One LThe law-student author recounts the workload, conflicts, pressures, anxieties, relationships, and educational content of the critical and difficult first year at Harvard's prestigious and demanding law school |
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Page 62
Most people were willing to agree that Zechman was earnest and extremely
patient. He was kindly in his interrogations. He'd never once told a student he or
she was wrong, and he seemed almost reluctant to call on us off the chart,
preferring ...
Most people were willing to agree that Zechman was earnest and extremely
patient. He was kindly in his interrogations. He'd never once told a student he or
she was wrong, and he seemed almost reluctant to call on us off the chart,
preferring ...
Page 231
My friendship with Stephen never quite recovered after first-term exams. With
Terry, Ames remained a barrier between us. We both cooled off in a couple of
days and Terry even agreed that he was too harsh to Margo. But he never
apologized ...
My friendship with Stephen never quite recovered after first-term exams. With
Terry, Ames remained a barrier between us. We both cooled off in a couple of
days and Terry even agreed that he was too harsh to Margo. But he never
apologized ...
Page 282
"I wish I'd never gotten those goddamn grades." By that Monday, Stephen had hit
upon a more tangible expression of his concern. It had been quite a weekend in
the dormitories. Members of Section 2 who had no access to outlines and study ...
"I wish I'd never gotten those goddamn grades." By that Monday, Stephen had hit
upon a more tangible expression of his concern. It had been quite a weekend in
the dormitories. Members of Section 2 who had no access to outlines and study ...
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| Title | One L |
| Author | Scott Turow |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 300 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Lawyers & Judges Harvard Law School Law / General Law / Legal Education Law students Law students - Massachusetts - Biography Law students/ Massachusetts/ Biography Turow, Scott |
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