School: Writing on...again

If there's one thing I like about law school, it's that it keeps you busy. Even in the space between summer classes ending and fall semester starting, there are multiple things to worry about. First is the "early interview week," where firms come on-campus and interview for that all-important second summer semester internship. The bidding for these interviews has come and gone, so now all that remains is for the students to wait and see if they've managed to win an interview.

Another thing that is eating up my spare time is the "Journal of Technology Law & Policy" write-on competition, a semesterly event that invites 2Ls and 3Ls to write a case comment on a recent technology-related case. This isn't something you can bang out in a weekend (well, I guess you could, but it'd be harsh on your brain). The comments are supposed to be 7 to 10 pages, with 12 to 15 pages of endnotes. The most time-consuming part of any legal writing, though, is the research and pre-writing.

Oh well. I suppose it's better than working for my Dad for another summer.