Law Students

Stolen Lines #7

Posted on October 22, 2009
I think it is worst if you don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen.*ring*"Butterflyfish, [the boss] would like to see you in her office."Umm. Shit. I didn't do a stellar job on that last memo. It absolutely wasn't up to my usual caliber...

MILP #120: M'm, M'm, Good!

Posted on October 18, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, Butterflyfish, and Attorney Work Product blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

Balance

Posted on October 17, 2009
Not the usual kind of 'balance' we mommy lawyers write about. Karmic balance. Take for example, my friend. She found out she passed the bar exam and character & fitness, so she decided to hit a casino and walked away several hundred dollars richer...

Charlie Brown finally kicks the ball and other stuff you never thought you'd see

Posted on October 14, 2009
Lucy brought her best game, but he kicked it anyway.Peanuts - Charles M. Schultz - © 2005, United Feature Syndicate, Inc. I never thought when I started this arc that over a year later I would write this post. But here it is. Good news comes by phone, bad news by mail...

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Irony

Posted on September 27, 2009
"I look forward to a world where I am judged, not by my placement of commas, but by the content of my brief."I wrote that on this blog sometime during 1L, quoting a classmate.In my current job, improper comma placement is a capital offense. And now I actually enjoy the Bluebook...

MILP #117: That's What I was Thinking Edition

Posted on September 27, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, Butterflyfish, and Attorney Work Product blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

"So maybe I made up the law...but I applied the hell out of it."

Posted on September 26, 2009
Waiting on bar exam results sucks.______________________________Also, so this post isn't just one sentence long, advice I recently gave my friend about bar review:I signed up for BarBri in 3L spring after the public interest auction because I bought my course there...

The problem with praise

Posted on September 24, 2009
Boss: I tried to find something wrong with this memo. I couldn't. Excellent job. So now I am thinking, great, there is no way I can avoid disappointing her with my next memo. And she probably didn't mean it. And remember that citation error she found in the last memo? I am making a horrible impression and I am going to be the one they talk about for years to come about how horrible she was and I fail at life...

My new hobby

Posted on September 22, 2009
Telling Facebook that its ads are "offensive," regardless of content, especially the one that tells me 'Obama wants moms to go back to school.'

MILP #116

Posted on September 20, 2009
Proto Attorney has needs... and the round up. Back here next week.The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom, Butterflyfish, and Attorney Work Product blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate...

Going to the park with Clownfish

Posted on September 19, 2009

The color of me

Posted on September 18, 2009
Clownfish came home today and expressed disappointment with his Crayola 24 crayon box. He discovered that Peach didn't really match his skin tone, nor did Brown, even when he colored really lightly."I want one that is the color of me."His school crayons fell short...

I wonder if these ever actually stop

Posted on September 15, 2009
I had a law school nightmare last night. Yes, four months after graduation.In the dream, in my 3L spring, I a signed up to take a two credit class, but I had apparently taken the same class in 2L spring, and neither I nor the registration program noticed...

MILP #115

Posted on September 14, 2009
PtLawmom had the Roundup. Announcement!!The hostesses of the MILP Roundup are pleased to announce that ProtoAttorney at Attorney Work Product (formerly Knocked Up and In Law School) has agreed to take the third spot in the Roundup. So she'll have it next week...

Thoughts today

Posted on September 14, 2009
Overheard in court: Judge: And why are we whipping this poor deceased equine?Also:Kanye was wrong.RIP Patrick Swayze.Glee is living up to its hype so far.

Vote for Pedro

Posted on September 09, 2009
As [Useless Dicta] pointed out, its that time of year again. Submit your nominations to the ABA Blawg 100. * I'd love to see Namby on the list again -- the guy who won in that category last year got a book deal... I think Namby can beat him this time around, don't you? I have also nominated a few others in the law student, quirky, and niche categories...

