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12-01-2007, 01:40 PM
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I am a 1L. A 1L freaking out among a sea of other freaked out 1L's...
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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.
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12-04-2007, 12:53 AM
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I am studying. A lot. Practicing. A lot. But I'm still freaking out. A lot.
Any last minute tips on exam writing?
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12-04-2007, 01:09 AM
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I am studying. A lot. Practicing. A lot. But I'm still freaking out. A lot.
Any last minute tips on exam writing?
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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!
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12-04-2007, 02:41 AM
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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!
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12-13-2007, 09:32 AM
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Last exam is today!
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12-15-2007, 04:20 PM
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Last exam is today!
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Congratulations! Doesn't it feel great to be done?
I better get back to studying for my last two exams. Ugh.
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12-17-2007, 11:37 PM
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One semester left!
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01-11-2008, 02:29 AM
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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.
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01-11-2008, 11:11 AM
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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.
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The thing is, most judges don't like them either. Cite a few cases and let it go.
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01-11-2008, 08:30 PM
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The thing is, most judges don't like them either. Cite a few cases and let it go.
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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.
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01-12-2008, 09:19 PM
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Good luck, Geeky... I'm counting down my remaining semesters now that my first one is over ... LOL, only 5 more to go!
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01-13-2008, 12:06 AM
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Good luck, Geeky... I'm counting down my remaining semesters now that my first one is over ... LOL, only 5 more to go! 
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I felt that way too. Some people really got a big kick out of law school, but for me it was a means to an end. I went to a small law school though (socially very much like high school -- me very much over it all) so maybe it is better elsewhere.
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01-13-2008, 10:27 AM
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I've never hated italics so much in my life.
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It's better than having to underline cites. A partner at my firm won't allow associates to use italics in cites...EVER.
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01-13-2008, 02:55 PM
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By the way, grades came out this week!    Thanks to all of you GC law students for putting up with all of my first semester neuroses!!!
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01-18-2008, 06:20 PM
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So I'm applying for jobs right now and this firm that's pretty well known in the area where I'll be practicing is hiring - my problem is that ALL my writing samples are from work I did opposing them in litigation. The only other stuff I have is things currently pending that I can't use or things from classes. This is such a weird situation.
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