The Beginning of the End

So I (Jeff) have started my last year of law school. Summer just flew by!!! I wish I had another week to relax but at the same time I'm excited to get started so I can finish up this chapter of my life. This semester should actually be a fun semester for me. I'm externing with the Honorable Judge Erithe Smith in Federal Bankruptcy Court which has been a wonderful learning opportunity so far. Besides that externship I am taking Lincoln's Constitutionalism, Trial Practice, Negotiations, and Professional Responsibility.

Lincoln's Constitutionalism is my writing requirement course and I am taking it from a world renouned Lincoln scholar. Dr. Jaffa graduated from Yale...about 65 years ago. That's right, my professor is 90! He can just sit there and talk for three hours and keep the entire class mesmorized. He's brilliant and I am sure I will learn a lot from him. I'm excited to learn more about Lincoln. My trial practice class has been great so far. I am taking it from Judge Rogan, a state judge who works up in North Court. By the end of the class he promises that we will be able to walk into a courtroom and perform an entire trial without giving off the scent of a wet, new attorney to everyone in the courtroom. Negotiations was great as well. The first class we received a negotiation assignment. I'm negotiating for the plaintiff who was struck by a car and is suing for 5 million dollars. I'm going to get every penny of it!!! Even Professional Responsibility was interesting. We explored different philosophies of exploring truth. We covered moral relativity as compared with utilitarianism. Very interesting stuff and very much unlike law school. I felt like I was back in a psychology class at BYU again! Anyway, it should shape up to be a great semester.