yoga_NN1 classes_NN2 ,_, massages_NN2 and_CC meditation_NN1 sessions_NNT2 ._. 
Over_II the_AT past_JJ three_MC years_NNT2 ,_, the_AT Washington_NP1 and_CC Lee_NP1 University_NN1 School_NN1 of_IO Law_NN1 transformed_VVD its_APPGE third-year_NNT1 curriculum_NN1 from_II a_AT1 traditional_JJ hit-the-books_NN2 regimen_NN1 to_II hands-on_JJ experiences_NN2 similar_JJ to_II practicing_VVG in_II the_AT real_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
