What does a law school blogger write about during the summer? Now that school's out, I'm having a difficult time finding some direction. Unlike the 1Ls who are all wrapped up in their writing competitions, 2Ls have nothing more to do for school except grade those damned submissions. We're not as lucky as the 3Ls that are looking forward to graduation and the horrors of the bar exam. I think I'll be studying for the MPRE this summer, but that's not nearly as exciting. I don't even know how much studying this thing requires -- my guess is not much. I figure if I fill in the bubble of the opposite of what they do on The Practice, I'll be okay.
As for the job -- I know you all are dying to hear about it -- I'm not really giving away too many details. It's a low-paid, highly specialized job with lots of experience and contacts. Unlike working at a big firm (which I almost did, just to blog about it), it's not really weird or funny. Just good interesting work. Well, except that my boss has already disturbed some seriously drunken sleep with a 3am call from the other side of the globe. We have since come to an agreement that my schedule is on my local time.
So this leaves much unsaid and much left to be said. At the moment, I'm feeling pretty dissatisfied. My career is pretty much up in the air and I am longing for the finality that being a summer associate brings to the process (except, of course, they could all still get canned a few months after starting work). I snagged myself a great summer job with seriously flexible hours but have found myself sitting at home, screwing around and doing nothing (punctuated, of course, with frenzied bouts of drinking). I guess it's time to buckle down and figure out what I'm doing -- both this summer and for the long haul.
I really hate giving up the illusion that I'll be young forever.
studying for the mpre already? crap, I forgot about that.
Posted by: mr p on May 26, 2003 07:37 PMAssuming Harvard requires some sort of professional responsibility class (don't all law schools require this now?) you should be fine! I received my bar/bri PR book at 5pm the night before my exam, read through it, and scored a 105 the next morning. If you are good at standardized tests that will help, but not required.
I can understand how people fail the bar exam, but how do you fail the MPRE? Really, its not that hard! Go ahead and sign up for it now. It helps that you don't need to worry about it when you are attempting to get admitted.
-taxed
Posted by: taxed on May 27, 2003 02:23 AMAgree with Taxed. MPRE is risible. Take whatever dinky ethics course is required for your graduation, attend semi-conscious half of the classes, read over the booklet the night before the "exam," and you'll sail through.
A far better use of your precious summer spare time (which it is) would be to learn a new language. No, really.
I would give teeth now to have enough time to take a Japanese class.
Also, unlike the MPRE, language study dovetails well with drinking. You've doubtless noticed how everyone gets fluent after a couple of glasses.
Posted by: Plainsman on May 29, 2003 01:31 AMAnd now, of course, within a half hour of my urging a carefree lack of restraint in re MPRE, the Catholic guilt strikes and I take it back.
Thus: legal ethics classes can be quite interesting, and you should pay attention to them, because issues do sometimes come up in practice.
But the MPRE is a total cakewalk. I stand by that, damn it.
And language classes are cool.
Posted by: Plainsman on May 29, 2003 01:58 AMASL is an interesting choice. I wonder how its grammar works, and how it handles things like emphasis and sarcasm.
The following would be my language to-do list, if I were that blond kid from the New Mutants with the linguistic powers:
1. Japanese
2. Czech (I like the looks of it: all those consonants and diacriticals. Plus, they brew good beer, like the Japanese.)
3. Classical Latin (for business)
4. Italian
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