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Shelley’s Case

Purely personal blog written by a certain rambunctious law student attending an unnamed law school at an undisclosed location.
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Last Entry: July 18, 2010 at 03:06:48

Practical Approach to Studying (LS Tidbits #10)

Posted on November 20, 2008
Before you rush into making a super outline, anticipate what the exam format. A closed-book exam requires a simple, blackletter law outline that you can readily memorize in your head. An open-book exam might require an more extensive outline with case holding keyed to a particular issue, and cross-referenced with a Table of Content organized [...

Act II: (Almost) Lawyer in Training

Posted on November 20, 2008
Many thanks for those who sent their congratulations. I am super excited and cannot wait to be sworn in. Working at the law office has opened my eyes about what private practice is like. Plastered on my wall are cases with impending Statutes of Limitations...

The Sweetest Word

Posted on November 18, 2008
“You Passed!” My boss squealed in delight. I was speechless. Absolutely stunned. Then, to my own amazement, I cried. Sure, there were many reasons for tearing up. For one, the tension was building up for the past three months and it felt great just getting the weight lifted off my shoulders...

Long Journey to the Bar Exam Result

Posted on November 16, 2008
I bet you are curious about the bar exam result. The truth of the matter was I was not in the least bit inclined to find out about my result, in part because I somehow convinced myself that I had failed the bar exam. For the past few weeks I have kept myself deliberately ignorant [...

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Please Leave a Message ? Beep!

Posted on November 03, 2008
At first, I was busy with setting up my mini-Masters thesis. Then, I was working on federal job applications (long shot, but hey, why not try). After that, I was busy with work (Complaints to be filed before SOL run). Then, I was knocked out by a nasty combination of cold+allergy+exhaustion+midterms galore...

Advocating Between the Lines

Posted on October 20, 2008
Some of the most important words are not necessarily written, but illustrated between the lines. The strongest advocates I have encountered are those who are able to paint a sympathetic picture of their client, and not necessarily those with best technical arguments Judges are humans after all...

Resource for Writing a Legal Memo (LS Tidbits #9)

Posted on October 06, 2008
In Tidbit #7, I provided a few tips for organizing cases. However, a legal memo is very technical and requires a very logical structure. If you are having trouble conceptualizing how the final product ought to look like, I would suggest checking out a book titled Just Memos: (Legal Research and Writing), written by Laurel Oates and Anne Enquist...

Blawg Tag ? You?re It!

Posted on October 03, 2008
I apologize for the lack of update. It has been a busy month filled with work, quizzes, and extracurricular activities. Who knew post-law school life could be this busy? Without boring you with details of what I have been doing, I will get straight to the point...

Debriefing on Briefing (LS Tidbits #8)

Posted on September 18, 2008
Do not confuse briefing with a brief. The former is a study method used in law school and the latter is a legal document presented to a court of law. First year law students are encouraged to “brief” a case, that is, to identify the relevant facts, the legal issue, the rule of law (the holding), [...

Drafting a Legal Memo (LS Tidbits #7)

Posted on September 17, 2008
First, a quick disclaimer: This is a suggested guide for a law school memo. In practice, legal memo format vary from firm to firm. Before drafting a memo, do a quick outline denoting key issue(s) and relevant cases (with cites) that support or weakens the case...

Law Class Outline (LS Tidbits #6)

Posted on September 08, 2008
If you are a 1L, your professor probably expects you to write down the legally significant facts, issue, legal rules, and holding of each case. But in preparation for the final exam, which may either be open book or closed book, a detailed case brief will only slow you down...

The Numerical Carousel

Posted on September 07, 2008
This semester is loaded with numbers. It is a dramatic transition from last semester’s courses (a mixture of legal and health administration courses). I am not much of a numbers fan. Therefore, I must say I am not enjoying the homework, class-exercises, quizzes, and projects involving applied statistics...

The Real Thing

Posted on September 02, 2008
What a week it has been. I have survived my first week of school, accepted a fellowship, and accepted a law clerk position at a local law office. The first day of work went very well. Everyone greeted me with a smile, and I have a great vibe about the place...

Salary Negotiation

Posted on August 26, 2008
Due to my unique status as a law graduate who is also a graduate student, I am unable to work full-time (plus the fact I am still waiting for the dreaded bar exam results). Up until today I have never given a thought as to what I am really worth, particularly because my previous summer [...

