Legal Commentary

Many of us are either writing or grading exams these days. As others have already noted, grading and writing exams are certainly not the most interesting two of the more challenging parts of our jobs. For some of us, the end of the semester is often the time when we host events that we "donated" to our law school's auction.  These auctions, as Jessica Silbey blogged on Concurring Opinions last year, aim to raise funds for students who are interested in doing public interest work.   

These events can be a lot of fun and provide great opportunities for students and their professors to celebrate the end of the school year.  A soon-to-be colleague of mine, Liz Glazer (Hofstra), for instance, will be hosting a cocktail party at her apartment tonight for students who successfully bid on her event at Hofstra's Public Justice Foundation (PJF) auction.  A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a "Crawfish and Shrimp Boil" for students who were brave enough to eat very, very spice food.  They too won the event at SMU's Association for Public Interest Law (APIL) Auction.