So I was listening to the soundtrack to A Goofy Movie [perhaps one of my all-time favorite Disney movies...]; and one of the better songs is about how school is out for the summer and how everyone is excited. Now, usually I'm excited about summer time because it means it's time to well NOT be stressed out. But, I gotta tell you, this summer is ridiculous. I am so stressed out right now y'all - there just does not seem be enough hours in the day to do all I need to do...but I guess I had it coming. However; it looks like things will perk up next week for me:
1. My brother Jonathan [A.K.A. "Brother"] flies into LAX on Tuesday night. He'll be here in So.Cali for the rest of the summer!!!
2. Thursday my friends and I are all going Karaoking at the Gaslight for my birthday.
3. Friday, on my actual birthday, Mystery Man and I are going to Santa Barbara to go on a boat and go Humpback Whale Watching. Excited, I think so...
Friday, June 09, 2006
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Summer Has Begun!!
Well I have been in summer mode for a couple of weeks but it's time to FINALLY get back into a normal routine. Hi Everyone!!
Well; I have finished the first year of law school so I finally have time to update you guys. I was doing really well last semester and so now I'm just waiting for grades to be posted. If you are in the top 10% you can grade on to the Journal of your choice [Law Review, or the Dispute Resolution Journal, or the NALJ Journal -National Administrative Law Judges Journal]. The thinking here is that if I did as well as I did before...I will be able to grade on, otherwise I'll have to write an article to get on [an option for anyone in the top 50% - not an issue here...]
I landed a really good research assistant job working for Gregory Ogden. He's on the board of directors for CALI [Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction: the organization that does everything involving the use of technology in law schools...and even the practice of law...laptop technology, podcasting, etc.] and he's on the board of NALJ - which is why we publish the NALJ Journal here at Pepperdine. He's considered a national expert on legal ethics and administrative law. I am totally psyched. He was my Civil Pro I & II Prof so I already know him. I've been working for him for two weeks, and it's awesome. We are working on a plain language manual for Administrative Law Judges which is going to be published in the NALJ Journal in the Fall - I'M GOING TO BE PUBLISHED!! Plus, Judges are going to use and cite this thing so I'm so excited.
In addition, I'm doing Trial Practice this summer which is basically like the debate team in Law School. :-) They do trials...compete with other teams it's so cool. I have my closing argument tomorrow in an armed robbery case - I'm the defense attorney and I can smell an acquittal. I knew I did debate and extemp for a reason...
I'm also taking Ethical Lawyering with Professor Ogden. Then, in August, I'm going to take the MPRE which is the test on Ethics that 48 states require that you ALSO pass in addition to the bar to practice law. I really lucked out to take the class and then take the test...haha knock it out early.
In August I'm taking a two week class with Kenneth Starr on religion and the constitution so that will be fun. What a cool opportunity: learn about the 1st Amendment from the best advocate in front of the Supreme Court alive today [he has a killer record...]
This year we also successfuly began the first IJM Law School Chapter in the country. We are setting up a lot of stuff with IJM now and soon will be able to launch a research for credit program, in addition to an endowment to provide scholarships to kids who want to do human rights internships. We have a large active membership [around 75], and it's still growing. What's more, Layne Rouse is going to start a chapter at Baylor in the fall and Jonathan Wilkerson in the fall at Texas Tech. They are using our constitution and bylaws, etc. and we are all going to have IJM awareness week at the same time on the three campuses in October [that's the plan anyway]. God bless Justice :-)
In July I have been asked to speak at a youth camp in San Jose. Some of you may know/remember Tommy Butler from ACU. He's a good friend of mine and a youth minister in Walnut Creek [San Fransisco]. I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker at his congregation last semester on the subject of human rights and God's call to justice. He and his youth group have been doing the IJM cirriculum. Well, news travels fast and a bunch of other youth groups in California have been doing the same. So at this annual summer youth camp, the decision was made that the subject for this year would be just that: JUSTICE. And, apparantly news also travels fast about speakers. A couple of the other people at the minister meeting asked Tommy if he could maybe talk me into being the keynote speaker for the camp. ARE YOU KIDDING? I'm so cool...just joking. But in all seriousness, I will be speaking for them on Monday the 10th of July, as the first speaker for their week and a half summer camp. I'm really pumped and thankful. I hope God will use me there so keep that in your prayers.
