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I’ve passed the Maryland bar exam, making me “minimally competent” to practice law. There are more steps yet, but this is the biggest hurdle of them all. I can finally breathe again.

After a week, I’ve finally been able to put two words together without wondering if someone is trying to trick me. It’s finally time to talk about the bar exam.

First, it is an absolutely miserable experience. The morning of the exam, I likened the bar to a fraternity hazing ritual à la “Animal House”. Second, the exam does not require any depth of knowledge. As Brandon puts it, the bar exam is “a test of minimal competency”; incidentally, if you look up the phrase “minimal competency” in the dictionary, my picture is there.

Okay, to the exam itself:

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Three more class sessions left in law school!

I’ve returned from Tampa, and I’m ready to begin my final push through law school. I’ve got about two more weeks of lecture, then two final exams in December. In less than 60 days, I’ll have officially earned my Juris Doctor.

I’ve referenced this problem before, so here’s an update:

• Writing a paper on the European Union: I’m no longer writing a paper on the international face of the European Union, but rather on the EU competition rules on state aid.
• Writing a Maryland case note: I’ve been assigned to write a case note on a recent Court of Special Appeals, Crowdwer v. Master Financial.
• Internship: I’m still working on my internship, but that is nothing too stressful.
• Finals: Why won’t they come already?
• Sleep: One month away.

After my last exam (11 déc), I plan on doing nothing related to the law. I have a little over two weeks until I begin bar review.

I’m traveling to Tampa, FL for the next few days for the Stetson University International Environmental Moot Court Competition. I’m really planning on having a good time on this trip, considering that I graduate in a few weeks from law school.

Hooray warmth!