Law Students!

i was wondering if anyone else had been misguided enough to choose law. i'm not doing NaNo this year, though...i'm in my final year and i have extra courses to do...suffice it to say i'm not really on top of things at the moment. law is sucking my energy and my life. i can't even write normally, far less pack 50,000 words into 30 days. :(

the past is just practice.

I'm a 3L, and this will be my first attempt at NaNo. I don't know how that's going to work out with NaNo being in the month before finals, but I've wanted to do this for a while now. I'm trying to organize and outline as much as possible beforehand, to maximize efficiency in November. Of course, if that doesn't work out, I'll have to resort to NaNo-writing during lecture... heh.....

I've done it:) First NaNo-year last year, which was my third year in law school. I am Norwegian, and have no idea how that relates to your 1L and such, but it's possibly not that different. Anyway, I am pretty confident I can do it again as well. How about a law students-circle of encouragement, seeing as it really is crazy to try and write a novel while getting through our insane workload?

All that outlining... sounds like a true law student to me!

I've got a pretty decent handle on my plot (though it could use more outlining, really), but I wish I felt the same about my courses right now. It's gonna be rough attempting NaNo and my first semester of law at the same time!

2007 - Accidentally in Love
2008 - (Winner!) Fugue in C Minor

1L=beginning of school.

2007 - Accidentally in Love
2008 - (Winner!) Fugue in C Minor

i'm from the caribbean, so we use a different system too. we don't have pre-law like the US, we spend three years in university getting a bachelor of laws (LLB), and then we go to an actual 'law school' for two years for a legal education certificate (LEC). then we can write the bar exam, and after we pass that we have to intern with a firm or chambers for at least six months...THEN we can start actually practicing. it's as bad as med, if you ask me. only the brave, the naive, or the insane choose law.

-_-'

the past is just practice.

I'm in 3L(in Canada) and have tried for the past two years to juggle Nano and law school unsuccessfully - hopefully this year will be the year I manage to figure it out

I'm just starting my 1L experience, and I know that I'm a complete nutjob for wanting to do NaNo as well as all of these torts briefs. But crazy is kind of how I roll, so I'm hoping I can make it work.

Anyone writing on a legal subject on purpose?

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Doin' it for the craic.

Yay there's lots of 1Ls doing it this year! Go us! I'm a 1L as well. I'm trying to plan ahead (aka outline my novel as well as start outlining for exams this month). We'll see how well it goes. Just had my Torts midterm this week, sigh.

So, does anyone have super crazy professors this semester? My Property Prof is a bit nuts. Don't really like her teaching style. I'm gonna miss my Torts prof (its only a semester long course at my school). Luckily, she teaches a lot of courses I want to take (family law).

NaNo '05: Love, Rebecca Lynn (50,100)
NaNo '06: The Keymaster's Apprentice (50,500)
NaNo '07: The House of Jacob (65,715)
NaNo '08: El baile de la gitana (50,051)
NaNo '09: Ferry Me Home (50,033)

I'm doing NaNo as a 1L this year, and I think it is going to be helpful. (Of course this could just be my natural ability to rationalize anything, which law school has only made worse.)

The way I see it, I am going to have no social life in November anyway thanks to outlines needed to be done before finals in addition to the long memo research, and then writing the thing itself. In doing NaNo I have given myself a distraction (which I've been told multiple times is necessary to retain any kind of sanity), that doesn't require me to go out, lets me talk to other people (virtual write-ins), saves me money, and most importantly distracts me from the law for a few hours a day so I don't completely burn out.

I think the biggest consideration needs to be timing. So long as you plan beforehand when you are going to write and make sure it actually fits within your schedule (no different than going to the gym, or a joining study group) NaNo becomes an everyday event that doesn't seem quite so daunting.

Of course this type of planning could fail miserably and you could end up with a horrendous workload; but my point is that this doesn't necessarily have to be the case.

"My whole existence was constructed by a sociopath in a sweater vest. What do you suppose I should do?"

NaNoWriMo '07: The Thing with Feathers - 50,016
NaNoWriMo '08: Much Madness - 12,003
NaNoWriMo '09: 003 (Naked and Ablaze)

My life has been planned since the age of 6: Pass A Levels in Law, English and History, go to University, study law, become Lawyer, become High Court Judge.

Except, this is how my life actually turned out:

Take A levels in Law, Sociology, History and English Lit. Find you hate them all. Get an average pass. Go to Aberystwyth Uni to study law and politics, drop politics. Realise the Law subjects that replaced the politocs ones are even worse. After 6 months, quit law school.

Lol!

Good luck to you all! I'm glad I did quit now... means I've got time to do this!!!

NaNo Virgin: quite scared!

"When you’re locked away in your room, the words just come, don’t they? Like magic. Words of the right sound, the right shape, the right rhythm. Words that last forever!" - Doctor Who, "The Shakespeare Code"

eh, i wanted to do archaeology, go to acting school, become a veterinary technician, a paramedic...anything but law. except archaeology in canada was too far and cold and expensive, acting isn't a career, why be a veterinary technician when i could be a veterinarian, and why be a paramedic when i could be a doctor. that's parents for you. you know, sometimes there's nothing wrong with playing the supporting role - like technician or paramedic. sheesh.

kudos to you, MOTDS6690 - and by the way, what a name. lol. i would drop out in a heartbeat if i thought for a moment that i would be able to study something else without having to prostitute myself for money first, or get a decent-paying job. bleargh. necessary evils.

the past is just practice.

anaia - Sometimes the supporting role is more important. The first contact after you call 911 is a paramedic. Doctors are way back in that line.

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Shoot, kudos to you guys for doing it in law school! I couldn't even fathom it at the time - I gave up pleasure reading altogether because it made me feel guilty for not doing school readings. Blech. In a horrible, ridiculous way, I really miss the group insanity that came with 100% exams. So, now that I'm a 2nd year associate, I figure it's time to get back to the pressure cooker. NaNo, it's time!!

point is, someone has to do these jobs, and paramedic or veterinary assistant aren't necessarily "less" than doctor or vet. they're not menial jobs, they're vital roles in society. it's not something to be ashamed of. but the parents feel otherwise, so there goes that.

the past is just practice.