Finally; I moved on Thursday into a ranch house on Zuma beach and that's probably where I'll stay until it's all said and done. I'm excited to move somewhere with flowers and dogs and YES!! fun.
Thank-you to all of you for your support and prayers. I miss Texas but I'm where I'm supposed to be. It's back to work for me but keep me in your prayers, as well as God's work of Justice.
Miss Elizabeth
SEEK JUSTICE
Isaiah 1:17
Well; I have finished the first year of law school so I finally have time to update you guys. I was doing really well last semester and so now I'm just waiting for grades to be posted. If you are in the top 10% you can grade on to the Journal of your choice [Law Review, or the Dispute Resolution Journal, or the NALJ Journal -National Administrative Law Judges Journal]. The thinking here is that if I did as well as I did before...I will be able to grade on, otherwise I'll have to write an article to get on [an option for anyone in the top 50% - not an issue here...]
I landed a really good research assistant job working for Gregory Ogden. He's on the board of directors for CALI [Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction: the organization that does everything involving the use of technology in law schools...and even the practice of law...laptop technology, podcasting, etc.] and he's on the board of NALJ - which is why we publish the NALJ Journal here at Pepperdine. He's considered a national expert on legal ethics and administrative law. I am totally psyched. He was my Civil Pro I & II Prof so I already know him. I've been working for him for two weeks, and it's awesome. We are working on a plain language manual for Administrative Law Judges which is going to be published in the NALJ Journal in the Fall - I'M GOING TO BE PUBLISHED!! Plus, Judges are going to use and cite this thing so I'm so excited.
In addition, I'm doing Trial Practice this summer which is basically like the debate team in Law School. :-) They do trials...compete with other teams it's so cool. I have my closing argument tomorrow in an armed robbery case - I'm the defense attorney and I can smell an acquittal. I knew I did debate and extemp for a reason...
I'm also taking Ethical Lawyering with Professor Ogden. Then, in August, I'm going to take the MPRE which is the test on Ethics that 48 states require that you ALSO pass in addition to the bar to practice law. I really lucked out to take the class and then take the test...haha knock it out early.
In August I'm taking a two week class with Kenneth Starr on religion and the constitution so that will be fun. What a cool opportunity: learn about the 1st Amendment from the best advocate in front of the Supreme Court alive today [he has a killer record...]
This year we also successfuly began the first IJM Law School Chapter in the country. We are setting up a lot of stuff with IJM now and soon will be able to launch a research for credit program, in addition to an endowment to provide scholarships to kids who want to do human rights internships. We have a large active membership [around 75], and it's still growing. What's more, Layne Rouse is going to start a chapter at Baylor in the fall and Jonathan Wilkerson in the fall at Texas Tech. They are using our constitution and bylaws, etc. and we are all going to have IJM awareness week at the same time on the three campuses in October [that's the plan anyway]. God bless Justice :-)
In July I have been asked to speak at a youth camp in San Jose. Some of you may know/remember Tommy Butler from ACU. He's a good friend of mine and a youth minister in Walnut Creek [San Fransisco]. I had the opportunity to be a guest speaker at his congregation last semester on the subject of human rights and God's call to justice. He and his youth group have been doing the IJM cirriculum. Well, news travels fast and a bunch of other youth groups in California have been doing the same. So at this annual summer youth camp, the decision was made that the subject for this year would be just that: JUSTICE. And, apparantly news also travels fast about speakers. A couple of the other people at the minister meeting asked Tommy if he could maybe talk me into being the keynote speaker for the camp. ARE YOU KIDDING? I'm so cool...just joking. But in all seriousness, I will be speaking for them on Monday the 10th of July, as the first speaker for their week and a half summer camp. I'm really pumped and thankful. I hope God will use me there so keep that in your prayers.
Finally; I moved on Thursday into a ranch house on Zuma beach and that's probably where I'll stay until it's all said and done. I'm excited to move somewhere with flowers and dogs and YES!! fun.
Thank-you to all of you for your support and prayers. I miss Texas but I'm where I'm supposed to be. It's back to work for me but keep me in your prayers, as well as God's work of Justice.
Miss Elizabeth
SEEK JUSTICE
Isaiah 1:17
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