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Fellow lawyer bumpies...

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@tashad18 @sleepy33 @emj&b 

I think I captured everyone, but in any case, do you still have your law school books?  I have had every single one of mine now for 9+ years since finishing law school and have never re-opened a single one (Scary memories would come flying out).  So, I'm in the process of "cleaning out" and am debating finally getting rid of them.  But then, I think, maybe I want to reminisce looking at the good ole' blue,  red and brown book bindings!

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  • sleepy33sleepy33 member
    Newp. I do still have my bar study stuff. I sold all of mine. I wouldn't keep them unless you have a bunch of built-in shelves that you want to fill with smarty-pants looking books. :)
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  • megs1409megs1409 member

    I guess I thought someday I would have a "library" and my legal books would look good on the shelves.  9 years ago I  had no desire to have kids and had all desires to have a house with a library.  Fast forward to present, DH and I built our "for a very long time home" which does not include a library, but does have an extra empty bedroom for another child sometime in the future.  Alas, I think it's best to say farewell to my "smart looking but very heavy" law books. 

    And yes, I also have all of my Barbri and PMBR study materials...you know, in case I feel like studying for the Bar exam again.  LOL 

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  • sleepy33sleepy33 member
    I would list them on Craigslist, people will buy them just for that purpose!
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  • sooner1981sooner1981 member
    Ha! Still have all my barbri books and my law books--but they are in my office at work. I don't want to see them lurking in my bookcases at home. Those shelves are reserved for Tom Clancy, Robin cook, j.k. Rowling--the fun books that don't make my head hurt :)
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  • tashad18tashad18 member
    I have slowly weeded out some of them over the past year.  I have kept a few that I reference from time to time.  I have all of my Bar review books though. 


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  • megs1409megs1409 member
    Haha!  No mahogany anywhere in my house!  It's humorous for me to think about what my priorities were "back then."
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  • sooner1981sooner1981 member
    cdhaslag said:

    megs1409 said:

    Haha!  No mahogany anywhere in my house!  It's humorous for me to think about what my priorities were "back then."

    This happens to me all the time! Five years ago my vision of myself now was with no kids (ever) working in a lab at Hopkins finishing out my phd. Ahhh how time changes things!
    A couple of years ago, my husband was interviewing at Hopkins (his dream job) in Baltimore and was every bit as in love with the program and people as he had imagined he would be. And then in our hotel that night, he said that he had been thinking about how he just couldn't imagine raising our kids there-- and not having our extended family be a very big part of their lives.

    So, he declined the offer--and we realized that we had officially crossed the line into a new stage of life!
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  • megs1409megs1409 member

    I have my accounting books in the office and do refer to those once in a while, but I guess since I don't "practice" law (I've stayed more on the finance/accounting side of the world), I haven't needed the law school books since I finished each of the respective classes.  Never even cracked them to study for the Bar Exam (thank you very much, BarBri and PMBR).  :) 

     

    Listing them on Craigs List today!

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  • megs1409megs1409 member
    edited September 2014

    @Katiemm623 - you can probably find a lawyer locally who will charge around $300ish to do wills for each you and your husband as well as the documentation for guardianship of DS. 

    I think you may also be able to do something on LegalZoom as well, but I don't know how much that costs.  If you do use this option, just be sure you follow the rules for the signing of the will to ensure that it's a valid will. 

     

    ETA:  While you're at it, you probably should also make sure you and DH have a Durable Power of Attorney as well as your Living Will (aka Advance Directive).  When I've done these documents for people in the past, I've always done 4 docs at the same time (assuming the individuals had kids).  Also, remember that certain things don't pass through your Will, so you'll want to make sure that any retirement accounts (401k/IRA or similar), life insurance policies, etc where a beneficiary is designated that DH is listed as your primary and DS is listed as your contingent (same with your DH's accounts and policies).

     

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  • LetsGoToDisneyLetsGoToDisney member
    I still have my law school books and I still use them on occasion. I practice corporate law and serve in the family court as a guardian ad Litem. 
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