GUEST BLOG by Dani Gies, 1L at UCLA School of Law THE TRIAL (Shout Out to Les Misérables, “Who Am I?”, Act I) [youtube id=”d2sanq2SM0k” width=”600″ height=”350″] Speaking of extracurriculars in my last post… Last Saturday was UCLA Law’s fall internal Mock Trial tournament. I had never done Mock Trial or anything comparable to it, […]
GUEST BLOG by Harrison Thorne, 3L at UCLA Law By now, most new law students are starting to figure out what corners they can cut, and that’s not always a great approach. However, there’s a big difference between cutting corners and working harder rather than smarter. This past week, it hit me that finals are […]
GUEST BLOG by Lauren Rose, 2L at University of Detroit Mercy If you’re lucky, your teacher will give you an assignment to observe a courtroom. If you’re even luckier, you will get the opportunity to observe in court for an internship or externship. I have had the opportunity to observe in court for class assignments […]
GUEST BLOG by Dani Gies, 1L at UCLA School of Law A DECLARATION OF APPRECIATION FOR CLINICS (Shout Out to Kirk Franklin) [youtube id=”2Xv9oCU-KUA” width=”600″ height=”350″] I’m going to diverge from the threads and stress about school, and talk about something inconceivable at the moment: extra-curriculars. In particular, clinics. As someone who loves direct service, […]
GUEST BLOG by Harrison Thorne, 3L at UCLA Law I have fairly severe ADHD. I sit down to work, read for 2-3 minutes, then check the news to see what has been happening in the world, or browse Facebook to see who is doing what. I am constantly toggling between my work and Gmail, and […]