Law School

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

I am a 1L. A 1L freaking out among a sea of other freaked out 1L's...

Well, the worst thing that can happen is you fail your finals and flunk out of school.

That only happens to a small percentage of law students.

(unless you're at Cooley)

You feel better now, right?

The good news is that if you're actually studying more than stressing, you should be fine.

[adpiucf]

I am studying. A lot. Practicing. A lot. But I'm still freaking out. A lot.

Any last minute tips on exam writing?

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

I am studying. A lot. Practicing. A lot. But I'm still freaking out. A lot.

Any last minute tips on exam writing?

I like to go through the exam and spot all the issues right away and type those in. After I have grabbed them all (or at least all the ones I see!) I start IRACing each of those individually. If you get towards the end and are short on time, try to at least do a quick 3-4 sentence IRAC of each issue even if you can't fully analyze it.

Good luck!

[adpiucf]

Thank you so much! I am dreading the 1st exam b/c it is handwritten and I am so much better about typing and moving blocks of copy around!!! Thankfully the rest are on the computer.

Good luck to all of you on exams!

[adpiucf]

Last exam is today!

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Last exam is today!

Congratulations! Doesn't it feel great to be done?

I better get back to studying for my last two exams. Ugh.

[GeekyPenguin]

One semester left!

[GeekyPenguin]

I'm back at work and clinic (although thankfully not classes yet) and I just wanted everyone to know how much I hate string cites. See, also a lot, very much, with every fiber of my being.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I'm back at work and clinic (although thankfully not classes yet) and I just wanted everyone to know how much I hate string cites. See, also a lot, very much, with every fiber of my being.

The thing is, most judges don't like them either. Cite a few cases and let it go.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

The thing is, most judges don't like them either. Cite a few cases and let it go.

I was updating the appendix for an upcoming petition, so I was reformatting text from Westlaw into the appropriate format - so annoying. The cite started with Meyer v. Nebraska and went through PP v. Casey - I've never hated italics so much in my life.