LawRiot, I thought I’d be happy just getting a decent internship for the summer after 1L, and honestly I am. But today was just the culmination of a terrible week. I’m looking through a deed, trying find one line. Literally one, likely 8 word line in a deed. I’m scanning…..scanning….and then there it is….on page 107….out of course 108 [...]

Law school is like high school. No, I take that back; law school IS high school. The only difference is that people know a little more about life and there are significantly higher stakes involved. Here are two essential ways that law school is like high school: 1) we have lockers and 2) law school [...]

Hi Law Riot, I am in debt. To the tune of over 212k. I have had my loans in deferral for most of the four years since I graduated due to unemployment and periodically returning to school. I live at home with my mother and serve tea when her book club meets. During a particularly [...]

Here is a good tip for avoiding having to respond in class. This only works for large classes where the professor calls out by last name and probably doesn’t know you and may not really be great advice, but worked when I wanted to be lazy….I got married between when I was accepted to law [...]

Tacos. I used to enjoy having the occasional taco. Heck, they’re cheap, hearty and almost always satisfying. But now, I can’t eat one without thinking about law school finals. Here’s why: my law school is located close to a bunch of fast food places that serve Mexican food. If ever our students got hungry, we’d [...]

I can’t tell if the chills I am getting from viewing your website are from joy or revulsion. I graduated from law school 15 years ago… –From Patrice Altenhofen

Hi LawRiot, I just began law school this year. I too am a 1L. Let me begin by saying that I am addicted to my blackberry. I can’t live without it. It’s how I communicate with others and stay current. I know I shouldn’t, but I often text while in class. Therein lies the problem. [...]