Laurinda, 3L

I may have mentioned this before, but picking a class schedule is always a fun time for me. Before classes start and the grind of studying every day, picking classes is always full of hope and potential. That's why when you don't get into limited enrollment classes, that hope and potential is a bit dashed. This entry is going to be a bit of a gloat -- this is the first time that I've gotten into ALL my limited enrollment classes.

Of course, I can't go to all of them. The point of a lottery is to enter as many classes as you can to see what the luck of the draw will get you. Still the next problem was that I was spoiled for choice. Yup, which limited enrollment class would I pick. Before I knew which LE class I had gotten into, I had registered for more than 12 classes. I had back ups and various options which actually is a bit of fun, the only problem being that you can't order books ahead of time. Now that I know, I slowly pared down the classes to : Corporate Tax, Entertainment Law, Employment Law, and International Legal Research.

The new quarter starts soon, see you then!

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Another benefit of working at Raytheon is that Raytheon employees also get Museum of Science Omni and Planetarium tickets for free! Sadly, I only realized that this week. Therefore, I am going to take advantage. On Sunday, I am going to see the IMAX of Adrenaline Rush and the planetarium to see Sky Heroes: Myths in the Stars.

I realized that classes are starting very soon. Actually I knew all along, but kept denying it. Still March 1 is creeping very closely. This means that my weekends free of studying will soon end. This is the third to last free weekend I have. I am certainly going to enjoy the rest of them.

Next weekend I am going to New York. Megabus had a promotion where you typed in GREENBUS and you could get a bus ride free. My roundtrip ticket to New York cost $0.50. Fifty Cents is the cost of the reservation.

I plan on visiting some of my law school friends and going to museums. Let you know more when I get back!

Have a great Valentine's Day weekend!

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The economy is terrible and the news isn't good. I've completely stopped reading Above the Law because of the constant stream of news about law firms lay offs. Still I have hope or more like the fact that even if I didn't have hope, I need to find a job somehow. I think the key for a job search now is persistence. I mentioned it in my New Year's blog, and I say it again now.

I've gotten several rejections but I don't even let that get me down, because honestly in these times, it's almost what you expect. Still even though interviews have been sparse, they have not been non-existent. A few weeks ago I had an interview for the CT superior court. I thought it went well. I'll find out about it at the end of March.

This advice is most likely advice you've heard before, but prepare for the interview. I spent hours prepping for the interview in Connecticut. I did practice questions and answers. I created 10 questions to ask. I read the cases a million times so in the off chance they wouldn't allow it, I had the facts and holdings practically memorized. (CT Superior Court has a written portion to the interview)

For those who are in my plight, good luck! For those who think a job search in this economy is nuts . . . there is still always law school to consider.

Now would be a great time to go to school - You have a few weeks to apply to NUSL!

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My fellow co-op intern (D) leases his car. One day in December he decides to go get dinner at Cheesecake at Burlington. He comes out and finds that someone dented his hood and bumper while he was parked.

He takes the car to a specialized body shop (he has a BMW) and they tell him, he'll have it back in less than two weeks. Two weeks go by and the body shop tells him that BMW sent them the wrong hood and bumper. Of course, the body shop discovers this after they've painted it and try to put it on the car. BMW had sent them the wrong part in the right box, which is of course useless.

The body shop calls BMW for the rights parts this time and another week goes by. The body shop calls D and tells him the hood arrived, but guess what, it's completely damaged and looks like someone stomped all over it. Further! there are no parts in the US and they are on back order.

At this point, the body shop offers the rental for free after the two weeks, but that doesn't really help D who is still paying his monthly lease fee and an insurance deductible.

Finally, just this week D gets his car back. Sadly it looks like the software needs a reboot. It's being dropped off Monday.

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