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lawyer (not a cat). all views my own/not my employer’s.

Joined May 2012
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he’s a 10 but he believes in the legitimacy of the supreme court
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the bar exam be like: oh you wanna be a lawyer? name all the laws
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me pulling up to the bar exam with a clear plastic bag that has only my ID and some #2 pencils
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I have just become aware of the legal shark emojis on microsoft teams and can’t stop laughing
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do you guys ever think about how law school taught you nothing
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same
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I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!
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4 days til the bar!
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unpopular opinion (maybe?): law school should be 2 years instead of 3 πŸ’πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ
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what working in criminal defense is like
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happy bar exam eve 😭
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how it feels to be a queer person with loans studying con law for the bar
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our school’s chapter of fed soc is hosting a speaker from a hate group that wants to strip LGBTQ+ people of our rights and we were asked β€œnot to protest”…….lmao
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ok last bar exam tweet (for now): abolish !!! like literally what was that?? how does it test our β€œcompetency” ???
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my mom: can you explain to me what a billable hour is? I’ve been reading about it on reddit and I’m getting scared for you
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in addition to showing us model essay answers, bar prep should have to show us mid answers that still pass
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literally how does anyone pass this exam
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general partners dissociating from a partnership:
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she studied the UCCJEA just for this moment
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Taylor Swift arriving to represent Sophie Turner in family court (NYC, 2023, colorized)
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this is genuinely how it feels to study for the bar
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how it feels to email the partner when you can’t find case law on point
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an unexpectedly large part of being an associate is angrily trying to format a document properly in word
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i start secured transactions tomorrow. what even is a secured transaction?
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I GOT A JOB OFFER!!!!
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the timer stays ON during mental breakdown
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someone force me to do my law review assignment that’s due tomorrow pls
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moving is turning me into a minimalist because I never want to own this much stuff again in my life
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i’m so tired of law school
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0L vs. 3L
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APPROVED πŸΎπŸ’–πŸŽ‰
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now that the bar is over it’s on to the next impossible task: finding an apartment in nyc
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bar prep acronym to remember the types of leases: β€œI SPAT at the landlord:” S: (at) Sufferance P: Periodic Tenancy A: At-Will T: Term of Years
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family law exam hypos are like: Wife has a six-figure salary and performs all of the household chores/child care. Husband has no job and lives in the house Wife pays for. Should Wife be required to pay alimony?
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IM DONE WITH LAW SCHOOL!!!!!!
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just finished my last exam of law school ever! 🍾🎊
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I had to leave 1 MEE blank and didn’t finish the second MPT so if I see y’all in february MYOB
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literally how does anyone pass this exam
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they do, actually, they’re called prosecutors
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now that the bar is over it’s on to the next impossible task: finding an apartment in nyc
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I talked to the cops
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Terrify your lawyer in 5 words.
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with the bar being less than a week away: thank you so much to everyone on law twitter who has given us examinees support, encouragement, and advice these last few months. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart πŸ’–
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not a day goes by where i don’t accidentally screenshot my lock screen several times
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well I think I will likely be back in feb but at least it’s over for now!
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went to trader joe’s because it’s cheaper than going to therapy
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I genuinely have no idea how i’m gonna pass the bar i’m so overwhelmed
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it should be illegal for bar prep companies to email you advertising materials when you still don’t know your results
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if I try hard enough, perhaps I can make the transaction feel insecure
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Did the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners write this tweet?
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This is how John Fetterman showed up to preside over the Senate yesterday. Imagine a doctor showing up to care for their patients like this. Imagine a lawyer showing up to defend you in court like this. Imagine a pilot flying a plane like this. Imagine anyone else doing this.…
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so you agree? it’s THEIR country?
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name the first president of Palestine and I’ll leave their country πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
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currently listening to a group of 6 men in the law school having discourse about the green M&M
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this is one of the worst experiences i’ve ever had in my life lol
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and if you did not pass: that is ok and you still belong in this field. it is a difficult and (in my opinion) intentionally gatekeepy test. be kind to yourself, rest, and prepare to kick ass the next time!
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I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!
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does 3L burnout ever wear off? or am I gonna feel like this when I start working too 🫠
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i don’t even feel like a person anymore i feel like a zombie who regurgitates rule statements
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you mean to tell me…..RAP only applies to 3 types of future interests and my prof just….never told us that
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I didn’t think it was possible to hate a topic this much wow
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i start secured transactions tomorrow. what even is a secured transaction?
