6.29.2008
6.26.2008
Open Letter
Dear Texas Bar Examiners,
I am currently studying for the July bar examination and I would like to make a proposal to you. I hereby promise that for so long as I practice law in the state of Texas, I will never, ever, practice any sort of Oil and/or Gas law. As such, please disregard that portion when grading my exam.
Sincerely,
Ex.Coll.
I am currently studying for the July bar examination and I would like to make a proposal to you. I hereby promise that for so long as I practice law in the state of Texas, I will never, ever, practice any sort of Oil and/or Gas law. As such, please disregard that portion when grading my exam.
Sincerely,
Ex.Coll.
6.23.2008
RIP
I'd like to say a few words about George Carlin. Seven to be exact: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits.
RIP
RIP
6.18.2008
Worst Attorney Site Ever
Today, on a whim, I decided to Google my old boss (the solo I worked for my 1L summer). I came across his new website. While I was working for him he allowed his old one to expire. It was nothing fancy, one of those standard lawyers websites that Lexis (or is it West) sells. His new one is terrible.
Sure, it looks like the standard fill-in-the-blanks lawyer website, but this one is just bad. First off, whoever filled in the blanks didn’t do a good job. His name is Will Rehnquist (yes, I changed his name), but the title of the webpage is:
Yes, the “at” is capitalized.
Also, throughout out the site is stuff like “At Rehnquist Will Attorney At Law we will fight for you,” “you need a professional like Rehnquist Will Attorney At Law,” and “call Rehnquist Will Attorney At Law and put us to work for you.”
But I think the worst is his domain – willrehnguist.com. Did you catch that? Yes, his name is misspelled in his domain.
I might have to take his name off my resume.
Sure, it looks like the standard fill-in-the-blanks lawyer website, but this one is just bad. First off, whoever filled in the blanks didn’t do a good job. His name is Will Rehnquist (yes, I changed his name), but the title of the webpage is:
Rehnquist Will
Attorney At Law
Yes, the “at” is capitalized.
Also, throughout out the site is stuff like “At Rehnquist Will Attorney At Law we will fight for you,” “you need a professional like Rehnquist Will Attorney At Law,” and “call Rehnquist Will Attorney At Law and put us to work for you.”
But I think the worst is his domain – willrehnguist.com. Did you catch that? Yes, his name is misspelled in his domain.
I might have to take his name off my resume.
6.17.2008
Missppelling
I know, I know, I am the last person on the internet who should be pointing out typos, but I don't have a J.D. from Havard.
Prof. Thomas H. Martin, Massachusetts School of Law at Andover (unaccredited)
Prof. Thomas H. Martin, Massachusetts School of Law at Andover (unaccredited)
6.12.2008
Sample Bar question of the day
I'm just glad to see the PMBR people are keeping their politics out of their business.
“Guderian owned a fifty acre parcel of mountain forest adjacent to a national park. When the Republican administration in Washington D.C. decided to sell off the national parks to developers, the market value of Guderians’s land quadrupled in value, since it now was next door to “Trump’s Yosemite Towers,” a 2,500-room resort and casino complex.”
I won’t bore you with the rest.
“Guderian owned a fifty acre parcel of mountain forest adjacent to a national park. When the Republican administration in Washington D.C. decided to sell off the national parks to developers, the market value of Guderians’s land quadrupled in value, since it now was next door to “Trump’s Yosemite Towers,” a 2,500-room resort and casino complex.”
I won’t bore you with the rest.
6.11.2008
The bar exam sucks
Yes I’m sure you all know that by now. I hate all the studying (and the guilt and depression I feel for not studying). But the thing I hate the most is all the attempts at encouragement people give me. I know they are just meaning well, but it’s going to make failing this thing feel even worse. For example, I’ve heard the following over the last few weeks:
“You’re the smartest person I know.” I assume she don’t know many people.
“I hear it’s hard, but you’ll do fine.” Well no shit its hard. If you think it’s so damn hard, don’t tell me I’ll be fine.
“Just think of the relief you’ll feel when you finish the test.” What relief? You mean the relief I’ll feel knowing that I won’t know a damn thing for 5 more months?
“Just stay positive.” Thanks for letting me know the secret to success is just positive thinking. Can I still get a refund from Barbri? By the way, I tried that “positive thinking” crap and I knew it wouldn’t work, and sure enough, it didn’t.
“I remember when I took my real estate exam . . . that was rough.” Fuck you! I don’t want to know a damn thing about your real estate exam. I don’t want to know about the week you spent after work studying, or the morning-long exam, or the fact that you were afraid to click the button to show you your score.
Sorry for this especially bitter post, but – no wait, I’m not sorry.
Well, if you excuse me, I have a bar exam to fail.
“You’re the smartest person I know.” I assume she don’t know many people.
“I hear it’s hard, but you’ll do fine.” Well no shit its hard. If you think it’s so damn hard, don’t tell me I’ll be fine.
“Just think of the relief you’ll feel when you finish the test.” What relief? You mean the relief I’ll feel knowing that I won’t know a damn thing for 5 more months?
“Just stay positive.” Thanks for letting me know the secret to success is just positive thinking. Can I still get a refund from Barbri? By the way, I tried that “positive thinking” crap and I knew it wouldn’t work, and sure enough, it didn’t.
“I remember when I took my real estate exam . . . that was rough.” Fuck you! I don’t want to know a damn thing about your real estate exam. I don’t want to know about the week you spent after work studying, or the morning-long exam, or the fact that you were afraid to click the button to show you your score.
Sorry for this especially bitter post, but – no wait, I’m not sorry.
Well, if you excuse me, I have a bar exam to fail.
6.03.2008
BarBri Blogging
Yea, I know I’ve been behind on this blogging thing – I’ve got no real excuse.
Anyhow, I’d like to keep this up. I’ve even thought of a ton of things to blog about, but the place I’m taking BarBri doesn’t have WiFi, so no luck there.
Anyhow, I ran into someone today and we (of course) talked about the bar. I was given me some very good and reassuring advice. I showed that person the recommended schedule I was given and, much to my delight, I was told it was unrealistic and unnecessary. I was told exactly what I wanted to hear: just do some of the practice problems, know how to write a good essay, stay focused, don’t burn out, and go to the BarBri lectures. Not bad, maybe I can pass this damn thing after all. What this person described had been my outlook on this thing from the beginning. After that person left, it hit me – that person’s failed the bar… twice.
I’m fucked.
Anyhow, I’d like to keep this up. I’ve even thought of a ton of things to blog about, but the place I’m taking BarBri doesn’t have WiFi, so no luck there.
Anyhow, I ran into someone today and we (of course) talked about the bar. I was given me some very good and reassuring advice. I showed that person the recommended schedule I was given and, much to my delight, I was told it was unrealistic and unnecessary. I was told exactly what I wanted to hear: just do some of the practice problems, know how to write a good essay, stay focused, don’t burn out, and go to the BarBri lectures. Not bad, maybe I can pass this damn thing after all. What this person described had been my outlook on this thing from the beginning. After that person left, it hit me – that person’s failed the bar… twice.
I’m fucked.
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