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De Novo Days

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Second semester 1L year is an awful, awful tease.  By now, you know the drill; classes get a little bit easier; LRW is still miserable, but bearable; and you have made it through one round of final

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

1Ls are blissfully ignorant of a lot of what actually goes on at this law school.  Just think of all the abbrevs they have yet to encounter!  To the lowly law school freshmen, FRP

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Everybody complains about it, but a mere student lacks the power to effect any type of change that might correct this problem.  It often negatively impacts every J.D.

The End is Near
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The last issue of the semester...can you believe it?!  First of all, you should congratulate yourselves for making it this far.  Yes, the end of the semester is the most stressful time of the year,

Haze Me Baby, One More Time
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Ever wonder why the structure of law school has remained unchanged despite decades of rumors and complaining?  Attorneys who have been through it know how horrifically miserable it is, but nonethel

Hoof Cream Girl
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Wait, Memo One was due this week? I had no idea... Just kidding! But, at least it's over. You made it! Congratulations!

Writer's Block
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

As if law school's substantive classes are not stressful enough, the first-year courseload also requires students to burden their already-overloaded brain with learning an entirely new language: ci

Socrates Shmocrates
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

As the upperclassmen's first week of classes drags along, and we stroll into the law school completely unphased by the environment that surrounds us, I can't help but think of the 1Ls, who are w

Lesson One
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Oh, Orientation.  I must have attended at least a million orientation sessions by now, none of which are particularly interesting or particularly useful, but all are "mandatory" nonetheless.  Law s

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