Now, I re-read last post and I do not want this blog to be a "bitch sesh" for PLTC because in all honesty it is wayyyyy more practical than Law School and the people in the course are fantastic. That being said, I think I speak for everyone when I say, today was loonnnggggggg!! (even though we got out early...)
The course material is so vague and the review problems so specific that there are numerous - like a bizillion - questions that are left unanswered. This leads to questions in class that are "petty" and "little" and "tiresome" - hence the new meaning for today.
If the course outlined what would be on the exam and the material and skills that we need to possess to get through it, that would be helpful! That way, we wouldn't have to come up with ANY and ALL hypothetical questions in order to understand every possible scenario that we may be confronted with. Bitch Sesh Over (thank you for still reading). :)
So, before I provide a little motivation - a quick summary:
We talked a lot about obligations (including fees) in the first week, especially with regards to retainer agreements and our duty to act in the best interests of our clients and to the best of our ability. In the conveyancing section, the emphasis was on the lawyer's many duties to obtain all relevant information from the client on the transaction and their individual circumstance in order to ensure that the transaction is completed properly and diligently. Open and continuous communication with the client must be maintained throughout the process to prevent any surprises from popping up after the contract is signed.
Seems like a lot of work! So that means we get paid lots right??
What our professor "slipped" into the discuss was the minimal fees lawyers receive for a conveyance....DAMNIT!
This was NOT motivating BUT this caption hopefully redeems our faith in the financial stability of the profession we have chosen to "undertake" (def: a binding and legal promise made from a lawyer to another party and if breached may result in, not only disciplinary action from the Law Society, but negligence suit from the benefitting party).
Keep on keepin' on crew.
Its Hump-Day tomorrow!!
Love: Me <3
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