Trying to stay on the bus...

The Good News: I successfully completed my first 7 weeks of law school.

The Bad News: I only have 7 weeks until my first round of law school finals.

Today, my Civ Pro teacher told us that we have entered the part of the school year where half the class will fall of the law school bus. He sounded just like a guy breaking up with a girl,  "its not you... it just the way law school is... it happens at every law school..."

Gulp.

I can do this? Right? As one for never wanting to get tests back, I find it odd that I am resenting the final only grade system. Maybe I wouldn't resent it so much if it weren't for the fact that law school is ranked. My scholarship depends on that rank. 

Gulp.

The good news is that I am enjoying all my classes.  Since this is my first blog entry, I will tell you about the topics:

Civil Procedure: 

The class where we learn how to file civil suits in court. Easy paperwork? Nope. Besides having to memorize five million rules (Thank Tony for you magical system of language memorization- it works for learning FCRP rule 4 (A) (1) (a) too), we have to interpret case-law in order to understand a) whether a court can cast a valid judgement over the defendant and b) whether the court can even hear the case based on the type of claim. 

Criminal Law: 

The law and order part of my day. These cases are not dull to read, but sometimes scary- not just because of the homicides, but also because of some of the decisions that are spun out because of statutes. 

Torts:

Besides making me want to have a nice cake, I did not have a clue what legal concept we would cover in this class. Tort law is civil claims where plaintiffs try to have their wrongs redressed: aka- money damages. In tort, we have covered negligence claims so far. Interesting- but like Crim Law, makes me sad when some decisions are made.

Legal Writing:

Learning how to write like a lawyer. Cool tip: Courts do not like synonyms or crazy syntax. But they do like organized writing. When in doubt: repeat repeat repeat.

I will write more about my quest to become an active citizen alla Cicero.

Stay tuned!!

Law School Tip for the day: Never tell a law professor that you didn't read a four page case because you have too much work!