The ever important 1st year job.....

It's a harrowing experience. Your sitting in class trying to focus on what the professor is saying. It seems like easements are an awesome but yet intricately complex topic. Then it hits you---this summer you hope to be working summer---however there are 500 other students in your section aiming for a job as well. You know your career center can't handle all the students at once. Competitive spirits arise----you start asking your fellow section members about their interviews. Suits and ties become an everyday appearance. Then it hits you---there are only so many positions and way too many law students. These are the joys of applying for 1st year internships.

Believe or not---come April/May---a good portion of your section doesn't have a summer job. You think that they are all intelligent and successful people. However there isnt a correlation between high grades and job placement (for 1st year at least). Some of the most qualified students lose their competitive edges once they step out of the classroom. Perhaps they take their law school class preparation far too seriously. Luckily you land a few interviews and begin feeling confident once again.

However you then realize that once you ace your interview----your not getting paid!! Luckily school funding kicks in and it turns out Federal Work Study isnt so bad after all.

Basically this is exactly how last semester went-----I am just grateful I have a position (and at a farely well recognized agency).

On to the next challenge.......

Update after completion of 1st year at Tier 3 School

It feels good to update the blog and to provide some information. My 1st year of law school has fallen across two separate lines. One being this idea of knowing what to expect and being fully prepared. Sure my extended discussions with attorneys and professors during undergrad (along with some famous law school guides) helped. I understood what outlines were and how important grades were. However I did not expect how frustrating preparing the entire semester for finals would be.

Unfortunately my indolence got the best of me---and I wound up studying largely as I did in undergrad---basically had enormous cramming sessions with extremely dense material and a sense that I would never it. This lack of confidence billowing throughout the entire semester carried over to finals. Yes I knew property was difficult and that I would not understand----but I thought I could pick up the intricate details relatively quickly with some dedication. Boy was I wrong.....

I can comfortably say that I have learned my lesson and I will now be focusing my time on study guides throughout the entire semester, actually preparing my outlines earlier, and perhaps engaging in more group studying.

For those that claim law school is not that intellectually challenging---I cannot take you seriously.