Back to School Blues

Posted on August 21, 2008
There was a screaming child in every aisle. Suddenly I remembered why I only come to Wallmart twice a year. There were two options: I could grab the nearest Hannah Montana folder and get the hell out of there, or I could try to block out the noise and grab something more sensible...

Brain Juice

Posted on August 11, 2008
I need to recharge my brain. It has been nearly two weeks since I took the-exam-that-shall-not-be-named yet I still cannot write a non-legal letter without feeling like a complete idiot. Sorry for the sparse posting.

LS Tidbits #5

Posted on August 08, 2008
The First Impression First impression is especially important in law school. Your reputation begins to form on the first day of orientation. Once it sticks, most people will know you as “the kid who snorts when s/he laughs” or “the desperate girl” or “the guy who has a drinking problem...

Law School Tidbits #4

Posted on August 07, 2008
The Art of Asking Questions The first month of law school is a precarious time. It is around this time that one’s reputation is formed. How do you ask genuine questions without being labeled as a “gunner”? In law school, a “gunner” is usually someone who asks a rhetorical question for the sake of showing off his/her [...

Bar Prep - Day 28

Posted on June 15, 2008
It was a dark, stormy night. I wished that the terrible thunders would cease so my notes would not end in little squiggles every time my room shakes. They did not and continued noisily for several hours. With a sigh I gave up on writing by hand and typed instead...

Bar Prep - Day 27

Posted on June 14, 2008
Finished the Friday assignment. Have not started the weekend assignment yet. Giving self a generous break today. Tomorrow, work will resume.

Bar Prep - Day 26

Posted on June 13, 2008
Every day we get a little pep talk from bar prep. We are told that things will make sense and that we just follow the schedule and do what we can and eventually our brain will absorb the information. Bar prep representatives are awfully optimistic that we are right on track and it is still [...

Bar Prep - Day 25

Posted on June 12, 2008
I am beat. Not the “up” kind, but more like the “down” kind. My energy level dropped down to zero this morning, when my head plummeted right into the books. Although the hand kept writing the stuff down, there was no thought process involved...

Bar Prep - Day 24

Posted on June 11, 2008
Today things are chugging along as I finished outlining for different subjects when WHAM! In the middle of the second essay I ran out of steam. There were more reading and essays to go but I simply could not get around it. I took the rest of the night off...

Bar Prep - Day 23

Posted on June 11, 2008
I read a bit faster now, and take breaks in between the tasks. Today I nearly fell asleep due to afternoon slump. With all the rain and thunderstorm, I should have been wide awake, but the body refused to cooperate without some type of treat. After ingesting tons and tons of sugar, my body picked [...

Bar Prep - Day 22

Posted on June 10, 2008
When I was a 1L, I often wondered why the professor kept talking about “season” this and “season” that. Since the Property professor never wrote anything down on the board, it never occurred to me that “season” is in fact, “seisin”...

Bar Prep - Day 23

Posted on June 10, 2008
I read a bit faster now, and take breaks in between the tasks. Today I nearly fell asleep due to afternoon slump. With all the rain and thunderstorm, I should have been wide awake, but the body refused to cooperate without some type of treat. After ingesting tons and tons of sugar, my body picked [...

Three-Week Reflection About Bar Prep

Posted on June 08, 2008
Week 1: Overwhelmed by double-booked lectures. Did not realize there were homework assigned over the weekend. Did not appropriate the schedule well. Week 2: Major panic. Fell behind. Found out there were homework assigned over the weekend. MORE panic ensued...

Bar Prep - Day 21

Posted on June 08, 2008
When I was a 2L, I have received conflicting advice from people about whether to take bar classes or not. Bar classes are subjects tested on the bar exam. Most people take their bar classes during the first year required curriculum: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, Civil Procedure, and Contracts...

Bar Prep - Day 20

Posted on June 07, 2008
I can feel it. The stress level has kicked up a notch for people around me. For the past two weeks, I thought I was the only person going insane with studying. Now it seems like everyone I have talked to have fallen behind their work. Somehow I have been on top of the homework assignments, [...

Bar Prep - Day 19

Posted on June 06, 2008
Law school taught me how to weave black letter laws into a supernova. By contrast, bar prep teaches me to condense a supernova into a dwarf star (Death Star). It takes time to adjust to the reverse. All the classes are still filled and people seem very motivated about staying on top of things and catching [...

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