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		<title>What Kind of Lawyer</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/05/09/what-kind-of-lawyer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth McIntyre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came to law school because I wanted to be a lawyer, and I knew that to be a lawyer I had to go to law school first. When I enrolled at BU, I thought law school was an obstacle: to do the thing I want to do (be a lawyer), I have to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semester in the Governor&#8217;s Office</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/23/semester-in-the-governors-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>greenebl</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you looking for a great way to spend your final semester in law school I would highly recommend participating in the Semester in Practice program (SIP). I have been able to spend my last semester working everyday in the Office of the Governor&#8217;s Legal Counsel. I have had the opportunity work on regulatory issues, gaming issues, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My commencement speech &#8211; A Dream Deferred&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/23/my-commencement-speech-a-dream-deferred/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/23/my-commencement-speech-a-dream-deferred/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>greenebl</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As graduation was nearing I decided to answer the call to apply to be the commencement speaker for graduation. Unfortunately, I was not selected. However, I thought that I should still share my speech. I hope you enjoy! &#160; A Dream Deferred What becomes of a dream deferred? Does it study for the LSAT, apply to law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moot Court and Mock Trial</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/15/moot-court-and-mock-trial/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/15/moot-court-and-mock-trial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debarton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I had my 1L appellate moot court oral argument, and I also volunteered as a &#8216;witness&#8217; for a friend&#8217;s clinic mock trial. Today&#8217;s blog will compare the two experiences. First, this week marked the much anticipated final assignment for the 1L writing program: the appellate oral argument. My argument concerned whether evidence of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the Park</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/05/out-of-the-park/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/05/out-of-the-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Rothman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=927</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of the year again. Spring training is over and the regular baseball season has begun. The Boston Red Sox are off to a great start with two big wins in New York against the Yankees. No matter what team you root for, the greatest thing about America&#8217;s pastime is the sense of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The House of Knowledge</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/04/04/the-house-of-knowldge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Rothman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who goes to BU Law knows about the construction that is going on around the law school. Thanks to a very large donation made by Sumner Redstone, what is now a rather vertically-oriented tower is expanding horizontally to include additional classrooms, study space, and much more. Our school is growing, and every time I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a law school &#8220;clinic&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/03/27/what-is-a-law-school-clinic/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/03/27/what-is-a-law-school-clinic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tamaru</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Clinics, clinics, clinics!  When I was considering law schools, all of my lawyer friends emphasized the importance of clinics and selecting a school that offered at least one that I&#8217;d be interested in. After completing my first clinic last year, I whole heartedly agree and strongly recommend you take this advice into account (particularly if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Is 1L Year Really As Bad As They Say It Is?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/03/26/is-1l-year-really-as-bad-as-they-say-it-is/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/03/26/is-1l-year-really-as-bad-as-they-say-it-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debarton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=885</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I may have mentioned before, the administrators of this blog program occasionally give us prompts. This semester I was surprised to find the following prompt in my inbox: &#8220;Is 1l year really as bad as they say it is?&#8221;. With only a month left of my 1L year to go, I think I&#8217;ll give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springing Forward</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/03/10/springing-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/03/10/springing-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Rothman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[March]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/?p=858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[580 Commonwealth Avenue Spring is in the air here in Boston. This year the groundhog told us that spring would come early, and I believe he was right. It may be over a week before the season officially begins, but it is already starting to feel like springtime in the city. The month of March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BU Law Alumni</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/02/26/bu-law-alumni/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/lawblogs/2013/02/26/bu-law-alumni/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krystyna Marini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Williams, BU Law’s Assistant Director of Admissions, has received a number of “questions from the road” while meeting with prospective students, so I thought that I’d dedicate this next blog post to one such question – “What is the alumni network like?” Our network is without a doubt expansive.  BU alumni practice around the [...]]]></description>
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