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May 15, 2009

Farewell Entry

So today is the last day of my law school career! I wanted to wish all my readers well(if any besides my own college friends)!

If you are going to law school I leave three important pieces of advice.

1. Stay in touch with your friends (high school, college, etc.)
2. Do not leave things last minute i.e. if it is a paper class, write the paper in the first week
3. Be a Barbri/Westlaw Rep - it will make things cheaper overall.

Looking back, I can say that I am so proud of myself for finishing law school and I know that most of you (when it happens, and it will) will feel the same way. Now is a great time to go law school and actually if I could do it over, I would do it the same way.

Farewell all and as trite as it is - Good Luck in all your future endeavors (aka standard yearbook goodbye).

Posted by Laurinda at 11:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Passing in the Bar Application

This is an actual amusing story.

On Monday, I passed in my Massachusetts Bar Application at the John Adams Courthouse. Being a law student, I was carrying every thing_ books, laptop, bag of school supplies, lunch, etc. As I am going through security, the guard asks me to take everything out of my book bag because something looked possibly sharp - it was my mini westlaw stapler located in my bag of school supplies. Of course, this was at the very bottom of my bag.

Further, I was asked to empty my tote purse - why because of my lunch. Specifically, the fork I use for lunch.

A fork is a weapon and necessitates a weapon receipt. In filling out the weapon receipt, it requested nature of weapon: fork for lunch. I then passed it into the guard's keeping.

After I passed my application, I retrieved my fork.

Posted by Laurinda at 11:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 7, 2009

Bar Application

It's the second to last week! I almost can't believe how fast this final quarter has passed.

I plan on taking the bar exam in New York and Massachusetts. For those reading, this application process probably seems far into the future. But I would recommend for anyone who does plan on taking the bar, sign up to be a BarBri or Kaplan PMBR representative. The reps get to take the bar class for free. Looking back, I wish I had done that because I would have saved myself more than $2700. That's how much it cost to sign up for the New York barbri class. That's not including the amount that I have to pay for books for Massachusetts.

It may seem self-evident, (but I remember when I was a ignorant 1L who knew nothing), BarBri is separate from the bar exam.

The Bar exam is administered by the board of examiners. You take the exam in the state where you plan on practicing. Many people choose to take two exams. This is possible for MA, NY, CT, and RI. I don't know about the other states, but I imagine it's difficult with a state like California.

Otherwise, even before you can take the bar exam you have to apply to take the bar exam. For NY, it's fifteen minutes online. For MA, it's a bit more of an ordeal with requirements for recommendations and employment history from when you were 18. I've heard RI is even more difficult, requiring even your traffic violations.

Still, for incoming 1Ls applying for the bar is very far off. But it's a good idea to keep in mind what you'll need.

Posted by Laurinda at 3:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Laurinda, 3L

Farewell Entry

Passing in the Bar Application

Bar Application