September 29, 2015

A Day in the Life of a Law Student

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As a follow up to my post about how law school really isn't that bad, I thought I'd give a sample of what a typical day is like for me. Here's what I did this past week!


Weekdays

On Mondays and Wednesdays I go to class from 10:30-3 and on Tuesdays and Thursdays it's a little longer form 8-2. Both days I have a long lunch and I get Fridays off :) Here's my day for today: 

7
Get ready

7:30
Drive to class

8-10
Civ Pro
I get a 10 minute break at the hour so I pack breakfast to eat then

10-11:15
Property

11:30-12:30
Lunch
Always while I eat, I read The Skimm which is a daily email about what's going on in the world but simplified 
This is also where on TR I do any reading and notes for my legal research and writing class because those are usually easy readings
During MW this is where I finish my readings for Torts and brief my cases because my lunch is from 11:30-1:30

1-2
Legal Research and Writing 

2:30
I try to do a small workout as soon as I get home to give me a break from law

3-5
Read pages 140-154 for Contracts tomorrow 

5-6:30
Make, eat, clean up supper

6:30-8:30
Read pages 157-178 for Torts tomorrow

8:30-9
Shower

9-10
Relax/watch TV

11
Bed



My readings take me so long to do so little because I read 10 pages and then watch 10 minutes of Netflix, and I also get bored and take phone breaks. I also space it out where I try to do my briefs right before class so that the information is fresh on my mind by the time I get there. You'll see that I actually have a lot of free time compared to how much reading I have to do.

Weekend

My weekends are mostly for chores— take out the trash and recycling, sweep and swiffer my entire apartment, dishes, and laundry. Again, I like to space out my readings because I can get burnt out when I try to marathon them. Right now my readings aren't too much so I take off almost all of Saturday to watch college football and drink. You gotta enjoy yourself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This was my last weekend:

Friday
Ready pages 123-140 for Monday's Contracts
Read pages 137-157 for Monday's Torts

Saturday
Read pages 191-206 for Tuesday's Civ Pro
Do briefs for what I read yesterday 
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Sunday
Read pages 144-164 for Tuesday's Property
Update outline for Contracts and add highlights from book to notes
Same for Torts - because I've already read for my Tuesday classes, I save updating those notes for Monday evening

Time management

Law school has really made me mature in terms of managing my time. It's a lot easier to do a little every day instead of piling it all onto one day. I think part of what helped this is the necessity of having to read every single day. It also helps having a three-day weekend so that I really have a lot of time to get myself organized. Honestly if it weren't for my planner I'd have a hard time staying on top of this.


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3 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for posting! My husband starts law school this fall and I've been searching for a schedule to see what to expect. I work from home, so I knew law school would change our routine up. This helps ease my nerves so much!

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    1. Hey Colbie! I'm glad my post could help :) Before I got into law school I was so scared that I wouldn't even had time to eat, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the readings are completely manageable. Good luck to your husband in the fall!

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  2. Hey Colbie! I'm glad my post could help :) Before I got into law school I was so scared that I wouldn't even had time to eat, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the readings are completely manageable. Good luck to your husband in the fall!certification in meditation

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