that just ain't right
My best friend is one of the smartest people I know. She's passionate and articulate and hard working and of all of my friends she is the first that I would hire to be my lawyer.
Which is why I was absolutely shocked when she called me this afternoon, crying, to tell me that she didn't pass the bar.
She was the last one I was worried about passing. She is the only person I know who actually followed barbri's insanely rigorous "paced" program. She put in 10-12 hours per day, every day, for two months. She knew this stuff cold and at times I hated talking to her about it because she made me feel like I was light years behind.
She has been working full time for her firm since the week after the bar. She has her own clients and is managing her own caseload. Her firm is not at all happy that she did not pass. They are very significantly cutting her salary until she passes. Oh, and if she doesn't pass in February? She's fired.
She is devestated, and understandably so. And I'm really sad for her.
I'm trying not to let it freak me out about my own chances of passing. It will be another month or so before I know my results. Part of me can't wait to find out. Part of me doesn't want to know. Things are finally starting to happen on the job front, which is a good thing. I had an interview today for a job that I would absolutely love to do with people that I think I would really enjoy working with. And I've been told to expect a call in a couple days from a firm that I am interested in. I'm really excited about all of this ... but getting increasingly nervous about bar results, especially now that they are starting to come out.
Oh, and I turned 28 today. I'm officially in my late 20s! When did that happen?!
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