:(n) a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.
So exams are roughly 3 weeks away, and I could not care less. Sure, I’m aware of the effect that positive (or negative) grades can have on my overall academic and career trajectory, but I’m boiled cabbage compared with the ball of fire I was last semester. What’s worse is that given the way that our year long classes work, I’ll wind up getting final grades for 15 credits worth of course work, which is the same as the full timers. Still, my thoughts seem to stray (in no particular order) to golf, my folks place at the beach, and playing Pai Gow Poker at Harrah’s. I’m comforted in knowing that I’m not alone in feeling this way. When I broached the subject with Pakistani (Kazakhstani ?) Princess and the Sherpa the other night, their collective response mirrored mine in both tone and tempo.
So other than call in Underdog, what are we supposed to do? Continue reading ‘Ennui.’
Last Lawyering Skills Class + Heineken = Recipe For Success
Submit your very own Haiku honoring (slandering?) your 1L Appellate Brief. All schools welcome.
Here’s mine:
You red clad devil.
Your page limit frustrates me.
Can’t wait to burn you.*
* after I submit you, get a grade, and get you back, of course. you don’t get off that easy.
There’s not much better than springtime in Washington. I was psyched this morning to wake up to a forecasted high of 67 today - so much so that I donned a golf shirt for the first time this year (big day for any pseudo-yuppy).
I’ve also gotten to play some golf - including one round with Dr. Bombay that I played really well (just 4 over on the back nine).
Most of all, I hope the warmer weather will start to wake me from a semester-long fog I’ve been trapped in. It’s been difficult to get motivated. Last night I got a so-so grade on a paper, confirming that I’ve been really coasting this semester.
So, time to pick it up and really get to work…
So, after overcoming the technical issues with the online registration system, the Fight The Hypo crew is registered for summer classes. We’re not taking any classes that are GPA-padders. Each course is a central part of our legal edcuation either because it meets a requirement of our school or it’s on the bar.
Here’s a list of courses that one or several of us are taking (we can only take 4 credits in the summer):
- Administrative Law - staple course.
- Legal Drafting Seminar - elective; meets upper level writing and professional skills requirements.
- Professional Responsibility - required course, taught by a popular professor.
- Social Justice and The Law - required course at Catholic U; presents the Catholic view of the origins of law and justice as they relate to several modern issues.
It’s my pleasure to start the week off by introducing you to my friend, classmate, and new writer on Fight The Hypo - Sally Proust. I think you’ll find her mix of sass and sweetness refreshing. Here’s a little Q&A I did with Sally recently…
Fight The Hypo: First things first, Sally. Our readers are dying to know whether there’s a Mr. Sally Proust?
Sally Proust: Negative on that front. Still holding out for a quality guy who is willing to be part of my juggling act and hang out with a great gal. That’s actually how a friend described me to Lance Armstrong at our chance meeting in Georgetown.
FTH: Great is a good word for you, but I’m still wondering what the heck Lance Armstrong was doing in Georgetown that night. I think we’d all agree on that one. So what are you going to write about here at Fight The Hypo?
SP: In addition to the ups and downs of law school I struggle with the dating game. It’s not easy, but c’est la vie. I can empathize with readers who are enduring the same. If you don’t start law school with a serious relationship it’s hard to establish one because you don’t have the time to invest in building it. There’s no question relationships take time and work, which law students lack. Continue reading ‘Introducing New Contributor Sally Proust’
Despite the fact that we’re just 1Ls, a lot of the folks in our program are concerned with job prospects after school. A friend of mine recently interviewed for a non-legal position at one of the top law firms in town here, and while I’m not surprised at what he found during the interview, it does make me question some of the facts of life in our profession.
Early on in the interview, the associate who was interviewing my friend made the comment, “You know, this firm would never recruit out of your school. What do you think about that? How do you distinguish yourself from your education?”
Now, one of the unspoken things at our law school is the fact that we’re not top-tier. Everyone knows it, but no one talks about it. So my buddy was taken aback by the fact that the associate came right out and said it, but he kept his composure. He replied that while he wasn’t happy hearing that, his experience outside of law school made him qualified for the current position etc. Anyone who knows my friend would be impressed with his credentials.
Continue reading ‘Your School Sucks - Why Should We Hire You?’
