Why Do They Bury Lawyers 100ft Deep? (see text cut)

[mcgillianaire]

Three weeks into Law School and I am finding the whole experience really overwhelming. Our first two weeks were really easy going compared to the way things have picked up pace in the last week. I feel like I am already playing catchup and this is the way it's going to be till the end of the course in May. I feel overwhelmed by the number of cases we are being exposed to in each module. I wish judges would use simple English in their judgments and not write such long judgments either. I feel like I will never be able to remember all of this information. And even though this post may seem like a list of complaints, I am so happy to be learning all of this stuff. It is fascinating how English case law works, how one judge distinguishes his case from the existing precedent, only to be superseded by a subsequent judge who in erudite eloquence explains why both precedents were simply stupid and wrong (but obviously not in as many words). I look forward to the day when everything we're learning right now falls into place, as I feel like everything is just floating aimlessly in a pool of grey matter. I also hope we don't have to remember every single case we're exposed to in class because even with my capacity to memorize vast tracts of information, this might be beyond me. Even if I studied everyday till the end of the course. Or perhaps I underestimate my ability to accumulate all this wonderful knowledge. Time will tell... for now I will pretend like I can remember and understand everything.


Because deep down they're good people.

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Keep an eye on politics as well as the legal pages - politics is the birthplace of law.

Liberal Conspiracy regularly highlights laws in progress etc. And (I'm not just saying this because I write it two days in seven) the netcast is a good place to skim for stuff.
Boing Boing for technology and IP law.
Ministry of Truth is a blog I'd recommend to any budding lawyer because Unity knows research and how to do it, even if he's not that hot on editing things down to digestible length.
briansloan is a liberal law student you might find interesting.
I also like Feminist Law Profs.

And no worries.