It’s spring semester and the apathy has set in. Well, not so much apathy as a realization that obsessively reading every word of every case isn’t necessarily the most helpful thing when it comes to examines. I’m not as concerned about case briefs (although I do skim through the reading so I won’t embarrass myself if called on) as the actual law. For instance, in Civ Pro my notes are mostly about the key factors that go into determining subject matter jurisdiction. The outcome in Hertz v. Friend? Not so much. I do have a very detailed case brief on Mas v. Perry because the prof has brought it up in every class for the past two weeks.
Legal Writing is coming along at a nice clip. We are working on a draft of our first memo and were given a CREAC outline for the overall structure. That helped A LOT. We glossed over IRAC and CREAC in my first semester Legal Analysis course, but it didn’t really make sense and I know my exams didn’t conform to that format. I’ve got a long way to go with my memo, but already it’s much crisper and focused than anything I wrote last semester. I think that alone will get me a few extra points come finals time.
Anyways, I’m still feeling optimistic. I have my first OCI in two weeks, and sometime this month I should start hearing back about interviews for the summer positions I’ve applied for. I entered an oral argument competition too- there’s a cash prize, and it’s good practice for public speaking. I’m also reviving my social life and trying to connect with my classmates outside of school. They’ll be my colleagues one day after all. But more important than that, the last of my college friends are graduating and moving on so I can’t depend on them to form the bulk of my social life for too much longer. I spend most of my time down here anyway and I don’t want to end up the sad hermit 3L with no friends because I spent all my time in the books or out of town.
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