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My husband and I recently moved here about 3-4 months ago and while we love the city, we have realized that we have no community here yet. I’ve recently been looking into classes, hobby groups, or even book clubs around, but I feel a little lost on where to start.

I let most of my hobbies and interests go during grad school, and we’ve moved so much in the last few years that we haven’t planted roots. It looks like we’re here to stay, so I’d love to get thoughts and recommendations on what’s worth looking into!

My interests are mainly: reading, cooking, art focused, so things like a local book club, adult cooking classes, pottery classes, etc. would all be up my alley! I’ve looked at Cooking at the Cottage’s 6-week course, but I don’t want to drop $600 if it’s not worthwhile!

Thanks y’all!

Literally just the title. This is also far more a genuine curiosity rather than a “I must have it” kind of post as I know there are plenty of other brands with horseshoe magnets (and I already have one).

It just feels like it’s been out of stock since it first launched 6 months ago and I’m genuinely curious if there’s a reason for the delay! Just interested to see if anyone knows anything!

I feel like I’m constantly checking the retail site, hoping for something new, high quality, and interesting, only to find a sea of black and maple bags. I miss vintage Coach, where the leather was gorgeous and the color selection was chef’s kiss. Could I fight resellers on secondhand sites for one of those vintage beauties? Sure. Do I want to? Absolutely not.

The recent drops have also felt a little lackluster. And whenever they do release something fun, it sells out in approximately 0.2 seconds.

Coach, I’m begging you. Give us more bags in fun colors. Bottle green, glacier blue, black currant… bring them all back. And please stop making suede (and tabby’s) the only colorful option. The quality just isn’t there, and it seems like a lot of people feel the same way.

Am I alone here, or does anyone else miss when Coach was a little more fun with color?

I just purchased the Empire 40 in Merlot from a coach boutique about 2 weeks ago. Since receiving it, I’ve been eyeing the bag in olive. Well, to my surprise, they’re now both 40% off on the retail site. I called corporate and asked for a price adjustment. They let me know that they can only do an adjustment, exchange, or store credit if it’s within 7 days of purchase. However, they did tell me to just return the bag (even without tags and factory packaging) for a full refund, and then recommended I purchase it again online at the discounted price.

I did just that and now I’m the proud owner of 2 bags for just slightly more than the full price of 1. Just a tip for y’all if you’ve felt slighted by large discounts after making a purchase, OR for those that have been eyeing these seasonal colors!

Happy summer y’all! Hopefully everyone is taking a much deserved breather and enjoying the summer.

This post is mostly for rising 2/3L’s, but incoming 1L’s should take note!

As a recent grad that just took the F26 bar (and passed!) I figured it’d be a good time to suggest classes I think everyone should take to set themselves up for success on the bar and beyond (or at least just the bar).

Evidence: If your school doesn’t require Evidence, take it. You literally can’t do anything in a courtroom without knowing evidence. It’s also one of the hardest subjects to teach yourself during bar prep because it’s incredibly exception heavy and very unintuitive (imo). It also just makes you a better lawyer and counselor to your clients.

Professional Responsibility / Ethics: Apparently some schools don’t require this, which is wild to me. You need to know the ethics rules regardless of your practice area or job type. Also, the MPRE is a thing and the NextGen bar will include ethics, so just take it.

CrimPro: Even if you don’t plan to practice criminal law, take CrimPro. It’s extremely helpful in practice and a great review/addition to your Con Law knowledge. A surprising amount of it carries over into other areas of law, and is also very helpful if you plan to do family law! It’s also heavily tested on the bar and isn’t one I’d want to try and teach myself.

Business Associations / Corporations: Business issues come up all the time, regardless of what area of law you practice. This is one of those classes that ends up being way more useful than most people expect. It’s also chalk-full of practical info for every day life. Also heavily tested on the bar and is also hard to teach yourself.

Trusts & Estates: This is probably one of the most practical electives you can take. It’s a common area of practice, and even attorneys who don’t do T&E work regularly run into probate, trust, and inheritance issues. I also believe it’ll be tested in some capacity on the NextGen bar, though it’s no longer on the legacy bar.

Family Law: Another class I’d strongly consider taking. It’s a common area of practice, and I believe it’ll tested on the NextGen bar. If you only have room for one between Family Law and Trusts & Estates, I’d prioritize Trusts & Estates because Family Law is much easier to teach yourself later.

Advanced Legal Research & Writing: Bonus points if it’s taught by one of your law librarians. Being proficient at research is an invaluable skill that gets overlooked way too often. These classes also tend to be much more practical than your 1L LRW courses.

Trial Advocacy: Take Trial Ad even if you don’t want to litigate and have no interest in Trial Team. It’s a great review of evidence, getting comfortable speaking in front of people, and understanding the mechanics of practicing law. Pro tip: take evidence first even if your school doesn’t have it as a pre-requisite or allows you to take them concurrently. You’ll get a lot more out of trial ad if you know the rules of evidence.

Employment Law: Even if you have no plans to do this type of work, you’ll learn a lot about issues that will almost certainly come up in your own life at some point, if not in practice.

