Time flies.
This summer has really flown by. Not only is today the last day of my summer co-op, but we are quickly approaching that time of my legal career where I have to start thinking about post-graduate employment. That task has been complicated tremendously by the law firm I was supposed to work for this summer (they cancelled their summer program, and thus any chance of post-grad employment with them). However, this has also broadened the horizon a little. In the coming months, I’ll be canvassing smaller IP firms, as well as possibly looking at clerkship opportunities. I’ll also finally do what I should have done a while ago – join the Boston Bar Association. Finally, I’ll have to give some serious thought to studying for and taking the Patent Bar. This, of course, is in addition to classes and this pesky thing called the MPRE (if you don’t know what it is you should be happy, for now).
All of this will have to wait, however, as I am about to embark on a long-planned vacation -- in a probably futile attempt to forget about everything going on in the world around me. The only decision I plan to make in the next two weeks is whether to take my laptop with me. I’m leaning towards leaving it at home, in case you were wondering.
Have a wonderful next couple of weeks!
Special note to the incoming 1Ls: enjoy your last month of freedom, as you can see, the next time you will have a month off with nothing to worry about is roughly… never. (insert evil laugh here).
Comments
Hi. Sorry to hear that your SA program was canceled. That's been happening quite a bit and it's scary to think about as a 0L.
I hope you enjoyed (or, are still enjoying) your vacation.
I have a question related to the co-op program. Do any participants in the program do their co-ops exclusively in the Boston area? It seems like many students move around quite a bit for their co-ops and I'm wondering if it's possible, and even somewhat common, for students to do all their co-ops in and around Boston.
Thanks, and good luck with your job search!
Posted by: Pete | August 26, 2009 4:09 PM
Pete,
Thanks for the wishes of luck on the job search -- they are much appreciated. The simple answer to your question is: yes. The co-op office would have the official numbers, but I am sure that it is both possible and relatively common for students to do their co-ops in the Boston area. I limited my search for co-ops to those I could drive to from Boston, for example.
Posted by: Leon | September 7, 2009 4:58 PM