Is Law School Making Us Better Looking?

Or is it just "Law School Goggles"? 

Formula:
-3 (Law School Constant. That’s right, just for being in law school you’re automatically less attractive. Wait, you didn’t know that? It’s in your schools 1L handbook).

+1 (Bonus for intellect. Being smart is an attractive feature, but not enough to overcome the damage you’ve done to your physical appearance merely by enrolling in law school)
-2 (Current financial situation. Money is always a factor and as you will learn, student loans don’t count as gross income and therefore regardless of your large loan check, you’re still poor).

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   =Real World Ranking

Law School's Dirty Little Secret

It’s not all about grades.


It’s about connections, introductions, networking, and having the presence of mind not to let your inability to test well keep you down.


(The rest of the story...)

A Law Student's Attempt at Romance

A contract is self-serving and comes with limited liability.  It establishes a time frame for certain deliverables to be met and accomplished.

A covenant, on the other hand, is for the benefit of others and comes with unlimited responsibility.  It has no expiration date.  It is “til death do us part.” A contract can be broken with mutual consent.  A covenant is intended to be unbreakable.

Happy Anniversary Travis Wesley Hancock!! So happy to be in this covenant with you!

Married September 6, 2009

Brown Machine v Hercules

If any of you guys are struggling through this contracts case, I have an awesome flow chart that I'd be MORE than happy to share with you. 

Just email me (MorganBHancock@gmail.com) and I will email you a copy back. I spent almost two hours trying to understand this case before going the flow chart route.

Learn from my mistakes, let me help you. 

Things That Excite a 1L: The Calendar

One of my absolute favorite ways to spend my time is planning how to spend my time. 


I have a monthly planner, a weekly planer, a daily planner, and an hourly planner; which all lay out specific times for me to eat, sleep, drive, study, attend church, relax, and of course, plan. 

THIS IS MY HAPPY PLACE...:-)

Top 1st Year Law Student Fashions for Men (AKA The Top Fashion Trends of Kids who are Broke but Trying Desperately to Look Rich)

1. The RayBan Wayfarer Sunglasses (even better if you wear them with a croakie and then wear the glasses backwards around your neck.)

2.       The Boat Shoe

3.       The Stitched Belt (The more nautical, the better. It gives the impression that you own a Yacht and spend all your free time hanging out on the high seas enjoy all your money!)

4.       The Bermuda short. (If it has a cuff: better; plaid: even better; seer sucker: the best!)

5.       Of course, no “I want to look like I come from money” look is complete without a Vineyard Vine tie.

Stay tuned, the Top 1L girls fashions are coming soon!  

Mandatory Study Groups and Workshops: Yea or Nay?

I have an extremely busy life (remember the whole 4-kids-thing…?). Thus, any free time I have in the day needs to be devoted purely to studying. I had hoped that coming to law school would mean I was finally considered mature enough to escape those strict attendance policies and mandatory “talk about your feelings” groups that I experienced in undergrad, but, apparently, not! 

At least once, often times twice, a week we are required to attend Academic Success Workshops and Structured Study Groups.

I have no issue with these groups and workshops being provided for those who WANT the extra help.  I do, however, have real issue with them being required for all. I am in professional school. I am enough of an adult to decide for myself if I want to be in a study group, workshop, or even come to class at all.

Any other 1Ls with me on this?!