All quiet on the law school front

I’ve found that as a 3L, my level of motivation for law school is approaching dangerously low levels. I never thought I’d be That Guy, but I’m dragging. I’m not saying I hate law school or that I’m not doing any work. I’m doing the necessary work for classes and I’m also working 16 hours a week at a law firm (which makes for especially long days on Tuesdays when I have lit skills class at 7 a.m. and then a full day of work). For the most part, the workload this year is very manageable with occasional weeks where I have a project for my other law school obligation. This is the first time since law school started that I can honestly say this.

But with the exception of occasionally interesting days in lit skills, I feel like I’m just going through the motions of being a law student. I can’t quite put a finger on the problem because the more time I spend at work – and it’s a decent job where people are extremely nice and professional, unlike in some other law offices where I’ve worked – the more I realize that I should take the time to enjoy my last year of law school. I’ll be 34 years old when I graduate and my three-year hiatus from the real world will be over. Permanently. I don’t think I’ll be taking another break from reality to go back to school.

The more I think about this, the more I think maybe there isn’t a problem after all. What I mean is that if life is good, despite the lack of interest in law school, then I should continue enjoying my last year before re-entering the workforce. I’ve already done things I never did during the first two years (nothing crazy, but two years ago I would never have dreamed of skipping a class to go to a Marlins game). On the other hand, am I really taking advantage of my last year of law school? I don’t know how to answer that question because I don’t know what that means. I guess I need to be doing the things that appeal to me about being a law student and that I won’t be able to do next year…