Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
School is...
Over for some people and beginning for the 1Ls. The 3Ls had their graduation dinner thing and the 1Ls are just starting to crack their books.
I'm so far behind in every class that there may be no recovery. Perhaps we should all join together and not study for finals. Eh? Eh?
Back to Contracts.
I'm so far behind in every class that there may be no recovery. Perhaps we should all join together and not study for finals. Eh? Eh?
Back to Contracts.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Bigelow Moot Court
Bigelow Moot Court was an interesting experience. I think I learned something - think before you speak. But not for too long. And not too hard. And not too complex of thoughts, at least not so complex you can't say them clearly.
The professor judges were an interesting experience. Most students said good things about Stone especially. Strauss and Strahilevitz were supposed to be tough. And Samaha is said to be just brutal. Samaha would make people talk themselves in circles.
It was nice to see that the judges disagreed on points of specific performance. Two would say "That was a good idea to use those words," and then the next would say "I disagree, that wording was awful."
Will I ever do moot court again? I'm not sure. I had a good enough time, but I never want to see a brief again, and I typically don't subject myself to writing 30 pages on something that has no practical use. What would a utilitarian have to say about Moot Court? I'm sure Law & Econ folk must despise the wasted effort.
The professor judges were an interesting experience. Most students said good things about Stone especially. Strauss and Strahilevitz were supposed to be tough. And Samaha is said to be just brutal. Samaha would make people talk themselves in circles.
It was nice to see that the judges disagreed on points of specific performance. Two would say "That was a good idea to use those words," and then the next would say "I disagree, that wording was awful."
Will I ever do moot court again? I'm not sure. I had a good enough time, but I never want to see a brief again, and I typically don't subject myself to writing 30 pages on something that has no practical use. What would a utilitarian have to say about Moot Court? I'm sure Law & Econ folk must despise the wasted effort.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
UChicago Faculty Blog
http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/
The faculty blog is not something I read often. It's not that I don't find the topics interesting; it's that I don't have the energy. As 2L year draws ever nearer, I can't imagine how I used to have the energy to do all the things I did. Hobbies: gone. Interests: none. Favorite Books: Dukeminier on Property, Anything by Emmanuel.
Maybe life will change 2L year to something remniscient of what it once was. Maybe I'll pull out my college resume to see what I used to consider my interests.
But until then, I shall not be reading the faculty blog.
The faculty blog is not something I read often. It's not that I don't find the topics interesting; it's that I don't have the energy. As 2L year draws ever nearer, I can't imagine how I used to have the energy to do all the things I did. Hobbies: gone. Interests: none. Favorite Books: Dukeminier on Property, Anything by Emmanuel.
Maybe life will change 2L year to something remniscient of what it once was. Maybe I'll pull out my college resume to see what I used to consider my interests.
But until then, I shall not be reading the faculty blog.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Amount of Work
I don't know about most people, but the level of work I've been doing recently is patheticaly low. The amount of work I should be doing is excruciatingly high. This may have something to do with burnout, but I suspect its much more about the LRW brief.
Talking to some 2Ls, they seem to think most 1Ls are in this same boat. The level of unpreparedness for finals this quarter is going to be embarassing. Hopefully, the curve is going to fix some of the problems I have with what unpreparedness entails.
It also doesn't help when some professors assign more reading than can possibly be done well. It's tough to know what to cut, and I'm not terribly happy with professors that don't respect the fact that I have 3 other classes.
I think it's high time we apply behavioral economics to law school and reduce the workload and expectation level. That would make my life easier, and that is what is most important, right?
Talking to some 2Ls, they seem to think most 1Ls are in this same boat. The level of unpreparedness for finals this quarter is going to be embarassing. Hopefully, the curve is going to fix some of the problems I have with what unpreparedness entails.
It also doesn't help when some professors assign more reading than can possibly be done well. It's tough to know what to cut, and I'm not terribly happy with professors that don't respect the fact that I have 3 other classes.
I think it's high time we apply behavioral economics to law school and reduce the workload and expectation level. That would make my life easier, and that is what is most important, right?
0L: Should you buy a copy of Black's Law Dictionary?
I've found my copy of Black's portable edition useful. The others seem to be a bit cumbersome, especially since you can look words up through Lexis or WestLaw. Also, it's not like they're using too many crazy legal words or anything. The need to look things up in the dictionary goes down considerably after the first month.
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