the west.net is just one sample logic game which should take like ten minutes.

OK I got those all correct. It took a hell of a lot longer than 10 minutes though!

Especially question 4, that took me a long time.

Yeah, when I studied the logic games I just kept taking as long as I wanted until I could get them perfect and then worked on speed. Only problem with that strategy is potential to develop bad habits and non-optimal strategies.

Law school is pretty easy, if you are intelligent and just read the supplements (they are like Cliff Notes for each law subject) then you can get Bs easily.

you can write "rabble rabble rabble reasonably foreseeable rabble rabble rabble" on your torts exam and get a B-. You may end up unemployable though.

I hope so, since this is pretty much what I wrote on my business orgs exam today.

My professor told us there may be a policy question on the exam. I've already mentally written it, since its the same as all policy questions. You just need to fill in the variables.


When Congress enacted X, they envisioned their actions as an attempt to curb Y. In the beginning, while not a total solution, commentators widely regarded it as a step in the right direction. Recently, however, with the development of Q and the Supreme Court's ruling in Z, it has become more difficuly for J to N. In fact, the original intent of the provision has completely been turned around, and rather than curbing Y, the plentiful loopholes have allowed R to continue to exploit J for their own benefit. It is clear that if things continue in this direction, and courts continue to Q, things will quickly become untenable unless Congress steps in and clarifies C. They should begin first with X, working with legal scholars and brilliant law professors such as Prof. K, to develop a more comprehensive and yet flexible framework.

THE END

that's actually pretty damn good...the brillaint law professors part is a bit over the top, but my contracts prof would have eaten that part up, so maybe not

Pretty sure you could write that w/ the variables and still get a B-.

I've always known from television, mafia stuff that they can get you for tax evasion even if they can't do the underlying crime but its always funny to read lines like "The 1993 Tax Pamphlet clearly indicates that embezzled money is reportable income" and "Money earned from illegal ventures such as prostitution and sale of illegal drugs is taxable."

Also, lol at the guy who got caught because an IRS employee saw a convertible Rolls Royce in a not rich area and did some detective work.

I'm really hoping that watching Law and Order after NBA Playoff games counts as studying Crim Pro. I am surprised by how much actual law they use, when I used to watch this stuff I assumed they just made up case names but they totally dropped some real **** in there last episode I watched.

the only thing worse than finals is doing a bar application.

Takes like 10 hours to track down info on every job I've ever had, compile, format, write check in blood for $815, etc.

$815 wtf.

I think in Maryland it was like $350. Definitely a ridiculous pain in the ass though, especially when you don't start working on it until 3 days before the deadline.

yeah my college roommate and my gf's father are my character references. if you are 20+ and cant find two people to write "dude is trustworthy" you're an idiot. if you're setting the bar that low, why bother?

also, exam starts at 2 and these idiot proctors haven't passed out exam, read instructions or anything. which means once they do all that and software loads, its like 2:30. wtf.


my current strategy to remember statutory cites is to just spew them (along with a bunch of random buzz words and case names i recall) onto the scrap paper or at the top of my exam for later use. also, typing immediately psyches everyone else out.

this is why earplug countermeasures are in order

3 hour exam. After like an hour I was basically just sitting there. Then, you know in poker where you are debating a move and then you just click all-in and look away? I basically did that. I clicked exit exam, exit exam, and then as my computer rebooted I just kinda laughed as I thought of several things I could have added and some random cases I coulda stuck in there. Whatever, got home early.

haha yep, I had put everything I knew on the page after 90 mins today...sat there for another 30 mins then just turned the thing in to my perplexed prof. I gave him a "have a good summer!' and left.

I was one of only a few people to hand write too...so much for anon. grading.

Gold.

Good luck. I'm just finishing articles at a Toronto insurance defence firm. Lawbuzz is entertaining.

harang,

how has the 08 class done in terms of hireback?

For corporate, my friends give me the impression hireback has been rough.

For insurance defence/PI, I'm pretty sure it's business as usual. My friend at a labour firm on Bay st. thinks they might be a bit more cautious with hirebacks. Lots of firms won't announce hireback until next week or the week after.

PM me if you are working at firm downtown in TO.

Just to confirm: I'm right in saying that doing any type of prep work or studying in my 0L summer is silly and unneeded, right?

100%.

If they want to read "Getting to Maybe" or "Law School Confidential" or "1L" or something just because, then do so on the beach.

Any prepping or prep courses are just feeding off people's fears and completely unnecessary.

K. I have a friend who just graduated who insists if I want to succeed I have to do all kinds of studying over the summer, but everyone else is telling me that, if anything, it will hurt.

Appreciate the advice.

(S)he's probably dumb.