Ray of Light

Spring semester of law school is definitely going by quicker than a ray of light.  There’s so much going on so let’s dive right into it:

Classes : This semester I am being blinded by the Constitution (but not in the Tea Party kind of way).  I’m taking Constitutional Law and a class on the First Amendment, and the first major topic we covered in my Civil Procedure II class was the 7th Amendment right to trial by jury.  Thankfully I really enjoy studying all these constitutional issues, but it can certainly make my head spin sometimes trying to keep it all straight.  My Criminal Law class offers a good break from all this, as well as my legal writing class where we are dealing with copyright issues for some briefs we’re working on the entire semester.

Grades: Let’s not talk about them.  No really, they were a little disappointing, and I chalk it up mostly to my first time dealing with the intense time pressures of law school final exams (I’m realizing that I’d much prefer doing written assignments that I can work on thoroughly at my own pace than 3-hour final exams).  So moving on.

Extracurriculars: A couple of weeks ago I auditioned for Wigmore Follies, my school’s annual parody show that takes place in April during Admit Weekend.  I heard a lot of great things about the group so I decided to audition and I made it onto the cast!  The script is great and rehearsals are well on their way now.  Thankfully the group is a pretty well-oiled machine and everything is planned out leading all the way up to the show, which makes it easy to plan for in my schedule.  I can’t wait till showtime!  (For those of you keeping track at home: yes, both Jason and I are involved in our respective school’s parody show.  But my group made the winning video for Above the Law’s Law Revue Video Contest last year. =P)

There’s also a bunch of upcoming events that I’m involved with and really looking forward to: 1) Hosting an OUTLaw potluck at my place this weekend; 2) Participating in a Q&A session with Justice Sotomayor, who is visiting my school on Tuesday; 3) Attending the Equality Illinois Justice for All black tie gala in February, courtesy of one of OUTLaw’s sponsoring firms; 4) Getting my dance on at my school’s Barrister’s Ball (think prom, for law students, lol), for which Jason will be flying out to be my date =); and, 5) Volunteering during my school’s Diverse Admit Day, which is what I attended last year when I got admitted and convinced me that I wanted to come to this school.

And saving the best for last: I will be spending Spring Break in Puerto Rico with Jason and a couple of his buddies from school!  I am super excited for this and looking forward to a fun and relaxing (not to mention warm) time on the island.  I can’t wait!

Summer: Last but not least, both Jason and I finally figured out our summer job plans this week.  In the running was an offer that was extended to both of us to work at Lambda Legal’s Chicago office.  This would have been a great gig and would have allowed us to spend the summer together in the same city.  At the last minute, however, Jason’s dream job of working for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division this summer came through so he had to accept.  Unfortunately nothing that I wanted materialized for me in DC, which is where Jason will be, but miraculously an offer came through just yesterday for a fantastic internship with the ACLU’s LGBT & AIDS Project at their national headquarters in New York City.  This at least puts me closer to DC (just a Megabus ride away!) and I’ve always wanted to experience living in New York!

New York, here I come!

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