| Saturday, March 17, 2007 |
| A Bar Bitch in Need...... |
Well.....I have been doing ongoing job searching while debating which bar to tackle next....I'm swinging back and forth, back and forth over DC or VA....
I've been asked back for what looks like a fourth and final interview with a galactic superpower of a firm in VA for a land acquisition team who doesn't seem to mind my JD status and loves the fact I can really read a survey (who knew?) .....so I'm leaning in the VA direction.....which means I'm going to be in need of advice on the VA exam....and will be needing VA review materials.....hit me up people and make me some offers eh? |
posted by Bar Bitch @ 9:53 AM   |
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| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 |
| Touchy since you Flunked? |
Dear Bar Bitch,
Before I failed the bar, I was one of those people that others had the burden of disproving whether they were right or wrong on a given subject.
Now, I feel as if my credibility has been shot, and I can't tell if people have become more comfortable challenging me, now placing the burden on me, or I've simply become more defensive.
This seems to be a real problem (perhaps just in my head), as it was a significant part of my personality before (perhaps this was a bad thing?).
I don't think one realizes how much his/her ability to get things done rests on other's faith in them until something like this happens.
Certainly, I didn't have all the answers before, but having others think that you do definitely gets you a lot of traction. Any thoughts? I know this seems rather heady.
This letter was appealing to me for a few reasons....I think it's pretty reflective of the "crisis of faith" most of us go through once we've failed the bar....I also liked it because I thought the writer was pretty damned candid....introspection is difficult, as is honest self appraisal....since I think most of us go through something that feels very much like what this guy is facing (and admitting) I thought it may appeal to the masses as well....
The beauty of being able to say you're in law school.....and later saying that you have a law degree....and then having passed the bar is a whole hell of a lot of external validation.....and don't we all love that? And why not? People will assume you are a smart little fucker before you even open your mouth....just as they will assume you are a bottom dweller who wants to sue the entire free entire free world to line your pockets and figure you are morally bankrupt as well....that is what a lawyer does best right?
I don't need to convice people I'm intelligent, and neither should you, your intellect will likely shine through every time you open your mouth and also in knowing when to keep it shut....if they feel more comfortable challenging me because I haven't been admitted to the bar yet....well so be it....the fact that I haven't suceeded yet can hardly erase all the sucess I've enjoyed up to this point....it doesn't change the fact that I am still am bright, capable and a good debater....
Passing the bar will will mean nothing if we have no faith in our selves prior to that point......if you feel worthless without that validation of your ability, there is some serious trouble I suspect......I guess what I'm saying here is that none of has all the answers....and it's always ok to be honest enough to own up to that.....some of the most intelligent people I know are comfortable saying, I don't know the answer, but I can find out for you.... |
| posted by Bar Bitch @ 1:45 PM |
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| Thursday, March 08, 2007 |
| Conspiracy Anyone? |
| An ah ha moment! If you can believe it, the bar actually sat this guy across from me during the test....a patent attorney from DC who also has taken the NC bar three times and still not passed was on his left....I met the DC guy at my second test and we've been friends since.....I'm putting the link on for those of you who may be interested....do I buy into conspiracy theories? Not sure yet....but hell yeah I'm interested, this guy has a story that sounds exactly like mine..... www.statebarwatch.net |
| posted by Bar Bitch @ 9:34 AM |
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| Monday, March 05, 2007 |
| For the little pricks who wish they were bigger.... |
I do not often lose my temper....it really just isn't in my nature....frankly I think it reflects more on me and my lack of character than whoever / whatever it is that has just pushed me over the edge, and usually I'm over it by the next day anyway....but today people....today is a day that I am giving myself permission....
To the Sanctimonious Little Prick who took the time to swing by the blog and let me know he was certain the law examiners didn't write a crim law question without crimes or a professional conduct question without violations, if you didn't actually sit in NC and read the questions yourself, spare me your smug pecksniffian bullshit and unsupported legal analysis huh?
As always I have this to say....there is a very special place waiting for those of you out there who delight in the misfortunes of others....very, very, very bad karma...... |
| posted by Bar Bitch @ 10:48 AM |
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| Saturday, March 03, 2007 |
| Was that really a bar exam? |
Everybody who knows me knows I am not at all one for post-mortem on the exams....but really......WTF was that NC essay test supposed to be?!!!!!! Honest to god? The professional conduct question had no conduct violations....the crim law question had no crimes...family law with a yes / no response.....oh yes.....and the con law question.....involuntary-freaking-servitude.....uh-huh......
yeah....I'm going to go ahead and say I felt a little bitter, a little confused and a little angry about it all....all that preparation and really it helped not one little iota....how do you respond intelligently entirely in the negative...first rule of essays is not to assume facts that aren't in the pattern right? A hard test wouldn't have upset me...but this one....I tell you, it was just freaking weird....
On a chipper note....thought the MBE was pretty freaking lame this go round.....spanked it in record time...... |
| posted by Bar Bitch @ 12:35 PM |
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