I am now officially finished with my Intro. to Lawyering class. As we've said before, this class is the bane of every 1Ls' existence, so it's a good feeling to have it finished.
I presented my oral arguments to my professor and her two TAs this morning. It's a bit nerve racking when you begin because you've worked on your argument and presentation and you don't want to mess anything up or look bad in front of your professor or fellow students. As a result, I tried to keep my "road map" section outlining my argument as short as possible knowing that the "judges" would start asking questions at the completion of my road map. Once questions began, the whole thing got much easier. I was no longer presenting a case, but discussing the law and considering the research that has gone into the question this semester's issue, it was kind of nice to be able to discuss the issues and the law surrounding the case. Everyone, my co-counsel for the argument and the opposition, did a great job presenting their cases and it was a lot of fun. Considering the presentation is 15% of our grade, I hope that comes through in our grade.
In unrelated news, the pharmacy school with which we share a campus, is throwing a big spring party. I could smell the charcoal and lighter fluid on my way to oral arguments and I'm dying to grill something. Just one problem, we have no room for a grill. The pharmacy school also has music and a moon bounce over there. Unfortunately, I'm in a suit for my oral argument, so my chances of passing for a pharmacy student are pretty thin.
I presented my oral arguments to my professor and her two TAs this morning. It's a bit nerve racking when you begin because you've worked on your argument and presentation and you don't want to mess anything up or look bad in front of your professor or fellow students. As a result, I tried to keep my "road map" section outlining my argument as short as possible knowing that the "judges" would start asking questions at the completion of my road map. Once questions began, the whole thing got much easier. I was no longer presenting a case, but discussing the law and considering the research that has gone into the question this semester's issue, it was kind of nice to be able to discuss the issues and the law surrounding the case. Everyone, my co-counsel for the argument and the opposition, did a great job presenting their cases and it was a lot of fun. Considering the presentation is 15% of our grade, I hope that comes through in our grade.
In unrelated news, the pharmacy school with which we share a campus, is throwing a big spring party. I could smell the charcoal and lighter fluid on my way to oral arguments and I'm dying to grill something. Just one problem, we have no room for a grill. The pharmacy school also has music and a moon bounce over there. Unfortunately, I'm in a suit for my oral argument, so my chances of passing for a pharmacy student are pretty thin.
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