I’m taking six classes this semester. In two classes, the professors like to assign 70-150 pages of reading per class. I’m also working on two papers and doing research for a professor. Needless to say, I’m pretty busy. I feel like I’m constantly running between classes, work, and other commitments. When I have “free time,” [...]
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Still Demanding the Maximum Value for my Tuition
Every time I think about how much I’m paying to go to law school, my head starts to hurt, my stomach gets queasy,and I’m not sure if I’m going to throw up or pass out. Last semester, I paid over $9,800 in tuition and fees and I expected the full value for my money. This fall, the [...]
Appearance on Kade Dworkin’s Meet My Followers
My friend, Kade Dworkin, started a new podcast this month called Meet My Followers. Each show is a 20-minute interview with one of his followers from Twitter. I was impressed when I saw that he’s challenging himself to release a new show every weekday morning. So far he’s had some awesome and interesting guests – [...]
The Final Word – My Quarter
I am a classic Libra. The symbol for my zodiac is the scales. In my life, it’s all about balance. When I have to make decisions, I like to mull over my options. Once I make a decision, it’s hard to get me to budge, but getting to that point can be almost painful. I [...]
How I Ended Up In Law School
My friend, Eric Mayer, wrote a powerful blog about why he became a military criminal defense attorney. It made me reflect on why I was inspired to go to law school. Before law school, I worked in the mental health industry for nine years. I started out as an intern at a residential psychiatric facility for [...]
Targeted Networking
When I first moved to Phoenix in 2004, I didn’t have a job. Catherine Marsh, a woman who was a leader in the financial industry back when women leaders were a rare occurrence, told me that 85% of getting a job is who you know, not what you. This has been true in every profession [...]
This Week’s Non-post Post
The purpose of this week’s blog is to tell you that there’s going to be a real blog next week. I’m sorry kids, but I’ve had no inspiration this week, and what few ideas I have are being brutally bashed by my overtaxed mind. My friend gave me a slew of great law-related ideas to [...]
Summer School 2010: Improv Acting Class
I spent a significant amount of time this past semester applying for summer positions. With the economy still on the rebound, they were hard to come by. I made a promise to myself that no matter what I did during the summer before my last year of law school, I got to take improv acting [...]
Survival Tips for Incoming 1Ls
I remember feeling very excited and scared during the weeks before I started law school. I remember having a lot of questions and not always having a clear answer for many of them. I want to share some of the wisdom that I’m glad people told me and some that I wished I had been [...]