Tag Archives: 1L

law school lessons: week 6

Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by Jill in law school

So apparently the blog has been down for a little while. I’m not sure exactly how long, but I know it was longer than 24 hours. Apologies if you were trying to access the site and you got an error message. Hopefully the problem has been fixed and we’re good to go. In case you [...]

law school lessons: week 5

Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Jill in law school

Week 5? You mean more like week 5… hundred? Seems like I’ve been a law student for FO-EVAH already. Let me ‘splain it to ya. On the one hand, I am certainly still more confused than not regarding the big picture. I think this is why some people suggest waiting to start outlining until later [...]

what do they do with those arms?

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Jill in law school

Professor Contracts was trying today to explain to us the finer points of Worker’s Compensation and indemnification policies, in the context of Allied Steel & Conveyors v. Ford Motor Co.* Hey, let’s say that this Allied employee is wearing sweatpants — they all wear sweatpants, right? — and he pulls a gun out of his [...]

law school lessons: week 4

Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by Jill in law school

Four solid weeks of law school and I’m still standing. Must give credit where credit’s due. BREAKING: we’re all gonna die!! Ninja School of Law has announced a special swine flu policy for this semester. Basically, they’ve realized that the current policy of allowing five absences before your grade gets docked will result in people [...]

law school lessons: week 3

Posted on 13. Sep, 2009 by Jill in law school

Apologies in advance to both of my loyal readers. This week’s edition of Law School Lessons will be brief for two reasons: (1) I spent the better part of my weekend working on a draft closed memo, (2) the season finale of True Blood is on HBO in an hour and nothing — NOTHING — [...]

law school lessons: week 2

Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by Jill in law school

Thank heavens for three-day weekends! By the end of last week, I was completely out of motivation to do any reading. So, I just didn’t. And now I’m a tad behind. This is why Barack Obama invented Labor Day, right? I hope he invents another Monday holiday in October because I’m pretty sure I’m gonna [...]

and it all boils down to…

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Jill in law school

JUSTICE = PROCESS PROCESS = JUSTICE I realized yesterday that after five days of Civil Procedure, the above four words plus the two symbols represented the sum total of notes I’ve taken during class. In case you’re curious, that’s 28 letters, or 30 characters total if you count the equal signs. That’s all. *sigh* Apparently [...]

law school lessons: week 1

Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Jill in law school

Well. The first week of law school is over. Do I love it? Absolutely. Is it going to be a huge challenge? OMG. Yes. So rather than bore you with a lengthy account of my first week, which was probably very similar to your first week as a 1L, I thought I’d just do a [...]

a brief monologue

Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by Jill in law school

Scene: [cue music: Beethoven, Symphony 7, Movement 2] A hot summer Saturday. Law School Ninja, disheveled and visibly discombobulated, is sitting in her living room on her favorite chaise lounge with her Torts casebook, trying to do the reading that is assigned for her first day of classes, Monday, two days hence, at 8:00 a.m. [...]

orientation: one day down, one to go

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by Jill in law school

Today was my first full day of law school orientation at Ninja School of Law. Predictably enough, it featured lectures, food, more lectures, papers, questions and answers, and me trying desperately to stay awake in the very back row. Here are some things I learned today. Whether or not I came away with the right [...]