People you meet in Bar/Bri - #2 The Neurotic Study Poser

I know, it’s Sunday, and I really hadn’t planned on being able to add to this list until Wednesday (seeing as that is when class starts again.) But I went to the library yesterday to do some work. Why, might you ask? Because Albany Law was graduating yesterday, so I figured, since pretty much my entire bar review class went to Albany Law, the library would be empty, sans me and the one other kid who did not go to Albany Law, but is for some reason here (and if you do exist, non-Albany Law kid, come say hi. I sit in the back row. :-) )

But lo, when I arrived at the library (mind you, it was after they graduated) there were 4 or 5 kids in the library. WEARING ALBANY LAW APPAREL!! Which leads me to People you meet in Bar/Bri #2 – The Neurotic Study Poser.

The Neurotic Studier has not quite learned that it is not the quantity of studying that is important (although studying needs to be done in some amount) but the quality of the studying. The Neurotic Study Poser is the person you knew in law school (or even college, or MAYBE high school, as they are prolly born like this) who would tell you, “I study 14 hours a day. I live in the library!” But when you ask them about a case you did the day before, they look at you blankly, and say “Gee, I don’t remember that.” And they mean it. This is not your brilliant, hard working person, who lives in the library and walks out of law school sum cum laude. This is the person who likes to appear like they are smart, knowledgeable, etc, but is in fact, a rather nervous poser.

Sure signs that you are dealing with the Neurotic Study Poser:

1. They feel guilty if they leave the library. Ever. If the library is open, they should be there.

2. They will ensure that you know that they are at the library all the time. This makes them feel better, since part of the rationale behind studying all the time is that it will “get them ahead” and making YOU nervous will help them in the long run.

3. If they leave the library, they will likely be going to a different study location.

4. If you somehow see them outside an academic setting, they are likely to be talking about law (and getting a fair bit of it wrong) and talking about how they should be studying.

For true entertainment, put at Neurotic Study Poser with the Information Overloader. More on the Overloader later…