Updated as of February 2012:
I started blogging a while ago. For a long time I had pretty much no readers. Over the last two years my readership has increased a lot. Thanks to links from Above the Law and friendships formed on Twitter, I’ve got some regular readers. And a whole bunch of people who come across my little corner of the internet by googling some version of "OMG I'M GOING TO FAIL THE BAR EXAM" or "OMG I FAILED THE BAR EXAM MY LIFE IS OVER NOW WHAT"
Apparently with regular readers comes curiosity. My google analytics tells me that one of the top google searches leading to my blog is “who is Legally Fabulous.” I don’t really know if I should be creeped out or flattered that people are out there googling around trying to figure out who I "really" am.
Apparently with regular readers comes curiosity. My google analytics tells me that one of the top google searches leading to my blog is “who is Legally Fabulous.” I don’t really know if I should be creeped out or flattered that people are out there googling around trying to figure out who I "really" am.
I am a law school graduate. I live in Chicago my gay roommate and his cat. I used to have a Great Dane named Elle Woods, who died in December 2011. She had a wonderful life that was way too short and I miss her a lot. A lot of my “real life” friends are gay men… it’s not really on purpose, just sort of happened that way. So as a result I go out in Boystown (the gay area of Chicago for you non-Chicagoans) a lot. And at least five times a week I get told that I will never find a boyfriend if I keep going to gay bars. And this drives me nutssssss.
I am currently a fully employed attorney. It was a long road to get here, but I finally did it. I graduated from law school in 2010. I took the July 2010 Illinois bar exam and failed it. I then took the February 2011 bar exam and failed it too. Then I took the July 2011 bar exam and finally passed, Hallelujah. I now have an awesome awesome job that I love at an awesome firm what an awesome boss and could not be more grateful. We do medical malpractice, criminal defense, and civil rights law. The cases are fascinating and we actually help people. I couldn't have asked for a better firm.
I am currently a fully employed attorney. It was a long road to get here, but I finally did it. I graduated from law school in 2010. I took the July 2010 Illinois bar exam and failed it. I then took the February 2011 bar exam and failed it too. Then I took the July 2011 bar exam and finally passed, Hallelujah. I now have an awesome awesome job that I love at an awesome firm what an awesome boss and could not be more grateful. We do medical malpractice, criminal defense, and civil rights law. The cases are fascinating and we actually help people. I couldn't have asked for a better firm.
Why do I call myself Legally Fabulous? I don’t even really know anymore. When I first started writing this blog I knew it was going to be something Legally Blonde spinoffish (gee, a blonde law student who loves Legally Blonde… I know, I know… I’m so original). I do have a pretty fabulous and fun life in general. I'm a single gal living in an incredible city. I really like nice things. I like to spend money on shoes and clothes and jewelry, although now that those student loans have come in to repayment I don't do as much spending money on things like that as I'd like.
Why do I blog? Well, certainly not because I have anything profound to say or because I think I’m some great writer. I mostly started to blog because funny things happen to me a lot, and I have lots of funny stories that I like to share. And sometimes in law school, you need a place to vent about how much you hate law school and law students other than to friends who aren’t in law school because they just don’t get it. Also I really started blogging a bunch while taking the bar exam. I got in touch with a bunch of other people who took the bar exam, and then a bunch of other people who failed the bar exam, and then a bunch of other people who failed the bar exam again. And from people who know people who failed the bar exam, and from people who passed the bar exam but thought that they were going to fail, etc. I've gotten so many awesome emails from so many awesome attorneys in Chicago and all over the country from blogging and tweeting and have made so many incredible connections and friendships. There have definitely been times that blogging brought a smile to my face when very little else could have.
And now that I’ve mentioned law school I should address another question I get asked frequently. No, despite the fact that law school sucks and the bar sucks and some law students suck and some lawyers suck, I don’t regret going to law school. That being said - a lot of people DO regret going to law school. It is a LOT of money and a lot of work and a lot of people don't have jobs, or have jobs that pay less than they would have made if they'd gotten a job using their undergraduate degree, or jobs/bosses that are just terrible and not even remotely fulfilling.
So am I glad I went? Yes. Should you? I have no idea. Think long and hard about it before you do. And for the love please don't bitch about your loans when you get out. You signed up for it, you pay it back. Not to mention - is there anything more annoying than a lawyer complaining to another lawyer about how much they have in loans? We all have loans. Shut up about it already.
I am from Dallas, Texas, where I grew up and spent the first 18 years of my life before heading off to the University of Illinois for college. How I ended up at UofI is a long long story. Cliffs Notes version: I didn’t get in to the only school I wanted to go to, my boyfriend at the time went to UofI, I visited him all the time and had a lot of fun, he encouraged me to apply, then he transferred, and then I went there. I absolutely loved it and wouldn’t change anything about it. Pretty much everyone from UofI moves to Chicago after graduation, so coming to law school here was a natural progression. And now here I am. I (mostly) love Chicago. I love living in a big city, and the wonderful summers make the miserable winters totally worth it. Sometimes I bitch about high sales tax and public transportation and the non-stop Barack Obama love, but overall, I love it. Do I think I’ll stay here forever? Not sure. I think I see myself moving back to Dallas eventually, but I have no definite plans.
I am a socially moderate Republican. I only bring this up because I occasionally like to delve into issues such as the death penalty (I am pro-death penalty but did death penalty defense work in law school) and gay marriage. As for gay marriage – I’m a big supporter. In addition to my little gay roommate and various gay and lesbian friends, I have two lesbian aunts. And I believe that marriage is a fundamental civil right that every person is entitled to. There are other issues I’m not so sure about, and I don’t claim to know it all. For the most part I respect other people’s opinions. I have no problem having intelligent conversations about abortion, the death penalty, gun control, etc. I understand why someone would be pro-choice or pro-life, I understand why people oppose guns and the death penalty, even if I don’t. And I have to be honest - the one issue I’m not budging on is “being gay”/gay marriage. People who think that being gay is a “choice” and a “sin” because the Bible says so get no respect from me. I absolutely can NOT understand why someone would be against gay rights. I understand why you could not really care. I understand that if it doesn’t affect you it’s easy not to care. I also don’t hate people who feel that way. I mostly just feel really sorry for them for being so ignorant and closed-minded. (whoaaaaa totally didn’t mean to make this about me about politics. Whoopsies).
I abide by the golden rule of the interwebz/blogging/twitter: If you don’t like what you’re reading, stop reading it. I don’t make mean comments or tweet passive aggressive digs at people. If I don’t like what you’re blogging or tweeting about, I just unfollow. I encourage you to do the same.
People ask a lot if I’m really like what I’m like on my blog/twitter. I don’t think question is unique to me – I often wonder that about other blogs (mostly because I think there are a lot of bloggers who are full of shit/have no friends in real life so they go on the internet to make up a life they wish they had). I think I’m pretty much just like what I portray myself to be on here. I’ve met several readers who think that. I’ve also had several “in real life” friends who read the blog and tell me that they would have known it was my blog even if I hadn’t send them the link and they had just stumbled across it on the internet. One friend even said she could hear me talking while she read a post.
Oh and that brings me to anonymity. Technically I'm anonymous. I say technically because if you know me, it isn't hard to figure out it's me. Between my writing "style" (if you could call it that), talking about my dog (who I also talk about all the time in real life), and my life in general, it's pretty obvious if you know me.
Oh and that brings me to anonymity. Technically I'm anonymous. I say technically because if you know me, it isn't hard to figure out it's me. Between my writing "style" (if you could call it that), talking about my dog (who I also talk about all the time in real life), and my life in general, it's pretty obvious if you know me.
Feel free to e-mail me at legallyfabulous1@gmail.com. Sometimes I don't write back quickly, but I do usually write back!
Thanks for reading everybody - you guys are what makes blogging fun.
XOXO,
Legally Fabulous
Thanks for reading everybody - you guys are what makes blogging fun.
XOXO,
Legally Fabulous
