|
You know you're a law student when.... |
|
You know you're a law student when....
You consider dropping out of law school approximately every hour, but after that
first semester you realized you were already in too much debt to be anything
other than a lawyer.
You can name without hesitation at least three
people who make you want to throw things when you see them raise their hands in
class.
You think IRAC and CREAC are just code for saying the same thing
over and over.
You are truly and deeply unnerved by the thought of some
of your classmates becoming solicitors or advocates.
Sometimes during
disagreements you are tempted to 12(6)(b) the offending friend or family
member.
You can’t remember if you decided to come to law school because
you wanted to help people and make a difference in the world or because you hate
yourself.
You can’t think of any legitimate reason why a law student
would need access to certain public records, but you can think of a whole lot of
illegitimate ones.
After the first semester you realized that “briefing a
case” need only consist of looking it up on Lexis or Westlaw.
You’re
ready to strangle the next friend or relative to say jokingly "good thing you’re
studying law I may need your help one day”
When someone is expressing
their frustration or anger about something that is in any way related to the
law, you can’t be sympathetic because you’re too busy figuring out in your head
if they have a cause of action.
You hear about the death of an elderly
friend or relative and wonder if they died intestate..
You're pretty sure
the reasonable man is a friendless tool who still lives with his
mother..
You think Mrs Donoghue should have swallowed the ******* snail and saved us all the headache!
You
never answer a question without saying "well, that depends on the specific facts
of the case..."
You say "expressly" instead of "explicitly"…
You
have considered naming your future children A, B and C to simplify conveyances
of property...
You are tempted to kill the next person who asks you what
area of law you plan to focus on…
You’ve argued over a
semicolon…
You have been asked for legal advice by people who foolishly
assume that subjects stay in your head after the invigilator collects your exam
paper
You refer to well-known judges as if they were old friends
You have experienced uncontrollable waves of anger at people relaxing in
the sunshine
You have passed all of your previous exams but still
believe that "this time, I'm definitely ******"
You have considered changing career paths to hot dog vendor, stilt
walker, or career alcoholic
You realise that human rights were only
invented to piss off 1st year students who really couldn't care less about some
convict who didn't like to **** in a
bucket
You come to hate it when people start referring to cases in
general conversation
You find that 50% of medics treat you worse than
something on the sole of their shoes
The drama in your life now rivals
that of high school.
You make adverse possession jokes.
|
|
Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 February 2010 )
|