Law Students

There were several classes that struck fear in my heart just by their title alone. Secured Transaction was one. Advanced Civil Procedure and Civil Practice were the other two. This semester, the winning course is Wills, Trusts, and Estates.

As much as I enjoyed the Property class during my first year, there were two subtopics that stumped me: Easements and Estates. Over the course of time, I developed a fear of anything that screamed “ESTATES.” When I signed up for this class, it because my mentor convinced me that I had to take this class, Property II, or Gift Tax. I broke down and took this class.

Little did I know that the course included tax concepts. I have never taken any tax-related class before. In fact, I purposely stayed away. There was a reason why I hired an accountant. But for this class, there was no escape. The class lecture is essentially taught in code-speak. I finally broke down and started looking up tax codes and tax concepts.

For the first two months I was absolutely clueless as to what the professor was saying. I tried to complete the assignments, but the class lectures just never tied in with what I have read. Fear and panic swept me off my feet and I had the same dreadful feeling as the first semester of law school — “What am I doing in this class?!!!”

And then..surprise! I finally understood more than 80% of the lecture…the second to last lecture. Am I too late or is this another carriage-before-the-horse class? The answer shall be revealed in a few weeks.