The Grind- Notes from a Recent Law School Grad

Law School- where everything is made up, and the points don't matter. A few notes about the weird and ridiculous things you encounter on your path to becoming a lawyer.

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BLOW THIS THE FUCK UP BECAUSE NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT

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Violence against girls/women is almost always a precursor behavior from the men/boys who commit mass shootings

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i can’t confirm this with science but i like to think queen carrie fisher is using her new heavenly powers to help us enact vengeance upon the scum of hollywood

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Getting Back to Tumblr After an Extended Break

Frist: 

And then:

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Donald Trump has no idea how terrifying a blue book and a Lexis password can be. He’s about to find out.

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate, “The Lawyers Showed Up: And because we still live in a country where the law matters, they won.” (via closeyourearsandlisten)

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“Why don’t you do legal services for your family?”

Me:

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Some days, I get out of bed, put on pants and wonder:

What more do you want from me, life?

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Got an Email From My Student Loan Provider, and I’m Just Like

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MRW A Client Pays For Legal Advice, and Then Does the Exact Opposite of What They Were Told

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Living with your parents after graduating law school and passing the bar on the first try because finding a job is apparently harder than both of those things...

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What a Time to be Alive- A Legal Keyboard

A computer keyboard designed with lawyers in mind. 

It has all those freakin’ symbols you need  when doing legal writing, but are a pain in the ass to insert. It also lets you drop a footnote and then toggle back to main text just by pressing a button. 

This would have made my brief writing 85% less annoying.  

This, my friends, could be a game changer. 

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MRW Someone Tells Me They’re Going to Law School, Even After I Tell Them What It’s Like

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The Difference Between Studyblrs and Lawblrs

Studyblrs at the End of the Year: 

This is How To Improve Your Study Habits for Next Year!

Lawblrs at the End of the Year:

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Last Minute Gift Ideas For the Law Students and Lawyers in Your Life

Did you procrastinate on getting gifts? Of coarse you did, but that’s ok. 

Here are some gift ideas that will still make it in time for the 25th, and won’t break the bank.

1) Mugs to go with that coffee addiction 

$11.99 and you can get it here.

$14.99 on amazon.

$16.50 on amazon. 

2) Wine Things (obviously) 

Wine tote for wine on the go because, reasons- $29.97 

Wine stopper vac, for when they actually want *just* a glass- $8.98

A wine aerator for when they’re feeling fancy af-  $15.95 

3) Some books to unwind with 

$11.55 on amazon

Get this best seller for $5.99 

Because they might as well get use to those lawyer jokes now- $9.58

4) Office Supplies, because work is their life now

$15.95 for a pen holder that accurately expresses how they feel about work

Day-to-day decision maker for the days when they “can’t even”- $20.00

Deluxe Zen desk garden for mini-relief breaks so that the stress of being a BAMF doesn’t kill them- $27.98

Classic desk accessory to make them feel legit- $5.68

Happy shopping!

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Getting Paid For Your First Freelance Writing Job

The job hunt has been brutal. My state just has way too many lawyers, and no one wants a baby lawyer fresh out of law school. Freelance writing wasn’t even on my radar, but it looks like it might work out. 

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2016, A Year In Review

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When Someone Wants to Talk about Finals

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Who Wishes They’d Never Gone To Law School?

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