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SummerExperience 27 - 04 Jul 2010 - Main.DevinMcDougall
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 I thought I would create this page to allow us to all share our experiences this summer because 1) I'm curious what everyone is up to, 2) I've already had lots of stuff happen which I want to share and 3) I think it could be helpful for us to share what we're learning and perhaps learn more together than any of us is learning individually.

These are just a few of my thoughts and I'm sure I'll be adding more, but I hope people really pick this up.

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 I am looking forward to the next few weeks and also to hearing about the experiences of others as the summer continues. If anyone wants to talk more about their experience or learn about mine, please don't hesitate to contact me individually - I'd love to talk (especially now that I have more time...). Many thanks to Rory for starting this page.

-- DavidGoldin - 27 Jun 2010

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>		Hi all, I am working for the summer at the Center for Biological Diversity in San Francisco. The Center is a non-profit organization that does environmental advocacy and litigation. I can echo the discussion above about LPW being the most relevant course so far, and about improving my searching skills through daily use. I think the fact that our most useful class was a 1-credit affair that met once a week really speaks to the gulf between the affectations of the way law school is done at Columbia and the realities of practice. I've worked on a variety of different cases. Most of my work has been related to litigation over decisions by Fish and Wildlife Services or the National Marine Fisheries Service to not list a species as endangered or threatened.

I have really enjoyed my time here. I found 1L a stressful experience, but it feels worth it now. It is wonderful to get to the office in the morning and realize that my job for the day is to think and write about projects that will affect the real world in a positive way. What a privilege. Law school made law feel like some kind of arbitrarily-judged competitive sport, like figure-skating or synchronized swimming, but the past few weeks interning have shed light for me on why some people describe law as a calling.

-- DevinMcDougall - 04 Jul 2010

 
 
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