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Just Julie »

[10 Aug 2009 | 3 Comments | 754 views]

After a bajillion and a half trips to Target, three local Goodwillls, Walmart, Ross Dress for Less and Marshall’s, and after sanding, priming and painting at least three pieces of old furniture, I have finally settled into the humble abode I will be calling home for, hopefully, the next three years.

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Blaw, blaw, blaw, Just Julie »

[19 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 681 views]
The Shark Attack: Bad news? Law school costs moola. Good news? New debt-shrinking programs!

Don’t count on those loan forgiveness programs. You know that plan you have? You know. The one to go to law school in order to help people, and to not worry about student loan debt because, hey, those public service loan forgiveness programs will help you. Yeah. Turns out those might not be as reliable as you think.

Great news for those indebted: new federal loan programs. If you currently have or are planning on taking on huge student loans, a new federal program effective July 1 can help you deal with the debt. Some borrowers can even have their student debt forgiven after 10 years if they work in public service jobs. Not bad.

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Blaw, blaw, blaw »

[3 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 222 views]
Law School Tweets of the Day: Arms races, sausages and law school

Surprise! Law school students on Twitter have a lot to say about the law and law school. The Blawgirl compiles some of her favorites from the past 24 hours or so.

We’ve all heard how competitive law school can be, but I wonder what madness Tweeter @shiratic encountered that prompted her to write her tweet.

Follow the jump to see the tweet!

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Blaw, blaw, blaw, Just Julie »

[28 May 2009 | No Comment | 430 views]
The Shark Attack: The Blawgirl dishes on how she got through the Boyfriend’s 1L year

0L dates 1L: Turns out law school puts some pressure on romance. As you know the Blawgirl is dating the Boyfriend, who just finished up his first year in law school. At The Shark, the Blawgirl reflects on the Boyfriend’s past 1L year.

Plus, find links to stories on cheating on law school exams, on protests at U.C. Berkeley’s law school commencement ceremonies and on people who made the SCOTUS shortlist!

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Blaw, blaw, blaw »

[15 May 2009 | One Comment | 306 views]
Law School Tweets of the Day: Buh-bye law school, hello real world

Surprise! Law school students on Twitter have a lot to say about the law and law school. The Blawgirl compiles some of her favorites from the past 24 hours or so.

Today’s tweets show that Twitter can be useful in the classroom, and that finals can be a time to celebrate and use some language from the Samuel L. Jackson playbook.

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Diversions »

[13 May 2009 | No Comment | 233 views]
Having trouble studying? Try chaining yourself down. Literally.

Sometimes all it takes to stay close to your desk and in front of your computer to get your work done is the promise of future academic success. Other times – like when MerDer are getting ready to walk down the aisle – you wish that someone would physically chain you down to one spot just so you can hammer out that last bit of work.

Wish no more!

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Blaw, blaw, blaw »

[8 May 2009 | No Comment | 272 views]
The Shark Attack: Is yoga the cure for tortuous law school classes?

In The Shark Attack, the Blawgirl brings you a list of links to blog posts published at The Shark, a blawg written by and for law students.

This week features articles about an “article” regarding Chapman University School of Law visiting professor John Yoo and his tortuous law school classes, a law school class in Rhode Island that teaches future lawyers how not to be soulless, hope-eating zombies, and how Yoo could be facing disbarrment for his role in the torture memos.

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Blaw, blaw, blaw, Just Julie »

[5 May 2009 | No Comment | 233 views]
Non-profit loan provider advertisement predicts the Blawgirl’s future on postcard

I normally tend to ignore the law school-related stuff that comes on postcards. More often than not, they are solicitations for summer programs that claim to give gunners you a head start or are offers for law student loan programs.

A postcard I received yesterday from Access Group, a non-profit student loan provider, was pretty standard as it didn’t deviate from this pattern. What was extraordinary, however, was the amount of customization that went into it.

The front of the postcard shows a newspaper clipping with the headline “Ines

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Blaw, blaw, blaw »

[1 May 2009 | No Comment | 233 views]
The Shark Attack: Law students find their way, for better or worse, to Facebook and Fark

In The Shark Attack, the Blawgirl brings you a list of links to blog posts published at The Shark, a blawg written by and for law students.
Facebook groups. Go. Join. Gripe. Law students are the least likely of all the students in the world to complain about anything. Now that I’ve made your heads implode and have possibly awakened the anti-Christ from the improbability of that last statement, I urge…

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Blaw, blaw, blaw »

[24 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 261 views]
The Shark Attack: Rankings leaks, John Yoo speaks and the LSAT too

In The Shark Attack, the Blawgirl brings you a list of links to blog posts published at The Shark, a blawg written by and for law students.

Has the hysteria hit you yet? Stay calm amidst the ranking craze. Students and bloggers peed themselves Sunday and Monday when U.S. News and World Report law school rankings were leaked (see what I did there?).

Torture memo debate at Chapman turns up the dialogue rather than the drama. Chapman University School of Law visiting professor and former Bush

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