Book Buying (and Selling) Time

In terms of law textbooks, I’m one of those who buys early and used.  I try to get good used copies, ones that aren’t marked up already because I book brief so colorfully that you could frame these cases.  I know some of my classmates rent their textbooks from lawbooksforless.com and I know others get [...]

Law Review: A Little Late

Everyone who attempted to “write-on” to law review received an e-mail that invitations would be extended the next evening.  That evening came and went for me and I was sad, very sad.  I thought my casenote was well thought out and I knew that my citations weren’t great but we were never taught how to [...]

Weekly Giveaway #4

This week I’m starting to giveaway supplements people gave me.  Supplements, for all you 1Ls out there, are books designed to help you understand the rules you pull out of your casebooks.  If you search Amazon or any online bookstore you’ll find hundreds of them.
The thing about supplements is that it’s easy to become overwhelmed [...]

Weekly Winner #3

Congrats to Brandon whose name my dog picked out of a lineup this week.  He will receive the lovely “Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance” in the mail once I receive his address.
So Brandon!  Holla at me!  klspixle[at]yahoo[dot]com
Thanks everyone for playing!

Weekly Giveaway #3

This week I’m giving away the book “The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law School” by Charles Whitebread.
Here is what you should know about Prof. Whitebread, he was awesome.  While I didn’t have him as a professor I did listen to his criminal law lectures and found him highly entertaining.  His picture also [...]

Weekly Giveaway Winner #2

Congrats to RosyJen who won last week’s giveaway and will receive the book “How to Survive Law School” in the mail as soon as she e-mails me her address.
klspixel[at]yahoo[dot]com
Also!  There was some confusion surrounding the first giveaway so the dog drew another name and the winner of Legal Reasoning is lawschoolninja!
Thanks everyone for playing last [...]

Likes and Dislikes

My summer externship with a Judge:

like the fact that I can do as little or as much work as I like.
don’t like the fact that I’m not writing anything, or researching a lot for him.
like observing court from my computer due to closed circuit viewing.
don’t like not knowing the acronyms the DAs and PDs use, [...]

Weekly Giveaway #2

This week’s giveaway is the book “How to Succeed in Law School.”* It’s an older edition, 3rd, and was one of J’s books when he decided to go to law school. If you’re new to this, check out the rules here.
The book covers exam taking, how to brief a case, what to expect your first [...]

Weekly Giveaway #1 Winner

Congratulations to Kate!  She is the winner this week and will receive the book Learning Legal Reasoning: Briefing, Analysis, and Theory.
Kate!  Please e-mail me your mailing address.  (klspixel [at] yahoo [dot] com)
Thanks to everyone for entering!

Do your professors support Sotomayor’s nomination?

I’m happy to report that several of my professors support her nomination.  Just another indicator that I chose an awesome law school.
How about yours?