Being a lawyer was a childhood dream. 5 years ago, I started on the journey to make that dream come true. I encountered many obstacles on my journey, all impactful for better or worse, and most of them would be enough for a person to feel like giving up. But I didn’t give up. I [...]
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Five years
April 19th, 2011 
bekkib73 Traditional law school takes 3 years. I went (I love saying that in the past tense!), to a California Accredited law school with a night program which is 4 years long. However, I’ve had a hard fought law school journey, which included a year long break half way through. So for me law school has [...]
It’s My Birthday Month!
March 1st, 2011 bekkib73 I’m so over the top happy it’s March! It’s my favorite month all year! You are probably aware that in about 3 months from now, I will be graduating from law school! Can you believe it? It’s finally here! I’m finally done! (Well, there is the business of that 3 day quiz at the end [...]
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Tags: bar exam, birthday gift, California Bar Exam, graduation, Law School 
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February 15th, 2011 bekkib73 In 2 months and 3 days I will be in the middle of my Which means, I’m 2 months and 3 days away from BEING DONE WITH LAW SCHOOL!
All I want for Christmas (& my birthday &…)
December 24th, 2010 bekkib73 UPDATED! As you know, I’m graduating law school on June 5, 2011 and I’m taking the California State Bar Exam at the end of July 2011. People register when they get married and/or have a baby. Well, I’m doing something equally as important! I’m graduating from law school and taking the California Bar Exam! But [...]
Field Trip!
November 2nd, 2010 bekkib73 I got to go on a field trip today! Not with my son’s first grade class, but with my legal writing professor and some classmates! We had the amazing opportunity to go watch oral arguments at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals! At the federal level there are 94 districts which are placed within 12 [...]
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My Law School Journey
October 27th, 2010 bekkib73 Last night I learned that on June 5, 2011, I graduate from law school. There’s a date. It’s in my calendar – both written in ink and in my iPhone. It’s becoming very real. I have not had an easy past 5 years. In 2006, I was working for a local non-profit agency. I had [...]
Thankful Thursday – My first (mock) trial
July 22nd, 2010 bekkib73 I prepared. My co-counsel prepared. We prepared some more. It didn’t help my nerves. I watched my classmates go through their mock trials in the last couple weeks and I made notes. Study how to lay a foundation to get evidence admitted. No argument in an opening statement. Exhibits are to be marked, shown to [...]
