So… the culmination of the last few crazy weeks is a mock trial competition in Buffalo this weekend. We’re leaving a little later this afternoon and won’t be back until… who knows when. Sunday night if things don’t go so well, Monday night if they do. At any rate, we’re going to have some fun-filled nights [...]
NOTE: This post was supposed to run during fall break, but due to some technical issues, it didn’t. Oops. I’ve been slacking off lately, but it’s fall break, so here are some updates. I was finally on a winning team for the annual PILF Softball tournament. After two years of finishing second, I finally won. Our team [...]
…to taking Wills & Trusts. A new study highlighted on the Freakonomics blog says that there’s no correlation between taking “bar courses” and bar passage rates: Their results were unequivocal: no relationship existed between law school courseloads and the passage rate of students ranked in the first, second or fourth quarters of their law [...]
I apologize for the ‘radio silence’ the past… well… month, really, but I’ve just needed some time to sort things out. You see, I moved into a new place, started school, got a new computer (yes, another new computer), and have been doing all of the other things that, as Pete, I am known to [...]
Pete, I’m a long time practicing lawyer and I’ve gotten myself so out of touch with the young people in law school and aspiring lawyers. What advice can you give me to help me get in touch with the new crop of lawyers joining my firm and the students [...]
Listen, I understand. We as law students are taking out tens, sometimes hundreds, of thousands of dollars in loans. We want a payout and we want it now. But wanting something and thinking you’re entitled to it are two wholly different things. Take, for example, this Ask Metafilter question on getting a “good” job: [...]
The first years have started blogging and that, I think, is awesome. They also show the good sense to stay away from Blogspot. Opting, instead, for Wordpress.com, a decision that demonstrates that they possess wisdom well beyond their years. Kyle Michael is the Balls William Van Hook Welcome to IU, Gentlemen. I’m totally joking about the ‘hell’ thing, too. It [...]
Pete, I’m a rising 3L and terrified of graduating and moving into the “real world.” I don’t want to look for a job, and I really, REALLY don’t want to take the bar. I’m too far in debt to drop out of school; can you think of any [...]
No, I didn’t get a ticket. Rather, my boss seems to have gotten a little frustrated with his efforts to get me into a courtroom. Tomorrow, Judge and opposing parties willing, I will try my first (and second) cases. Both standard, run-of-the-mill traffic court cases. It should be fun. Hopefully my record will improve to [...]
(No, this is not a ‘reader participation’ post.) Over the gorgeous, gorgeous weekend we took Scout to the park. Everyone else took their dogs to the park, too. This led to a lot of excitement for Scouters. And, I guess, when you’re a dog, you have to pee, and there’s a lot going on, you might [...]
