The Law School Transplant

Musings of a Judicial Clerk and Would-Be Lawyer

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Entries from June 2006

Objection Overruled.

June 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Update: I got an A in Schadenfreude!
My first unqualified A at PDSEU! And in a 4-credit class, to boot!
I guess this means that I will really know what they’re saying when I watch over-dramatized courtroom scenes in Law & Order. Or my personal favorite, Boston Legal.

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Quarter-Life Crisis

June 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Perhaps it comes as a surprise that I am seriously considering not practicing law, and instead pursuing my masters degree after I get my J.D. To those who know me, however, you know that it’s been a long time coming.
I have been talking to my friends and hearing about their awesome summers at big firms, [...]

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Tags: law school · life · transfer · work

Lesson #57

June 9th, 2006 · No Comments

No matter how much confidence you may have in your abilities, do not attempt to complete school work from Spring semester after you have already started your summer clerkship.
This is doubly true when you have a 30-page paper due the same week as a reply brief in federal court. Choosing between an F and malpractice [...]

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