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why is it that if I get a UTI I can just drink cranberry juice, but if my cat gets a UTI it’s a $500 vet bill
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I am a: prospective ny bar applicant seeking: my results PLSSS
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should i drop out of law school
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feeling very hostile, open, and notorious today
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this isn’t a standing issue. she suffered a cognizable injury. it’s a mootness issue (but is capable of repetition yet evading review).
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All the new standing experts on Twitter, and folks falsely claiming 303 Creative is "phony case," are going to go ballistic when they learn that Jane Roe gave birth more than 2-1/2 years before Roe v. Wade was decided.
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person sitting next to me at starbucks while i was bar prepping said to her friend β€œi think i want to order some LSAT books” DONT DO IT
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my friend: how long is the bar? 2 hours? me: 2 days her:
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if i fail the bar i am going to become an influencer and/or pursue my music career
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I really don’t understand how it’s possible that half the time I open an MEE practice essay, it’s some obscure topic that i’ve never seen before
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interrupting men during class in honor of international women’s day πŸ’–
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not liking cats is a red flag to me tbh
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torts questions be like: strict liability means the defendant is always liable! except when they’re not
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(wake me up) WAKE ME UP INSIDE
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do I actually want to cut my hair or am I just having a bar exam mental breakdown?
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the bar exam
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are men ok????
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my man also passed πŸ’–πŸŽ‰
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i’m professionally responsible πŸ’…πŸ»(passed MPRE)
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seeing all this discourse about debt and thought I’d share what I do: pretend it doesn’t exist πŸ₯°
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for personal reasons i’ve decided to postpone taking the bar til july with the rest of my class. BUT i appreciate everyone’s kindness/advice to me throughout this process πŸ’–
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bar prep question: if I’m getting, on average, between 60-75% correct on quizzes is that ok? (for now)
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is it appropriate to wear a suit ??? to court???
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today’s group is discussing child support and I overheard (and I quote) β€œClarence Thomas didn’t have running water until he was 8 so the idea that he doesn’t care about poor people is misguided.”
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oh I don’t know, maybe the ones that take away basic human rights
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this whole β€œbut I know him and he’s a nice guy! he doesn’t seem like he would do that!” mentality is precisely why so many survivors don’t come forward to begin with. just because someone is nice and pleasant to work with doesn’t mean that they aren’t capable of abuse
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis wrote letters in support of Danny Masterson, who ended up being sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two women. Ashton reportedly called him a β€˜role model’ while Mila commented on his β€˜exceptional character.’
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a true lawyer would ask whether a glass qualifies as a cup
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proof that people will argue over anything. here’s a cup of water
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I passed the NYLE πŸ’–
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me to the NY Board of Law Examiners
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I saw someone on IG suggest drinking celery juice instead of coffee and that made my bar prep brain unjustifiably angry
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what is the best way to approach memorization for the bar? I’ve been contemplating notecatds, writing out rule statements, etc.
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GM bar examinees!
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i feel like i’m having lapses in memory for simple things just because i’m anxious lol
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closed book too. to replicate the very closed book practice of law!
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I feel like I had a lobotomy
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going to post some charts that i’ve made for topics that I’ve found difficult to master! hope that it helps others too πŸ’–
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everything i know about the royal family i have learned against my will
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this is just one example of how most 1L criminal law courses at β€œβ€œelite”” law schools are full of copaganda and carceral bias. many profs will blindly dismiss restorative justice/rehabilitative approaches in favor of this BS even when called out by students
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Here is the mandatory exam question from the first-year criminal law class:
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little miss abolish the bar exam❀️
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she should sue whoever started this rumor for IIED and i’m not kidding
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Jenna Ortega shuts down rumors that she is dating Johnny Depp: β€œThis is so ridiculous I can't even laugh, I have never met or worked with Johnny Depp in my life. Please stop spreading lies and leave us alone.”
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this is the same age difference between me and my dad btw
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Dane Cook, 51, marries longtime partner Kelsi Taylor, 24, after dating for five years.
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my brain hurts in ways I didn’t know were possible. taking a bar prep break for the night/maybe tomorrow 🫑
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I just want this to be over 😭😭
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I wish I would’ve known that the same way 1L has a steep learning curve, so does your first year as an associate
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i’m only in my first week of bar prep and i already feel so burnt out πŸ₯²
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this test feels impossible sometimes. i’m so burnt out and feel so defeated.
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active shooter near washington square park. was at a pride event and everyone started running saying they heard shots and now am hiding behind a random bar. please stay safe y’all i love you
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