Law Students

Day in court?

Posted on January 18, 2008
On my mind:Does everyone deserve his day in court? I mean, if he suffers legitimate harms from a plausible claim of negligence, but made the mistake of hiring a lawyer off a billboard who doesn't file things timley or correctly, should he still get his day in court?We never talked about this in civil procedure...

What's going on?

Posted on January 16, 2008
Paragraphs of randomness: My externship is going very well so far. The work is challenging, the people are nice, and I am being exposed to many new and different things. 1L Summer Job did not expose me to broad areas of law and procedure, so this has been excellent, and a needed addition to my education...

R.O.U.S. Alert!

Posted on January 16, 2008
PARIS (AFP) - Fossil hunters have uncovered the greatest rodent that ever lived -- a one-tonne behemoth that bestrode the swamplands of South America some four million years ago. Measuring a whopping 53 centimetres (21 inches), the skull has massive incisors several centimetres long...

Its not torture when done by professionals, right?

Posted on January 15, 2008
Rumor has it professors at my school have to have their grades from last semester posted by this Friday . . . or else.I was wondering, or else what?A stern finger wag?Waterboarding in the cafeteria?

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Clownfish's football picks, Part Dos

Posted on January 14, 2008
I didn't know about the Packers game until we turned it on and the Packers were down by 14. He picked Green Bay today anyway. Packers win.As to last week's predictions that made it onto the blog in advance:Jaguars (over the Patriots! *I know!*) -- well, we knew he was gonna be wrong there...

MILS #28: The Back in Black Edition

Posted on January 12, 2008
Welcome to the Weekly MILS (Moms In Law School) Roundup.It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and A Little Fish in Law School blogs.We aim for Sunday posts. Next week, it'll be back at PT-LawMom's place.New semester, new year, new babies, new challenges...

Shot by crap.

Posted on January 11, 2008
I said recently grades are a crapshoot.Well, for every yin there is a yang.Bus. Ass. came in.I blew it. Lower than I had hoped, though probably not lower than I deserved or expected.Tied for lowest grade in law school with Family.But there are lower grades, and she used the whole curve down to (reportedly) F, so it definitely could have been worse...

Be vewy vewy quiet

Posted on January 09, 2008
This semester is going to kick my ass. I can tell already.I will keep up with my bi-weekly MILS responsibilities, but if I disappear for a while, fret not.I am feeling very hopeful right now . . . a little overwhelmed at what's ahead, a little terrified of the "real world" and time commitment of my externship, but hopeful...

Pinch me

Posted on January 08, 2008
I thought I got pwned by tax. I've been really upset since, because I studied hard for it, and it was the only class about which I felt good going in.I guess its true what they say if you feel awful coming out of an exam, its probably because you knew so much you felt you didn't address the issues adequately and therefore are sure you bombed...

Clownfish's football picks

Posted on January 06, 2008
Bullshark and Clownfish are Patriots fans. The Pats don't play this week.So yesterday, Bullshark asked Clownfish to pick which team he wanted to see win.Clownfish picked the Seahawks and was about as "invested" in a game as a three-year-old can be. He only watched when his team had the ball and did little dances whenever the Seahawks scored...

MILS #27

Posted on January 06, 2008
Its up at Pt-Lawmom's place.Back here next week.

Sing it!

Posted on January 05, 2008
There are amazing things on the internet, but this is the coolest thing I have seen . . . possibly ever.How I am feeling right now, as sung by Chris Isaak, the Doobie Brothers, Judas Priest, Aha! and others.You must turn up the sound and click!(Try typing, "Is this fair use of copy righted material" for Simon and Garfunkel and Madonna!)

The post wherein I attempt to be tuned in to the current political climate and/or popular culture, but in reality am stuck someplace in journal hell

Posted on January 04, 2008
Obama! Hillary! Huckabee! Iowa caucus! New Hampshire! Britney cracks up!OMG!!There, that about covers just about anything anyone else blogged about today.

I already know not to sleep with my clients

Posted on January 03, 2008
I went to the bookstore to drop $500 on books (used! still at almost full price!) because I wasn't proactive enough to order any on-line and classes start Monday. Though I may still try and return the books I can't get. Anyway...I was considering changing my schedule...

My sentiments exactly

Posted on January 02, 2008
BS: Clownfish, eat some more pasta please.CF: My tummy is all fulled up.BS: Oh, then I guess you have no room for a chocolate treat?CF: I have just enough room for a chocolate treat.

Superpowers

Posted on January 02, 2008
I was driving northbound on a road (one lane north, one lane south) bordered on both sides by lots of industrial parks and businesses that attract truck traffic. I drive this road every morning.With his view totally unobstructed by residential shrubbery or anything else, a truck driver nearly drove into me broadside when pulling out of a parking lot...

Resolve

Posted on December 31, 2007
I don't "do" New Years resolutions. I don't let the flip of a calender page dictate how I choose to live my life. Every few weeks, I go on the kinds of "kicks" people do for the new year -- like giving up fried food or caffeine or pretending to exercise...

MILS #26: The Post-Holiday Roundup

Posted on December 30, 2007
The Weekly MILS (Moms In Law School) Roundup is the brainchild of Saramel (retired).It is hosted on a rotating basis between PT-LawMom and A Little Fish in Law School blogs. We aim for Sunday posts. Next week, it'll be back at PT-LawMom's place.This year, the holidays brought the MILS everything they ever wanted, and many things I am sure they didn't, such as:Holiday cuteness...

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