One more day of classes, three finals, and I will officially be at the halfway point of law school. Yes, it has flown by, but I still have a lot to look forward to. Since I spent last summer taking classes, next summer I have my first legal internship to look forward to. Although [...]
I finally completed my oral argument. It still seems like a year ago when my Legal Writing professor told the class about what Appellate Advocacy involved- which absolutely terrified me. However, the argument went much better than I expected. The judges were very friendly and their evaluations were helpful. It was easy to forget about [...]
Although my final Appellate Advocacy brief was due today, I have spent the last two weeks working on it every spare moment and handed it in on Friday so I could enjoy the weekend. It was such a relief to hand it in; the last two months working on it felt much longer. I gave [...]
The first semester of the 2L year is dominated by Appellate Advocacy. The work for Appellate is very time-consuming during September and October. I handed in my Appellate brief a little over a week ago, and I have my conference to discuss it tomorrow afternoon. I really enjoy getting the chance to sit down with [...]
One thing I love about Vermont Law School is how helpful and nice the staff is. It was very refreshing for me to come to VLS and realize that the staff is not only willing to help out, but will go above and beyond. VLS staff won’t avoid your gaze when walking in the hallway, [...]
I can’t believe that today is October 1st. Where did September go? I had a very eventful month. My family was directly impacted by the economy, but thankfully recovered. I also had my first legal job interview. It went a lot better than I thought it would. The interviewers were friendly. I was sure the [...]
This week is the Tunbridge Fair, which is conveniently located about 10 minutes from the law school. It is the perfect chance to get away from homework without having to spend hours driving. Last year I spent a few hours at the fair, however the rainy weather made it less fun than it should have [...]
Due to some skillful scheduling on my part, my weekend started last Thursday at 12:35. However, it is now Monday evening, and I feel like I only had one day off instead of four. I started the semester with aspirations of getting ahead early and staying ahead, but already I seem to have [...]
I can’t believe the changes a year brings, and I want to reassure the first year students that before they know it, they will be in my shoes, starting their second year with much more confidence than they feel now. I was able to choose the classes I wanted to take and I have friends [...]
Doing the joint degree this summer has been an intense experience. On the negative side, there is a lot of reading, 3 hours of class a day, and some days it is too beautiful to want to be in class. However, the positives definitely outweigh the negatives. At the end of my three years at [...]