I need a new theme song

Posted on September 09, 2009
My old ones, like U2's Stuck in a Moment and Billy Joel's Vienna and Barenaked Ladies What a Good Boy don't work anymore. I'm no longer saying later will be better, stuck in a moment, depressed and doing my best to work through it. I'm no longer an overeager overambitious juvenile, so smart and still so afraid, who needs the reminder to slow down and appreciate what I have right now...

Res ipsa loquitor

Posted on September 07, 2009
Pictures that I didn't scan:The leg lamp from A Christmas StoryThe leg lamp from A Christmas Story, tranny-version with hair sticking outPintsize blasting the part performance doctrine with his laserRandom zombie in my civ pro notes -- possibly self-portrait...

MILP #114: IHOW #5: The Dream Child*

Posted on September 07, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and Butterflyfish blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate. Who knew? So now all the moms in the legal field (heh) are represented...

He's looking for ways to put a stop to this immediately, of course

Posted on September 03, 2009
Bullshark, to me: You look happy. You do, you look ... happy.So that's how it is going. It's about damn time, don't you think?

The principal's subtext

Posted on September 02, 2009
Dear Parent,This year we will be sending our weekly newsletter home via email.So many of you claimed you never received the newsletter because little Jonny was completely incapable of taking the piece of paper from the hand of the teacher, putting it in his folder, and putting the folder in his bag...

MILP #113

Posted on August 31, 2009
PtLawmom had the Roundup. Back here next week.

You ought to know

Posted on August 31, 2009
Job is so far so good. Exactly what I expected, the people are nice, and I think I'll enjoy the work. But no one wants to hear me say "hey everything is great, had lunch with my new cohorts last week and in the park alone today and I am liking my life right now" because that is boring...

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

Posted on August 27, 2009
Clownfish, like all children, tends to have difficulty answering the question "How was your day?" I usually prompt him -- Tell me about the kids in your class... What was your favorite thing today.... When open-ended doesn't work, I go fishing. Did you color anything? Did you work with numbers? Did you go to the library?At this, he stopped:CF: How did you know we have a library?Me: I'm Mommy...

We have "meet the teacher day" at Clownfish's kindergarten today....

Posted on August 26, 2009
....and pre-school graduation ceremony and picnic tonight.I suggest you purchase stock in Kleenex. There is going to be a run on their product.

Working girl

Posted on August 25, 2009
I start my new life as a "lawyer" on Friday.I got a haircut and manicure.I plan to treat myself to some new makeup.I bought a few pairs of new comfy pumps and a few updated tops to go under my suits (sale!).I bought a new handbag. (Nine West outlet on sale! Awesome, green and big enough to hold a legal sized padfolio! *girl-who-carried-a-man's-backpack-for-three-law-school-years-squee*)On Wednesday, I have to arrange for Clownfish "before school" care for the year at his new school because I have to be in the office before his teachers do...

MILP Roundup #112: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Edition

Posted on August 23, 2009
The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and Butterflyfish blogs. We originally rounded up just the moms in law school, but then discovered that those women eventually graduate. Who knew? So now all the moms in the legal field (heh) are represented...

Best and Worst memories of 1L

Posted on August 20, 2009
New Kid on the Hallway (and then Useless Dicta and others) had the idea that instead of giving 1Ls advice, we should write our best and worst memories form 1L.Best:Law school is a geek/nerd dream come true. I loved the feeling of learning and practicing my legal analysis, having misconceptions shattered, getting better at practice questions and yes, even panicking about exams...

Stolen Lines #6

Posted on August 18, 2009
"You really don't know what I'm talking about, do you?"Who was that guy from that movie... with the hair and the chin?Ummm.... Willem Dafoe?No! He was in that one with the painting and the guy who was James Bond but not Connery and not the new one.Charles Bronson? Haha no, Pierce Brosnan?Pierce Brosnan...

MILP #111

Posted on August 16, 2009
Proto Attorney gust hosted the Roundup this week. Its karaoke time. Check it out.Back here next week.

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