From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Next Semester's Courses

Monday, November 23, 2009

Next Semester's Courses

I am still awaiting final news of what I will be taking because of one class is still in the lottery phase, but so far, here is what I am taking:

Juvenile Law: This class deals with dependency and termination of parental rights....should be up my alley. Who-hoo. Though I have never had the professor, so there is an unknown quality here. No ratings in Rate My Professor . com.....so I am flying blind here.

Criminal Procedure II: Follow up to the first course I took last year. Taught by a new professor Davidson. Heard she is tough, and a bit grumpy at times. This course follows what happens from Jail to Bail. She does get a smiley face on Rate My Professor.

Law and Education: Another new professor....sheesh, way to go in my last semester. This deals with the rights of children and parents in the education system. Unknown quantity:)

First Amendment: Taught by Professor Green. Honestly, he was one of the reasons I went to my school was to take a class by him. So, here I am, in my last semester take a class on a subject I love, learning from a master.

Sentencing Law and Reform........taught by my fave Professor Appleman. So, I know there is a take home exam, no paper. I know I love her as a professor and am glad that my last semester is spent in one of her classes. And this is a subject that has become an interest of mine over the last year or so. So I will buckle up, hang on, and enjoy the ride!

Also taking a course on setting up your own solo practice. Very excited about this one. This class is being taught by an attorney here in town who has his own solo practice. Should be good.

Oh, I almost forgot. I am taking Intensive Trial Practice during the break---1 Week, 40 hours = hell, but a pass/fail class........Taught by Professor Tornquist, someone I have not had yet, but heard wonderful things about.

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Lots of people ask me: how do you do it? How do you attend law school and raise a child alone? My answer is simply that you prioritize. You approach school as an 8 to 5 job. I take Friday evenings and Saturday's off. Study a bit on Sundays. For me this works. It means not being a part of the "social" things at school, and that time between your classes is in the library studying. But that's okay. You will have different goals then the students who are single with no children.

How do you afford it? Student loans........yes, you heard me. My reasoning is that my earning capacity will double, but likely triple, which means that I can afford to take on the debt to pay for a better future for my daughter and I.

Does you daughter resent you studying? No. Sometimes she gets frustrated, but she really does understand the bigger picture. She is my biggest supporter. I have learned to include her by taking her to class with me when I can, by having her help me study with flash cards, and by taking her to appropriate events at school. In fact, I did an incoming student panel one year, and the administration of the school had her speak as well. We are a team, and that includes this journey.