Week 7:
LSAT this weekend? You shall pass!

July 12, 2019

This whole week I have not been able to think of anything except the LSAT. Now for those of you who do not know, the LSAT is the test every student applying to law school must take — and, for those of you taking the LSAT, the title of this post if for you. The importance of the test can not be stressed enough. Starting in about October of last year, I began taking a life-saving class at Cornell aimed at preparing students for LAST. The classed officially ended in April as classes began to end, but I have continued to practice the areas where I need to improve on most. At this point, I have done all I can do to prepare and need to feel confident going into the testing center tomorrow. The one nice thing about this testing date, in particular, is that you will be able to cancel your LSAT score after you see if because they are changing from a book test to a tablet test.

Anyhow, despite all my worries this week, my internship proved quite fulfilling. The trial binder I prepared last week was needed on Tuesday, and everything seemed to work out well with it. In fact, according to my boss, the contested divorce went as well for our client as it possibly could have. I was super excited that the binder worked so well that I did have a significant misstep this week.
One of the jobs I find myself frequently doing in my new administrative role is communicating with the courts about paperwork and deadlines. This week I was on the phone with a judge’s clerk and was trying to see if one of our clients needed to appear in court the next day. Earlier we had sent in a motion requesting to move the court date, so the client could have adequate time to prepare. Well, I asked the clerk if they had approved our motion and the clerk said yes. I later learned the hard way that the judge’s clerk does not necessarily know the difference between the motion we submitted and the motion the judge approved. In this case, the judge approved a motion to appear over the phone (telephonically) and denied our motion to postpone. Lucky the judge has been kind enough to call later next week and understands how there was a bit of confusion. It is a hard lesson to learn and has stuck with me through this whole week. I am lucky both of my bosses take every moment as a learning opportunity and have been so patient and willing to teach me all along — this work is highly technical and requires lots of experience.

On the lighter side, as I said last week, my friends and I attended a baseball game on Saturday. The admission was 25 dollars for unlimited food and soft-drinks — I do not speak for everyone, but I know I got my money’s worth. Until next time!