Tag Archives: case briefing

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. [...]

law school confidential: my thoughts

Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by Jill in law school

I finally finished Law School Confidential. Well, sorta. I skipped over a few chapters — nay, over entire sections — of the book. The thing is, probably about two-thirds of it just doesn’t apply to me at this point. The parts that I did read, however, were good as far as gaining a basic understanding [...]