Helloooo
January 26, 2008
Just want to say hello to my blog buddies, if any of you are still around and checking my long-dormant blog. I decided on Dec. 31 that I would sit out the February administration of the bar exam and take it in July instead. It’s the right decision for me – I really need a break and time to develop a fresh attitude about the bar exam.
For now, I’m working at the law clerk job that I’ve had since Dec. 3, and while it’s not my dream job it’s absorbing and often interesting. The big challenge there is developing systems and strategies for managing a huge litigation caseload with woefully inadequate personnel and resources, and I’m able to draw on my 17 years of experience and my law school education in figuring it all out. I also write complaints and motions and do legal research, so I feel like I’m keeping my skills up. So that’s what I’m doing for now.
I wish the February repeaters the best of luck – I’m pulling for you!
January 28, 2008 at 12:36 am
Here, we are!
I’ve been wondering what you were up to. Congrats on the job! I can’t opine on the merits of your decision to skip he Feb exam. I don’t have that option. And I’m not sure I’d skip the Fem exam even if I could. Got’s ta’ pay da’ bills an’ all dat, ya’ know? I hope it works out well for you. I’m sure it will. You’re smart and you know what you’re doing. I just hope I’ll be cheering you on as a newly minted member of the Bar!
January 31, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Hi!
Sounds like a good idea – time to rejuvenate and get a fresh perspective. Good luck with everything at work… I’m still unemployed
haha
March 7, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I feel your pain. I took the California Bar Exam 4 times. Spare yourself the agony and regret that have haunted me for 4 years: don’t take it while working. Or if you’re sick. Or if your tutor wants you to study in a way that’s never worked for you before. Or if your significant other dumps you. It’s not worth the depression that will follow.