Fall 2010 Schedule Preview :)
Fall semester of your 2L year at the N.C. Central University School of Law is when students get to take their first batch of elective courses.
In general they also end up choosing between two different “tracks” of classes, taking Evidence and Constitutional Law together or taking Business Associations and Federal Income Tax together.1
Classes for 2L Fall
Given my affinity for mock trial, I decided to go the Evidence+ConLaw route so I’m better prepared for competition next year 
That left me with ~3 elective spots to fill in. In an effort to get as many required courses knocked out as early as possible — so I can spend 3L year studying stuff I enjoy — I decided to sign up for both Decedents’ Estates I and Legal Letters.
Honestly, I’m not looking forward to DE. When I worked for the Wake County Clerk’s Office back in 2003/2004, my office was on the 12th floor of the Courthouse on the edge of the Wills & Estates section. It was a very drab and somber atmosphere since it pretty much exclusively deals with… well… dead folks and their stuff. I know it’s an important area of the law but seeing folks in tears while trying to partition a loved one’s property isn’t really my cup of tea 
Not sure what to think about Legal Letters. From the course description it deals with crafting demand letters, responses and such, which was one of the things I did as a paralegal. Hopefully that means it’ll be easy, but also probably as exciting as watching grass grow 
So my only “true” elective is Domestic Violence Law. One of the 3Ls I frequently hit up for advice suggested avoiding the class because it gets very intense/emotional. But if I’m going to make a living throwing people in prison, I figure I should start delving into the intense/emotional stuff sooner rather than later.2
Beyond the actual classes I’m taking though, do you know the highlight of this semester? The one perk that outshines all others?
No Friday classes! 
I’m looking forward to having a 3-day weekend every single week of the year. Haven’t had a class schedule like this in years 
That’s it from me tonight, have a great evening everybody!!
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From the archives -
- Spring 2010: A preview of Spring 2010
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Lucky you! I’m jealous. I think everyone in the world should get 3-day weekends. Or I should, anyway.
Though I suppose if I had a 3-day weekend, I’d then be longing for 4-day weekends… haha.
lol I agree
The great thing about 3-day weekends — at least if you’re a student — is that you have an entire day to knock out business at places that are only open during the work week
4-day weekends would be a plus, but I envision that being a complete killer to my productivity if a majority of the weekend was spent doing what I wanted
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