jQuery(document).ready(function($){
        
    var myLists = [".footLinks li"];
    customList(myLists);
        
    
    //function to add specific classes like first, last,...
    function customList(elem,firstClass, lastClass){
        
        //default values
        firstClass = typeof(firstClass) != 'undefined' ? firstClass : 'firstLi';
        lastClass = typeof(lastClass) != 'undefined' ? lastClass : 'lastLi';

        
        if($.isArray(elem)){
            
            $(elem).each(function(index) {
                currElem = $(elem)[index];
                $(currElem).first().addClass(firstClass);
                $(currElem).last().addClass(lastClass);
            });

        }
        else{
            $(elem).last().addClass(lastClass);
            $(elem).first().addClass(firstClass);
        }

    }
    
});