Don't Panic!

But finals are almost here! Holy S**t!!! Where the heck did the semester go? What happened to all of my plans to start outlining really early this semester? I just finished my exam study schedule and I want to just get back in bed and hide under the covers.

I'll be sad to see this year end. It's been brutal at times, but being a 1L is kinda fun, in that "everything's new and there's still hope for us all to become big successful lawyers and make enough $$ to pay of these debts" exciting way.

I Got A JOB!!!!

It's official! I will be employed by..."1L Summer Firm" :-)

Come on, do you really think I would give up some of my anonymity and reveal who I'll be working for this summer? Not a chance. I'd rather stay under the radar in law school.

All I will say is that I'm very excited about the firm and the work I'll be doing. And that i will get PAID!!!!!! Yes, that's right, I'm going to be one of the lucky 1Ls that I know who will be earning enough $ this summer to be able to survive AND still have $ to pay off some of the bills I racked up during 1L year.

How did I get this job? I'm not at a t-14 school, I'm not anywhere near the top 10% of my class, and I don't have a father who is a partner in the firm. Nor did I blanket applications to every big, mid and small firm, judge, and public defenders office. Instead I focused on the areas that I really wanted to try out and that interested me and worked with my counselor to write targeted cover letters and perfect my resume. I received a lot of rejections which really sucked, but then I got a couple interviews and focused my energy on winning over the interviewers.

Something must've worked because I HAVE A JOB!!!