The Never-Ending Semester

The clock is slowing down as the closing bell approaches. Another week of classes? That doesn't seem right.

How I Plan to Pass the Bar

There seems to be a presumption on the part of the school administration that every graduate is going to take a commercial bar exam prep course. I don't know what percentage of my classmates have signed up for one of these, but it certainly isn't in the cards for me. Rather than spend $1200-2000 on a full-on course, I bought these gently used books on eBay for $160. I think they'll be more than enough to get me across the finish line if I can maintain the discipline to study them thoroughly.

Brush With Greatness

Justice Stephen Breyer spoke at the law school today. Breyer was the first Supreme Court justice to visit Bowen in my three years there, and he was great. He spoke effortlessly without notes and had engaging, expansive answers to all the audience questions (even a couple that I thought were dopey or ill-considered).

Coincidentally, yesterday I found myself in line at the DMV behind Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor. Time will tell which of these brushes with greatness will make for a more popular anecdote.

David and Goliath

It's good to be Goliath. I am one of two law clerks working on a particular case. Today I Googled the opposing attorney and learned that he's a solo practitioner who graduated from law school in 2008. Tough break for that guy. He probably doesn't have an army of clerks to deflect the storm of paper we're blowing his way.