I put in 8.5 hours of Bar study today. Silly me, I thought I was going to be able to get a job and enjoy a leisurely 4 hours or so of study a day.
So far I’m more than satisfied with Themis. If I’m stuck at home 8 hours a day in my underwear staring at my laptop then this isn’t all that bad a review course.
Last Wednesday I took my Workplace Law final. It was an open book exam. 4 hours. I’m driving into the parking lot when I’m gripped with a panic: I’ve forgotten my book. My first instinct was to turn around and go get it. I’d probably be 15 minutes late or so to the exam but I’m sure it’d be worth it. Then my usual foolish bravado kicked in and I figured to hell with it. I’m glad I did.
I sat there for 4 full hours and answered every bit of the exam off the top of my head. I can’t tell you what my grade will be, but I know I got all the answers right. One of the coolest feelings walking out of that test was the realization that I have one heck of a lot more legal knowledge running around in my head than I imagined. I guess you don’t always realize how much you’ve grown if you use a crutch. Then it occurred to me that my head is full of evil: Title VII employment discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, ect. Law school turned me into Derek Zoolander. I can do mountains of good in the world, but you never know if the time will come when they ask me to just relax:
