Welcome back to Foreseeable Harm, a series where we take a look at some of the most appalling law school horror stories, straight from the law school trenches. These are real e-mails and messages we’ve received from real readers. Take a look at today’s tale of law school woe:
Second semester, first year — my computer ate my final three hours before the deadline to submit it.
I’d been working on an appellate brief for a legal writing class for several weeks and — suddenly — poof. It was gone and unrecoverable. Of course, sheer, blind panic set in immediately. Thank god, I’d printed a copy out that morning, so I was able to scan it, convert it to Word, and fix the formatting. Even then — it took me all three hours to get it back to where I had been. Submitted it with seconds to spare.
God — that was the WORST feeling — I was sure my brief law school career was ending then and there.
Back up your files OFTEN, people!
What’s your law school horror story? You know you have one, so feel free to email us (subject line: “Law School Horror Story”) or text us (646-820-8477) and tell us all about it. We may feature some of them here in an upcoming post on Above the Law.
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