Week 9

If the warmer weather and blooming cherry blossoms haven’t made it clear already, the fact that we’re almost completely through the month of March points to one thing: spring has officially sprung.

It also points to another hard-to-ignore fact: the Madness has finally begun.

I was home in NY for Easter weekend, and although I was busy catching up with family and friends, I made sure I was by a television on Friday night to watch Villanova’s game against Clemson. Text-messages also played a vital role in keeping me updated on the Nova v. Siena game during my Easter Sunday afternoon mass. It’s probably a good thing that I wasn’t in D.C. during the tournament’s opening weekend, since I probably would have been the only one celebrating Davidson’s (surprise) elimination of Georgetown. This Friday we go against Kansas, and although it’s going to be a tough game, it definitely won’t be a boring one.

I didn’t expect to miss D.C. while I was in New York City for only a few days, but I found myself comparing the two cities quite often. Although New York is great, it can almost be a little too quirky for me; D.C., on the other hand, has a more professional feel to it. It’s also a lot easier to learn the area – after living in New York for twenty-one years, I still wouldn’t be able to explain the quickest route to the posh streets of the Upper East Side from the downtown roads of Chelsea. I could never picture myself living in anywhere else but New York, but I’m slowly beginning to become attached to D.C. It’s probably not a good thing, seeing as how in a little over a month, I’ll be heading back home. But, it’ll definitely bring about more opportunities later on since I won’t be restricted to one city.

I should probably finish up my work writing sample now, but keep your fingers crossed that we advance to the Elite Eight !!

Week 8

My attorney is away on vacation for the week, but somehow, I still manage to have piles of work to complete. I don’t really mind too much though, since it’s all interesting work and I enjoy the independence my attorney gives me. I’m finally going home tomorrow, and I am super excited to back to New York City to see my family and friends…..and watch Villanova’s first game against Clemson on Friday. We’re going in as the underdog, but hopefully we’ll come out as the Cinderella story (keep your fingers crossed!!)

Last week our Presidential Lecture featured a panel of corporate philanthropists, and since I have always had an interest in corporate law, I was excited to see the panel discuss their civil responsibilities as corporations. It’s often hard to see the “good” in firms amongst stories of corrupt corporate directors who fail to lift their eyes above the bottom line. It’s a sad reality that some firms are only self-seeking, profit-driven machines, but I was excited to finally see corporations demonstrate their contributions to society, and elaborate on their “risk averse” approach to philanthropy.

Over the weekend some friends and I threw a barbeque, then headed out to celebrate St. Patty’s Day. Living in Arlington is so much fun, especially since there are so many other young professionals in the area. Although I miss being on campus, it’s definitely going to be hard to leave the program. I was worried that participating in the program and interning at a law firm would only discourage me from attending law school, but (as cheesy as it may sound) it only reaffirmed my desire to become a lawyer.

I better start packing for my trip tomorrow, hopefully next week I’ll be able to gloat about Nova’s win against Clemson!

Week 7

The weather has finally gotten warmer, and I cannot wait till the summer! I've been itching to have a BBQ, but that might have to wait a few more weeks until it really becomes spring. The weekend was pretty fun, we went to Dupont Circle and had a great time. The whole Daylight Savings thing kind of threw the Metro schedule off, but we managed to make it back before it closed. Here are a few pictures from our night out:

This upcoming weekend ought to be a blast since it St. Patty's Day on Monday. Although I wish I was at Villanova celebrating with my friends, I'm sure I'll still have a great time here. I'm finally going back to NYC for Easter, and my boss was nice enough to give me next Thursday and Friday off. I'm super excited to go back home and see my family and friends, but it'll only mean that this week will crawl by. Hopefully things will be busy at work so I don't suffer from a tortuously long week.

I just found out that my portfolio is due a few weeks earlier than the other students', which kind of bites. Most of the assignments required in the portfolio are things we need anyway, like a cover letter and work writing sample. It just sucks since I have a lot of other assignments to complete for my university on top of studying for class, work, and trying to prepare for the LSATs. Having an earlier due date isn't too bad though, since it'll force me to start my portfolio earlier rather than later, and will free up my last few weeks so that I can study for my final. With that said, I better take a look at what assignments I need to complete for it. Until next time!

Week 6

This weekend was pretty uneventful – I stayed in for most of it so that I could catch up on my class readings and start studying for an upcoming quiz and midterm in my course. The slow weekend was welcome though, since it was a frantic week at work as we were scrambling to meet an impending deadline. My attorney sent me to court to file a complaint, and although I was a bit intimidated, everything was completed successfully. You forget that filing a complaint is really just a law clerk behind a glass window stamping your document, but it was an exciting trip nonetheless.

Later that day, we heard rumors that Laura Bush was shopping near our offices in Georgetown. Another intern and I went to track her down, and eventually found several black Ford SUVs filled with the men of the Secret Service. We finally spotted the First Lady shopping with one of her daughters, but we were too intimidated by the Secret Service guys to approach her. I wanted to snap a picture on my cell phone, but I was scared that (a) I would get pummeled by the men in suits, (b) that they’d confiscate my cellular, or (c) that they would do both. The Bush clan smiled and waved though, which was pretty sweet.

I’m pretty exhausted from running around at work, and hopefully next time I’ll have a more exciting weekend to talk about. Until next time!