MandM header image 5

Entries Tagged as 'Law Studies'

Of Papers, Jobs, Weddings and TV Shows

November 19th, 2009 2 Comments

We have had, and are in for, an interesting few weeks. Last week I finished my studies for 2009 with my Legal Ethics exam and enrolled to complete the final two papers of my LLB (bachelor of law) in 2010. This week Matt handed in his final piece of assessment for his post graduate diploma […]

Tags:   · · · ·

Power Cuts and Deadlines

October 30th, 2009 7 Comments

At 12pm today I handed my supervised research project “Religious Restraint and Public Policy” across the counter at the University of Auckland Law School. It felt like quite a moment and it had been quite a morning. Last night I was feeling quietly confident about heading to bed at a sane hour. Matt had given […]

Tags:  

News, Weather and Sports at MandM

October 10th, 2009 9 Comments

It is that time of the year for those of us engaged in study; deadlines are imminent, exams loom, stress abounds and tunnel vision sets in. For us here are MandM this directly affects 3 members of our family, Matt, Sheridan and myself, all engaged in tertiary study and to a lesser degree, Christian in […]

Tags:   ·

In Pursuit of an LLB – Some News!

August 7th, 2009 19 Comments

I have some news!!! Official as of this morning: this semester, instead of doing one of the elective papers on offer to 4th year law students, I will be undertaking Supervised Research on freedom of religion with the Academic Dean, Professor Paul Rishworth, described on the Law School’s faculty page as “the country’s leading legal […]

Tags:  

Surrounded by Brainy Women

April 23rd, 2009 10 Comments

Madeleine is currently completing a law degree and is enrolled in some final year papers. Today she received the results in for her first 4 pieces of assessment for the year. She has sat four tests and has scored 100%, 90%, 100%, 100% respectively, which in a subject like law, is very impressive. She still […]

Tags:  

Exams Over – Back Again!

November 7th, 2008 Comments Off on Exams Over – Back Again!

Not that I completely stayed away… My last exam was Wednesday. Studies over for the year! The exams were awful from a sitting them with an injury perspective but good from a content perspective as the questions were not scary and on reading them I immediately began formulating the answers which is how you want […]

Tags:   ·

Exams Loom: Signing Out for Now

October 25th, 2008 3 Comments

My last lecture of the year was taped yesterday, my first final exam in 8 years is on Thursday (whatever happened to study week?) so I am signing out of the blogosphere until my last exam on 5 November. My Labour weekend will be nothing but intense study. I am not stressed though as I […]

Tags:   ·