Law Revue, The Barrister's Ball, a job, graduation...

... are all things that I've concerned myself with in the time since I last wrote. Well, I haven't graduated yet, but it s definitely something that I, and many of my classmates, have been thinking about lately. I don't even know exactly how much school we have left. I don't think I want to know. It's been a long time coming and now that it is here, I'm not so sure I'm ready to be done with school. School has been a fixture in my life for so long. Sure there were times when I dropped out or forgot about it, but even then it was still a possibility for the future. After graduation, it is likely that I may never attend school on a regular basis again. Oh well right? That's why we get jobs. Something else to fill our time with and instead of paying, we get paid to do it. That's cool. Now if only I could find a job.

Finding a job is something that we all must do at some point. For some 3ls it is a bigger deal. For some, this issue was practically resolved before the beginning of the school year. For others, it may be the length of another school year before it is resolved. I am not terribly worried about finding one, although it is a concern that I must consider often. I think something that makes it harder for me is that I have other interests besides the law, so the hard part is finding a job where I can be pursuing what I want as well as making money. I think that if I didn't worry about that, the job search would be even easier.

We just had our Barrister's Ball last week. It is essentially law school prom. I didn't go either of my first two years. Maybe I should have; maybe not. Either way, this was a fun night that I almost didn't attend. I received a lot of peer pressure to go and I'm finally glad I just bought the ticket and went. It's important to remember that sometimes your buying more than a run at the kosher buffet or open bar, sometimes your buying an opportunity to create memories you wouldn't have had otherwise. Since the Ball was right after spring break, it was exciting to see people we hadn't seen for nearly two weeks. Add to that the fact that everyone was dressed up and it makes for quite a party. It gets even better when you have good friends with whom you can share the memories. A lot of the Law Revue people were there and they always make things more exciting.

We did our law revue show about a month ago. It was, for me, a huge success. I had a really good time and felt rewarded for the hard work that we put into it. The cast put forth an amazing effort, especially considering that we are all in law school! The audience seemed to enjoy it as well. For me, law revue was absolutely the best experience in law school. I cannot emphasize enough the role that it played in getting me through these three years. It's so important to me to be able to do all the things I enjoy. I enjoy theatre and performing; I enjoy the law as well. My advice to anyone with time left in law school is to make sure that you get involved with an activity that you enjoy there. If they don't have a club for what you enjoy, start one. Make some new friends, more memories, and have a good time doing it.

Here is one of the videos that we did for the law revue show. If you want to see more, go to youtube and search Cardozo Law Revue.