Bitter Law School

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Please Stop Asking About My “Plan”

by Not an Elle on February 19, 2013 in Columns

The farther I get into law school, the harder it gets to avoid the reality that, at some point, my education will end. And at that point the real world will begin. The real world will of course include bar prep, the bar exam, and some type of employment: unemployment, funemployment, part-time employment, under-employment, non-legal [...]

Why I Don’t Play Games With Law Students

by Not an Elle on July 10, 2012 in Columns

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A fun, enjoyable game of Scrabble or Catchphrase with your laid back law school classmates? How about throwing the old pigskin around with some law school buds? Forget it. Law students don’t know when to check their cut throat nature.

Three Things You’re Never Supposed to Admit About Law

by The Northwest 3L on July 3, 2012 in Columns

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Law is the “universal solvent” of studious disciplines which mixes with every other discipline in some way. It is the very foundation on which society is based. What a load of horse sh*t.

After Nearly Three Years, What Next?

by Not an Elle on June 26, 2012 in Columns

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I dread questions about what’s next, after law school. Why? Because I don’t have the answers.

Law Student Guide for Interacting with Normals

by The Northwest 3L on June 19, 2012 in Columns, Featured

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Three tips for specific situations which are apt to crop up when law students mix with normal folks

Six Grades Every Law Student Gets

by Not an Elle on June 12, 2012 in Columns

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Whatever the semester, and whatever your style, most law students have received six general types of grades.

In Defense of Tax Law

by The Northwest 3L on June 5, 2012 in Columns

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I started law school with the same sort of naivety that most 1Ls start with. I was going to change the world.

Faking It

by Not an Elle on May 29, 2012 in Columns, Featured

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I started my law firm summer job recently with a head full of typical first day anxiety questions.

Filling the Gap

by The Northwest 3L on May 22, 2012 in Columns

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For anyone out there foolish enough to take advice from me, here’s a list of ideas I’ve come up with to manage my own “vacation” from law school.

May is a Mixed Bag

by Not an Elle on May 15, 2012 in Columns

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Law school is one year closer to being over, but no one’s ever cheered or thrown a party for someone for being two-thirds done with something

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