Can we get a little comment action going on here? Some thoughts, some quips, some cries for help? The elders who have been through this rite of passage before you, and the other non-combatants of the world (you should begin thinking of them as potential future clients) will enjoy reading what you have to say.
Let me get you all started with a couple of suggestions:
- "First semester of law school: wasn't holy, wasn't Roman, wasn't an empire."
- "A sues B. Assume necessary facts and discuss. Cite relevant rules or statutes where appropriate. (90 minutes)."
- "IM or GoogleChat?"
2 comments:
The first semester of law school is quinticentially important. If you do well, your first semester could get you a coveted judicial internship or a law firm summer associate position. Your first semester grades could very well put you on the path to a very successful, and let's face it, lucrative legal career. A mediocre or poor first semester performance can be incalcuably detrimental to a legal career. If you go to a law school that is not ranked with the top ten by U.S. News and World Report, the foremost authority on quality in legal academia, anything less than steller grades negates the utility of your J.D. Law graduates with such first semester grades cannot expect to command salaries sufficient to survive and defray the costs of their tuition. These individuals eventually default on their financial responsibilities, become homeless, often develop drug habits, turn to prostitution, and die, cold and alone without so much as a social worker to come claim their body. You should also try and participate on law review.
So after this One L is done, who would you want representing you? Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer? Waffle Lawyer? Tom Cruise or Al Pacino? The Practice? There should be an online test to see which fictional lawyer you'd most likely turn out to be.
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