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Posted by Peter
Eraca
05/20/2011 at 03:43 PM
Well, it is that time of year again. People are dressing up in funny looking “Harry Potter”-type garments and looking to the bar, while others are looking to summer internships and/or classes. For me and the rest of the class of 2012, we are looking forward to our concluding year of law school. As a friend and fellow classmate of mine, Justin Touhey, told me recently “two out of three ain’t bad,” reminiscing over another classic 1980’s anthem from Meatloaf. While it isn’t as upbeat and loud as Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” from earlier this semester, I find the end of an academic year to be...
Posted by William
Wray
04/24/2011 at 05:48 PM
Down for a weekend wedding at Jekyll Island, GA. As the presence of an immaculately maintained pitch attests, Jekyll Island is one of the few remaining resorts in the USA where one can play croquet with a straight face. Numerous sepia portraits of bewigged gentlemen explain in visual shorthand that rich Europeans began relaxing here in the early 18th century, and continued to do so for centuries, pausing briefly only to convert the labor force from regular slaves to wage slaves in the mid 19th.
In the early 20th JP Morgan and his Merry Band of Plutocrats moved in. They built sprawling...
Posted by Brynna
Gang
04/23/2011 at 04:49 PM
Worst blogger ever.
I have been a bit um, horrible about posting. I think of posting often because there's so much going on that is interesting but there just hasn't been the time!
So here's what's been going on...
1) Oral Arguments
I know I've mentioned that as 1L's we take a legal writing course, think of it as "legal writing for dummies." It's a course that gives you the basics of legal writing which unless you are a lawyer who for whatever reason is going back to law school for round 2, you'll have had no experience with prior to law school. I wrote...
Posted by Brynna
Gang
03/25/2011 at 02:08 PM
Hello blog reading people!
It's been a few weeks since I've written and I wanted to have a chat. I thought about blogging last week but it was spring break and I needed some time away from anything related to school. I tried to work on school stuff 1x having gone to Panera for that purpose and ended up booking a spa massage over the web instead. I took this as a sign.
So tons of things have happened!
For those of you who aren't currently at RWU, beginning the first month or so of classes you start hearing about dates when you should start applying for summer...
Posted by Peter
Eraca
03/11/2011 at 09:42 AM
As I sit here with Spring Break about to commence (mine has already started, since I don’t have classes on Fridays this term, but I’m in the library anyway) I have come to realize that I am now approximately half-way through the second semester of my 2L year. So, if my logic works correct I’m half-way past being half-way done? No? Ok, it was worth a shot and if you disagree, it’s my blog, so I’m allowed to make up benign things to amuse myself (trust me, you need to while in law school, regardless of where you go).
Anyway, at the end of last semester, everyone was quoting an epic and timeless...
Posted by Brynna
Gang
03/07/2011 at 04:35 PM
Spring is almost here! The first few days of relatively warm weather and sun are so precious I feel a little superstitious commenting on them. Today however feels different! It is sunny and gorgeous and warm and…I am sitting at my desk reading Property cases. Oh law school. Second semester is so much different than first. This may not seem related to my first rant about spring but trust me it relates.
First semester you spend the first month or two walking around in a daze looking up every other word in a legal dictionary. I have vivid memories of learning the meanings of “statue” and “common...
Posted by William
Wray
03/01/2011 at 12:10 PM
I'm off to Newark this Friday for a 'Representation in Mediation' competition. Newark probably wouldn't be my top destination city, but I have heard it's a lot like New York. Phonetically.
Important ways in which it differs:
1. Its streets are not what dreams are made of;
2. there is much that you can't do.
Mediation is a form of Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), which is a fancy way of saying “anything that costs less than court.” Mediation makes a lot of sense for most clients, but less so for many lawyers. Lawyers are prone to seek out weaknesses in the other side'...
Posted by Heather
O'Connor
02/22/2011 at 01:17 AM
A few of the big questions coming into law school are "Will my relationship last?" or "Should I date while in law school?" Each person and situation is different so there is no answer that is going to apply to every person. A lot of this depends on the commitment level you have towards that other person and their commitment level towards you; that really seems to be the key to making or breaking your relationship during law school. Law school is a lot of pressure and it takes up a lot of your time, as do relationships. So what did I do to help answer this question? I contacted different...
Posted by Heather
O'Connor
01/10/2011 at 08:21 AM
My Christmas break has been wonderful so far. I have spent a lot of time relaxing, spending time with my kids and family, and getting my house back in order (although with kids, that doesn't last very long!) I have also been cooking a lot more lately, which is a nice change to frozen food.
Today, I am leaving my parents house (the kids and I have stayed here for the past four days) and heading home. It's always nice to get away, but I usually enjoy my return home. We are meeting up with a friend of mine that I haven't seen in a long time and then who knows what...
Posted by Melanie
Shapiro
12/28/2010 at 10:23 AM
The stress of exams is over. The stress, though fun, of cleaning the house and hosting Christmas is over. Taking down the ornaments and the Christmas tree couldn’t be a better metaphor of my much-needed decompression following finals.
Law school exams are really a pain. They are stressful. Unless you have a midterm or intermittent assignments, your entire grade rests on one final exam at the end of the semester. I had one take home that took me 12 hours, another 8 hour timed take home exam, and 3 in-class 3 hour exams. And now we wait until January...