I interviewed with a lawyer from a small Montreal law firm today. I arrived around 10:30 am and when I met the lawyer she rescheduled our meeting for 3:30pm, she had a very important transaction to complete. She insisted that I return today for she wanted to make a decision very soon. I returned at 3:30, only to wait until about 4:00, the view overlooked Mont-Royal and McGill University so I didn’t mind. I then had a half hour to convince this lawyer to hire me over the summer. We both had similar backgrounds in political science and interests in international relations and international criminal law. She was also interested in my journalism background and excited to know that I received a High Pass on my Factum and moot last semester. I must keep note of these reactions.

Working at this firm would mean conducting research on a case that is going to the Supreme Court of Canada. The prospect of being involved on such a project is very enticing. My fingers are crossed! I should find out within the next two days…

Why this blog?

There are several advantages to starting this blog. My major reason is the following. Law school, as intellectually challenging as it can be, provides law students with an amazing opportunity to read and think critically. However, besides taking class notes, franticly drafting occasional legal methodology writing assignments and writing 3 ½ hour exams that test’s one’s ability to write 5000 words in a condensed time span, we law students do not write enough. This is problematic. I am writing now because I take pleasure in writing.

Another advantage to having this blog is that it serves as a sort of diary. I have kept journals during my overseas experiences in Europe, the South Pacific and Eastern Africa. Law school is not unlike such places, it is a unique experience and this blog serves to “capture” those moments so to speak.

Thirdly, my experience and Ali’s experience are quite different. I am in 2nd year, Ali is his 1st year. I study at McGill University in Montreal, Ali is at Ottawa University in Ottawa. We take interest in different areas of the law.

Who are we?

Ali and I basically met during our undergraduate studies in political science at Concordia University. We volunteered too much of our time to student politics. We were both executive members of the Political Science Students Association. We travelled to Uganda for a summer under the auspices of Global Forum on International Cooperation. Perhaps one day we will open up our own law firm, Emadi St-Pierre LLP…

This is our story!

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Disclaimer: I think I speak for Ali and myself when I say that we will make every effort to write concisely and precisely while following the appropriate spelling and grammar rules. However, given that these posts are written during the late hours of the night and that we have other lives, we may neglect such rules. Please enjoy!

Eric’s post basically summed up the who, what, and why of this site. All that is left for me is to stare decisis. As he mentioned this is our first time and in the coming weeks we’ll be testing and adding new things, so please be patient as our site begins to take form.

So this first post is a bit of a test for myself. I guess we can start off now.

Who am I and why are you interested in reading this?

Well first off, you will soon be able to see my ’statistics’ on my profile page.
Second, I am a law student and this blog seeks to capture some of my experiences as a law student. By capturing I merely mean that I will be writing spontaneous thoughts, ramblings, ideas or whatever you wish to call them. These muses are reflective of my current environment, the McGill Faculty of Law.

I am a 2nd year law student and my good friend Ali is a 1st year law student at Ottawa University.
Hope you enjoy!