From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Class Started Today

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Class Started Today

For some odd reason, I decided to take a class called Intensive Trial Practice and today was the first day of classes. There are bonuses.....1) Only one week of classes, 2) Pass/Fail grade, and 3) The ability to learn from some national legal minds.

There are some major cons......1) 12 hour days, 2) 12 hour days, 3) Oh, did I say, 12 hour days?

However, I got some awesome feedback from experts in the field about my tone of voice, how I carry myself, what is distracting when I speak, my mannerisms.....

Also, heard a wonderful quote today: "The last refuge of a scoundral is"I don't remember."

1 comment:

Cash QueenJanuary 3, 2010 at 10:05 PM
The 12 hour days definitely seem grueling but it looks like the experience will be a good trade-off.
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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.