This is my law school casebook. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My law school casebook is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My law school casebook, without me, is useless. Without my law school casebook, I am useless. I must read my law school casebook. I must understand it better than my classmate who is trying to outrank me. I must outrank him before he outanks me. I will...
My law school casebook and myself know that what counts in this 1L year is not the cases we brief, the eloquence of our delivery of those briefs in class, nor the rule of law that we extract. We know that it is the black letter law that counts. We will understand why this case is important…
My law school casebook is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its introduction, its body, its notes and its conclusion. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. I will keep my law school casebook clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...
Before God, I swear this creed. My law school casebook and myself are the defenders of my first year. We are the masters of the comp. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until comps in May and there is no enemy, but until our 2L year!
*Inspired by the Rifleman's Creed
