3L
Well, I'm inching closer and closer to being a 3L (a third-year law student)! With only 3 weeks left at the firm (which I will miss a lot more than I expected), I just signed up for my fall classes. Assuming I get the schedule I want, I will be taking Corporations, Trusts & Estates and the Domestic Violence Clinic. Also, I will not have class on Thursday or Friday - wohoo! Here's why I chose to take these classes:
First of all, with two quarters left to my academic career in law school, I have 27 credits left to fulfill. The above schedule comes to 13 credits, so I will have 14 left to complete in the spring - pretty do-able. Next, Corporations is not only on the Bar exam, but has also been recommended to me by a variety of people - regardless of what sort of law you practice, corporations are an integral part of how our society is structured, so its important to learn how they run. Or so I hear.
Next, Trusts & Estates. It's another Bar subject. Also, it just seems to me like one of those things lawyers should know. There are certain subjects lawyers get asked for advice on fairly regularly, and I hear that trusts, wills and estates are among the most common.
Finally, the Clinic. Prior to my last co-op, I didn't really "get" the clinics thing. My feeling was "classes are for classes, co-op is for experiential learning"....and never the two shall meet. However, after my trial experience at the Federal Defender, I realized how desperately I needed more experiences that would challenge and reaffirm my love for helping clients, the thrill of being in court and my own faith in my abilities. I'm hoping the Clinic will give me more experiences like that.