Starting To Get It

So I’ve been MIA for a bit. There have been posts that I started but died before they got off the ground and for the most part I’ve just been reading my collection of law blogs and working my way through One L, How To Succeed in Law School and now Getting To Maybe. I’m about halfway through GTM and I feel that I’m definitely starting to get some of the concepts I’ve been reading about.

The law is not unlike an onion with increasingly complex layers. Also like an onion as you progress deeper there are likely to be tears. Between the forks in the facts, forks in the law and twin forks you’ll be searching for an etiquette handbook to see which fork is which.

While all of this felt intimidating it was also comforting. I can see the basic outline of how we’ll be approaching cases and exams. There’s no magic formula. You memorize as much as possible and then you try to see both sides of the argument. There will be snags and ambiguities put in place by the professors to trip you up. I was expecting that much. 

The key to me seems to be seeing the world in the most nuanced way possible. I actually find this sort of comforting. It’s a world of possibilities. If you can see the pattern then you’ve got a shot. I’m not saying it will be easy but I think it can be done. Check back with me once I start to see if I retain my optimism.