Results Day I

Accounts and interviewing results today. You will all be jumping for joy to hear that I am indeed competent. Of course I am disappointed not to have obtained 100% in my accounts assessments. Unsurprisingly, I was unwilling to put myself through the ordeal of physically walking up to the wall where the results were pinned up. Instead, I relied on my trusty friend, the computer. And it did not fail me.

The whole thing was somewhat of an anti-climax. Even though in true Susie Law School style I was somewhat nervous, I don't think I ever genuinely thought I had any real chance of failing either assessment. In fact, the absence of nerve-shredding dreams filled with NYCs (Not Yet Competent) and percentage values in the low twenties suggested to me that today would indeed pass without exam-induced hysterics. This was indeed the case.

I'm sure you are all very pleased for me ;-)

What's going on...?

So, new term, new tricks, right?

When I say new term, I merely mean electives have started. Last week was the first week of lectures and this week SGSs have commenced. New subjects means new groups. I liked my old group. i made friends in it. Now I must go forth and associate with new people - what a bother!

That aside, electives are very exciting. I am particularly a big fan of Equity Finance (which is basically all about listed companies and the Stock Exchange and suchlike). This week we are doing floatation - my main gripe with it is that I don't understand why it is spelled flotation as opposed to floatation, like float. Bah.

Debt is almost as good but really pales in comparison to the interest I have towards Equity Finance. My other subject is nothing very exciting as I did not get to select it - Big Law Firm did the honours for me... Can't have everything I suppose, at least I have a job to go to so mustn't grumble!

More PLR (Research memo writing) fun is currently taking place. I think I have finished mine. But the usual PLR concern of "Do I have the right answer" is going on a bit. On the positive side, research memos are quite fun which I hope bodes well for my future career. Sadly I don't feel the same way about drafting...

Drafting exam in a few weeks - I actually feel like I know absolutely nothing about it. We had a few SGSs back before Christmas but the exam felt very distant then! I am sure I can pick up a few things but currently I feel like I am going into an exam on something I am having to learn completely from scratch!

Advocacy is also part of this term's fun. And it should actually be fun. Unlike interviewing. Yuck. I might actually be good at it. Unlike interviewing. Yuck. Which reminds me interviewing results are out in a couple of weeks. Yuck.

I should end on a pleasant note - it is light at six now! This makes me very pleased and puts a spring in my step - in addition to the spring I get from Equity Finance!

Life after Law School

Medically Brunette asked me whether I would continute my Blawg once Law School is over. I have often thought about this myself. The answer is, I don't know. Writing about Law School is one thing but once work starts the stakes are higher and I wouldn't really be able to rant with freedom about life at Big Law Firm. You must have read all those horror stories about people being fired for blogging about their jobs...

So the options are

1. This blawg will end and there will be no more.
2. This blawg will end and Susie Law School will resurface with an alter ego in a different blawg
3. This blawg will continue but become fictional
4. This blawg will continue but stop being about my life in the law.

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