Law School Road Trip

Law school can be toilsome and enervating at the best of times. I learned quickly to cherish any tidbits of happiness, hat I could muster during law school, no matter how insignificant. One of those rare moments of pleasure was the spring break of my first year of law school. A group of my fellow peers planned a spring break road trip to the great Southwest. This road trip led us to the vast deserts of Arizona and the plateaus of Utah.

The specific moment in the picture attached was an entirely spontaneous decision for us to get out of the car and take a picture of the Welcome to Utah sign at the border between Arizona and Utah. I then had the random idea to have us all spell out the word Utah. It was a great moment of solidarity and fun. This road trip reminded me that I needed to make time for myself, to sometime get away from all the noise, and make sure I have fun.

#RoadTrip #Utah

Top 10 Things I Wish I knew Before Starting Law School

1.    Law school is almost like another culture in itself.
2.    Get to know your upper classmates, not just your section mates.
3.    Most law students tend to be very territorial creature of habits. I could find my friends based on their study spot.
4.    Be wary of the library during final weeks.
5.    Go to your professors’ office hours weekly. If you have no questions, make one up.
6.    The answer to is everything is "It depends." or "Possibly."
7.    Turnip Rule: You can't squeeze blood from a turnip.
8.    What an outline was.
9.    Tell yourself to breathe.
10.  Bar Review is different from a bar prep.

A Summary of What I Learned in 1L Year

Non-Legal Advice for 1Ls

1) Don't walk behind a tail-flicking horse. You can dislocate your retina. - Pat Brady v. R & R Stables, Legal Rhetoric

2) Playboy is classier than Penthouse - Keeton v. Hustler, Civil Procedure

3) The answer to is everything is "It depends." or "Possibly." - first day of classes

4) Sleeping Beauty can bring a tort of battery, and not assault, against Prince Charming for kissing her in her sleep (which is creepy if you think about it, a stranger kissing you while you're asleep). - Second Day of Torts

5) If a cat is given LSD, then the cat becomes CATatonic. – Torts

6) Being grounded usually doesn’t constitute false imprisonment. Apparently parents have some parental immunity. - Torts

7) The abbreviation for association is ass’n. – Torts

8) “Is it duress if someone threatens to chop off the pinky of your baby’s toe?” (The answer is yes.) - Torts

9) Money makes the world go round, so does torts. -Torts

10) Turnip Rule: You can't squeeze blood from a turnip. - Torts

11) You could probably get away with assaulting someone from behind. But battery is whole another story. - Torts

12) Wearing a short dress is not consent to be assaulted. - CREAC Workshop

13) Jack from Jack and The Beanstalk can be held liable for trespass to land, home invasion, murder. - CREAC Workshop

14) When your neighbor tells you that your fermenting hayrick will spontaneously combust, don’t tell that neighbor you’ll chance it.

15) Don’t suffer through law school just to die in as a drunk in a car accident. - Daly v. General Motors Company