Thursday, November 16, 2006
But... but I followed the style guide
I sat down on the train on the way to ballet, essay feedback sheet in hand.It would appear our public law lecturer gave everybody either 54% or 70%. I am unfortunately a 54-er. This is okay, I thought, as the train left the station. I'm kind of used to this strange learning curve I seem to have to climb.
And anyway, I knew that essay was shit.
I glanced down at the feedback sheet. There's 2 pages of writing, and the essay itself. I caught sight of the first page where the lecturer's scrawled "no!" across my opening sentence. I closed the essay and leant my head against the black window.
At least I got an excellent for word processing, I thought. Yes, that will show my clients.
"Hi! I'll be your lawyer. I will get your situation right approximately half the time, but! and I mean this! I can word process like nobody's business."
Whatever, I thought. It was about Parliamentary sovereignty anyway. And it was an all-nighter. As if my clients will even know what thw Factortame case was.
The train pulls into Birmingham. I stand up and grab the handle on the top of the chair.
Only it's not the handle on the top of the chair. It's someone's HAIR.
Abhorred, I step back and apologies profusely for randomly tugging on their black curls.
I scurry off the train.
Amongst the shit you have to smile don't you?
Labels: NaBloPoMo
by billygean.co.uk at 6:24 PM |
5 Comments:
Sorry to burst your bubble, but when you are a lawyer you will have a secretary (or "patent administration assistant" like me) to do your word processing. But you can charge $400 an hour to sign your name on letters!
lol, if I get there that is. I went into town last night and walked past the office who are sponsoring me and felt rather guilty of what a botched job i'm doing...
ah well. it was an essay and not a problem question so relatively rare in law. Just thought the english degree might pull me through essays not no!
I've had a couple fellow English majors go into law in the U.S., and they suffer, too. Apparently, writing with lawyer-logic is different than writing well. ;)
Ouch. I feel the pain of the no (exclamation point!) criticism. Never nice to see, especially in the opener.
hehe thanks BBB. :)
BG
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