Well, I made the cut. I will be a bona fide lawyer and an associate at my firm in a few months…
July 1, 2010 Off with His Feet
May 21, 2010
You might have a decade’s worth of legal experience over me, but that does not give you license to cross your dirty…
Drowning and Diving, In that Order
March 30, 2010
I pissed off a partner today and he chastised me over the phone. He goddamn chastised me. I’ve never been scolded about…
I Must Have a Thing for Juniors
January 27, 2010
I’ve been working as an articled student at a large law firm for over two months now. In that time, I’ve done…
The Hardest Exam I’ve Written in My Entire Life
November 14, 2009
Bar exam done. Three excruciating weeks until the result. Fingernails already bitten down to the stump….
No, I Am Not Learning How To Mix Drinks
October 31, 2009
I am starting to panic—crazy panic. Remember how I was talking about the course for my bar exam being about shit a…
Back at It (“It” Being Both Canada and Studying)
September 16, 2009
I have been back in Canada for less than a month now and am getting settled in with my bar course, what…
So This Is Why People Hate Lawyers
September 3, 2008
Last month, I was smack dab in the middle of one of the worst weeks of my professional life: Articling Interview Week….
Re: Research, Trials, Meetings, Early Mornings, and Even Later Evenings
July 16, 2008
Is this the plan for the rest of my life?…
I Wonder When They’ll Finally Realize I Have No Business Being Here
June 22, 2008
I have been crazy busy with work these last two months. I’m in court everyday and learning humility very quickly and awkwardly….
Next Friday Is “Hawaiian Shirt Day”
March 6, 2008
Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I’ve been working part-time at my old office job to sustain my crazy eating/drinking/general money-burning habits…
Werd
October 21, 2007
So, I done got a job. I honestly didn’t think I would get any interviews because of my average marks, but I…
Struggling With Average
September 25, 2007
I am so completely tired of this entire process. I’m carpet-bombing the hell out of these law firms, sending my cover letters,…
The Paper Chase
September 8, 2007
Been crazy-busy with summer articling applications and selling my soul….
The Green-Eyed Monster
July 5, 2007
One big thing that I’ve had to adjust my perspective on in law school is the fact that there are a lot…
the yellow brick road
August 31, 2004
throughout all of my life, i’ve defined myself in relation to other people. this is especially true in academics. if everyone else…
this suit burns better
July 23, 2004
my house was just fumigated. are my eyes supposed to be burning? i’ve been a complete flake at work, recently. there are…
summer bummer
May 15, 2004
my summer has been going rather swimmingly, despite the fact that i have yet to go for a swim (har, har!). corny…
strategic planning
July 31, 2003
i managed to get today and friday off, and then monday is a holiday. woo hoo! five-day weekend! let’s see. whatever shall…
summer lovin’ happened so fast
June 21, 2003
i feel so unbelievably busy these days. and, honestly, i really don’t think i am — i just feel like should be….
work world
May 18, 2003
the good thing about this new job of mine is that i get my own desk — my own desk with my…
my stupid mouth
May 14, 2003
i made the somewhat catastrophic mistake of mentioning that i had an online website to my co-workers today. i guess i had…
new horizons
April 28, 2003
(sidenote: god, the title of this post sounds like a new loreal hair dye treatment.) yesterday was my last day at my…
circle of trust
March 16, 2003
i’ve noticed how at work, chinese customers warm up to me so quickly at first. and then they proceed to ask me…
continuity
February 15, 2003
my life now operates around a basis of routine. i get up in the morning at promptly 7:15 AM, i ready myself…
aw, crud
January 21, 2003
after a grueling day at work, and having missed my intended bus ride, i made my way home later than usual. i…
counting chickens
August 30, 2002
as the last week of summer vacation draws to a close, i can’t help but feel that i’ve squandered these past four…
another
June 19, 2002
i have another job interview today. this one is at a golf driving range. i need to be “energetic and able to…
tweaking it
June 17, 2002
fixing my résumé was an arduous task. i had my friend who works for human resources to edit mine, and — ‘lo…
useless
June 15, 2002
well, even after the second interview, i didn’t get the job. my resume is going to be “put on file.” i wonder…
“responsibilities” has a lot of i’s
May 16, 2002
i am printing a dozen resumes, as we speak, on my crappy printer. my friend alan and i are going to go…
one more to go
April 16, 2002
i have finished my last latin test of the year! tonight i will bring out the mcdonald’s fries and root beer in…