Housing / Landlord-Tenant Law: Same logic as Employment Law. We’ve all had bad bosses and crappy landlords, and will probably have them again. Why not learn more about it?

Law Practice Management: Even if you don’t plan to open your own firm, these classes are usually super practical and teach things that law school otherwise ignores.

First Amendment: I just genuinely think it’s a subject we could all benefit from understanding better. Also a good review of con law and torts (think libel, slander, etc.)

Legal Clinics: Not technically a course, but I highly encourage everyone to consider doing a clinic. You get practical experience, build relationships with professors and attorneys, and make connections that can be invaluable early in your career.

Classes I’d Personally Skip:

Secured Transactions: Helpful if you want to do business law or commercial work, but not something I’d prioritize over the classes above.

Conflict of Laws: Important, but a lot of it is already baked into Civ Pro. It’s also much easier to teach yourself later if you need it.

Obviously everyone’s goals are different, but if you’re trying to maximize both bar prep and practical value, these are the classes I’d prioritize. You are paying a lot of money and spending a lot of time in law school, so don’t waste it! Also, be sure to balance bar courses/doctrinals with “easier” subjects/electives. Don’t take an entire semester of only bar courses after 1L. You will burn out and you’ll hate everything!

I love vitamasque, but I’m also super confused by what flavors/scents are actually out there and where to find them!!

If anyone has any insights, it’d be much appreciated. Their official website doesn’t even list all of them. I feel like I’m searching for Bigfoot out here!

Basically the title, but here’s some more context:

I’m a brand new attorney, like licensed less than a month ago. Immediately after getting licensed, I was handed a full caseload covering for a colleague on maternity leave. On top of that, I’ve been helping with random projects and matters for the other attorneys. I’m getting basically no support or mentorship and feel like I’ve just been thrown to the wolves.

There’s been two incidents over the last few days that have put me at the limit. I’m just tired and can’t do this anymore. I stayed as a favor and now I’m getting my ass handed to bye because there’s little to no communication or support.

The firm is dysfunctional, there’s terrible communication, and it’s causing mistakes to happen constantly, some worse than others. My boss talks down to me and the staff because of it, but honestly a lot of the miscommunication and issues start at the top. On top of that, we keep taking new clients and matters even though we’re already well past our limit.

I already have another job lined up and I put in my notice because I’m moving states. My last day is supposed to be in 2 weeks. The only reason I agreed to stay this long was as a courtesy while my colleague is on leave. Meanwhile, my spouse has already moved, so we’re currently paying two rents and living 1,000+ miles apart.

Here’s my question: is rage quitting ethical? I don’t want to abandon clients, and I understand the firm being dysfunctional doesn’t erase my own obligations. But I also don’t have any pressing deadlines, and I only have one upcoming hearing that could easily be covered by someone else. I just genuinely don’t feel like I can do this anymore, and at this point I’d rather spend the next few weeks packing, decompressing, and seeing my husband before I move across the country and start my new job.

Hello! I’ll be moving to the Louisville area at the end of the month and am interested in getting back into attending matches! I loved going in college, but I haven’t really followed soccer much in the last few years because of grad school.

I’m looking for something to do and a community to be a part of, and soccer always felt really welcoming in that way. Does anyone have recommendations for getting involved in the LouCity community beyond just attending matches?

Also, what are the best seats among the lower-price tiers, and are season tickets worth it?

Finding community and friends as an adult can be hard sometimes, so I’m trying to put myself out there a bit. I do genuinely enjoy soccer, even if I’m a little out of the loop these days!

Moving states to work at a firm in Kentuckiana. I’m from the area but went to law school in another state / am licensed in that same state. I’ll be practicing mostly family law (which is what I have been), so while I’m comfortable with the general concepts, I’m looking for any recommendations from folks for solid reference materials, websites, etc. to assist me in getting up to speed!

Thanks so much for any tips :)

Just like the title says. I started up loom beading not too long ago after taking a hiatus for about 2 years. I need help finding patterns that are a little more beginner friendly. I’ve used Etsy to get some, but I’m not sure I want to keep paying $4-8 per pattern so I’m looking for some suggestions! I’m not opposed to paying for them, it’s more that it can get a little expensive.

Also, if there’s a pattern design app or something people like, I’m all ears!

I appreciate any and all suggestions.

Hello LBWT fam!

I’m a newly licensed attorney who has been working at the same firm for about 7 months total (started as a summer intern, came back after Dec. graduation). I am leaving the firm in about a month because my husband and I are moving states.

My paralegal has been my ride or die since I got here and while I haven’t been at the job long, she’s been my biggest supporter and cheerleader. I want to get her something nice as a parting gift and was wondering what an appropriate gift would be! My budget is pretty modest (maybe around $100) but I still think I could get her something decent.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Basically what the title says. I am already licensed in one state and transferring my score. Just making sure I’m prepared for the interview. I know the BOLE website says to be familiar with the PR rules, but I wanted to see if there’s anything else I should do?

Thanks for any help!