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Moot Court experience

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Almost two months have passed since participation in my first international Moot Court- CEEMC. I know, it is already July but I still would like to publish this law school life's related post. Better late than never, right?


It is hard to find words to describe how magical this time was. I think the feeling of gratitude, joy and relief after pleading the case before three judges of CJEU is quite visible in this photo of our team (besides of it being a little bit blurry).

#Repeating, repeating and repeating the speech for the 100th time

We were incredibly lucky as the venue for the moot court was the Supreme Court of Cassation. This building, the highest judicial instance in Bulgaria, was so beautiful. Full of history, detailed ornaments and fascinating architecture.


After the pleadings it was time to explore Bulgaria's capital city- Sofia. It was so different from cities I have visited before but I enjoyed it very much.

With new friends, team from Ukraine in front of the Supreme Court
Overall, it was not only about improving legal knowledge, public speaking skills, working in a team for a common goal or getting the feeling how it is to be a lawyer while defending the case in front of judges. This experience showed that hard work pays off in the end and it was so interesting to find like-minded people, determined future lawyers from all over the Europe. Hope you enjoyed this post and I wish you a wonderful summer!

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Law school lately

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How was your weekend? I am finally back here with a fast law school update. These past few weeks have been pretty heavy for me as I had to deal with tons of assignments and several exams. But I guess that is what a life of a law student is like.  


Besides that I decided to try my hand at arguing a (real) case at the CEEMC Moot Court Competition in EU law. It is more challenging than I could have imagined beforehand but I hope that every hour while working with the team will be worth it.


#librarytime


How is your University life going?

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Christmas reception

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The picture in this post was taken last week when my law school organised Christmas reception à l'anglaise. This event was a wonderful opportunity to step into Christmas spirit, dance all night long and pick one of my favorite dresses from the wardrobe. It also marks the start of the most wonderful time of the year.
Are you ready for the holiday season? Have you picked your dream outfits for Christmas and New Year's Eve? xx, Zane

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Jumping into autumn

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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." F. Scott Fitzgerald
I really like how one of my favorite writers F. Scott Fitzgerald catched the idea of this season and put it in quote. For me, fall is all about new beginning- to be courageous, persistent and bold enough in order to follow your dreams. Daring to try something new and challenging myself is exactly what is going on my everyday life at law school. 


Evening light, carpet of fallen leaves shining in the mid-October sun, this beautiful and so Halloween-ish looking manor are the key elements of today's post. It was one of those moments when you want to jump for joy so why not to capture it in photographs?







Hope you enjoyed these photos! Do you like fall as much as I do? 

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Recently...

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Hello! How is your weekend going so far? I would like to start October (which came so quickly) with a recap from some great moments in September. First month at law school has already flied away. It was a challenging yet amazing time fulfilled with first case studies, presentations, mountains of assignments as well as Initiation Ceremony (picture with pyramid) and meeting amazing people. 
#esil2016riga
From 8-10 September I took part as a volunteer in the European Society of International Law (ESIL) 12th Annual Conference "How International Law works in times of crisis". More than 400 legal professionals arrived in Riga and it was a surreal feeling to help this event happen. Some of the venues where I participated were Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga Castle with ceremonial reception by Latvian president (pinch-me moment being in the same room) and conference dinner at Riga Latvian Society. 




I guess this post explains my absence in blogging world these past few weeks :) 
Have a great weekend!